The Crusades Collection

Knights Templar are on a mission to collect relics for their nation

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XVIII, stanza 28 (colour litho)
8666712 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XVIII, stanza 28 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto X, stanza 9 (colour litho)
8666708 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto X, stanza 9 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Desto il Soldano, alza lo sguardo)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VIII, stanza 17 (colour litho)
8666704 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VIII, stanza 17 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Si grida, all'arme)

Richard at Acre (engraving)
8636260 Richard at Acre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard at Acre. Illustration for Philips' Picturesque History of England edited by J)

Advertising card for Watson & McGill's Crusader tobacco, Petersburg, Virginia (chromolitho)
8677797 Advertising card for Watson & McGill's Crusader tobacco, Petersburg, Virginia (chromolitho) by American School

Richard the First at Joppa (engraving)
8672313 Richard the First at Joppa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard the First at Joppa)

The Hospital Ship "Strathcona" (litho)
8670459 The Hospital Ship "Strathcona" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VI, stanza 92 (colour litho)
8667062 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VI, stanza 92 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Cosi tutta di ferro intorno splende)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XI, stanza 71 (colour litho)
8666715 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XI, stanza 71 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIV, stanza 60 (colour litho)
8666709 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIV, stanza 60 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "E mover vide un'onda in mezzo al rio)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VII, stanza 6 (colour litho)
8666706 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto VII, stanza 6 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto IV, stanza 28 (colour litho)
8666703 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto IV, stanza 28 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto II, stanza 42 (colour litho)
8666698 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto II, stanza 42 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Mira che l'una tace, e l'altro geme)

Knights bannerets going to the Crusade. Engraving of a book on the Crusades, editions Alfred Mame & Fils 1892
PCT4262515 Knights bannerets going to the Crusade. Engraving of a book on the Crusades, editions Alfred Mame & Fils 1892.; (add.info.: Knights bannerets going to the Crusade)

The Knight Tancrede cuts into pieces a band of Saracens, when taking Antioch in 1098
PCT4262489 The Knight Tancrede cuts into pieces a band of Saracens, when taking Antioch in 1098. Engraving of a book on the Crusades

Plate extracted from a historical Atlas by Vidal Lablache, beg of 20th century (print)
PCT4284029 Plate extracted from a historical Atlas by Vidal Lablache, beg of 20th century (print); (add.info.: Plate extracted from a historical Atlas by Vidal Lablache (Vidal-Lablache)

The emperor of the Orient Alexis Comnene I (1048-1118) received Godefroy de Bouillon and his barons in Constantinople
PCT4262478 The emperor of the Orient Alexis Comnene I (1048-1118) received Godefroy de Bouillon and his barons in Constantinople (Byance) after the conquest of Nicee in 1097

Cover of a book on the Crusades, editions Alfred Mame & Fils 1892: knights bannerets in armor with spears
PCT4262465 Cover of a book on the Crusades, editions Alfred Mame & Fils 1892: knights bannerets in armor with spears.; (add.info.: Cover of a book on the Crusades)

Portrait of Simon IV the Fort, Count of Montfort (1150 - 1218), 19th century. (engraving)
PCT4256256 Portrait of Simon IV the Fort, Count of Montfort (1150 - 1218), 19th century. (engraving); (add.info.: Leader of the army of the Crusaders against the Albigeois (Cathars)

King Louis VII the young stopping the hospital Saint Lazarus on his way to the crusade in 1147
ELD4959590 King Louis VII the young stopping the hospital Saint Lazarus on his way to the crusade in 1147, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Geoffrey of Villehardouin (Geoffroi de Villehardouin) (1150-1228), French historian and knight who participated in
ELD4891229 Geoffrey of Villehardouin (Geoffroi de Villehardouin) (1150-1228), French historian and knight who participated in and chronicled the Fourth Crusade

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XX, stanza 144 (colour litho)
8666723 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XX, stanza 144 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XVII, stanza 11 (colour litho)
8666713 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XVII, stanza 11 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Lo scettro ha nella destra)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto V, stanza 31 (colour litho)
8666701 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto V, stanza 31 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Cade il meschin su la ferita)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIX, stanza 102 (colour litho)
8666719 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIX, stanza 102 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Giunsero in loco alla citta vicino)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XII, stanza 30 (colour litho)
8666707 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XII, stanza 30 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Sovra un arbore i' salsi)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto 1, stanza 35 (colour litho)
8666697 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto 1, stanza 35 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "S'era egli fermo)

Oberlin in Alsace (litho)
8670464 Oberlin in Alsace (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oberlin in Alsace. Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

On the Deck of the "Chichester" (litho)
8670455 On the Deck of the "Chichester" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A plan of Jerusalem dating back to the Crusaders
3507247 A plan of Jerusalem dating back to the Crusaders; (add.info.: A plan of Jerusalem dating back to the Crusaders. Dated 11th Century.); Universal History Archive.

Dr Barnardo and Lord Shaftesbury (litho)
8670452 Dr Barnardo and Lord Shaftesbury (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Barnardo and Lord Shaftesbury)

The Fleet Prison (litho)
8670460 The Fleet Prison (litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fleet Prison. Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

Father Mathew at Greenock (litho)
8670457 Father Mathew at Greenock (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Mathew at Greenock)

Crusader and Knight Templar (colour litho)
8672945 Crusader and Knight Templar (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crusader and Knight Templar)

Knight during the IInd Crusade, c.1860 (engraving)
7293484 Knight during the IInd Crusade, c.1860 (engraving); (add.info.: History. France. Knight banneret, knight holding the banner, leaving for the IInd Crusade, XIIth cent)

Death of Saint Louis (Louis 9) on 25 August 1270 in Tunis. Engraving of a book on the Crusades
PCT4262507 Death of Saint Louis (Louis 9) on 25 August 1270 in Tunis. Engraving of a book on the Crusades, editions Alfred Mame & Fils 1892.; (add.info)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIII, stanza 41 (colour litho)
8666711 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto XIII, stanza 41 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Manda fuor sangue la recisa scorza)

La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto IX, stanza 64 (colour litho)
8666705 La Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso: Canto IX, stanza 64 (colour litho) by Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Itene, maledetti, al vostro regno)

Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho)
8672783 Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho) by German School, (12th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader)

Scene from Gerusalemme liberata, by Torquato Tasso (colour litho)
8626246 Scene from Gerusalemme liberata, by Torquato Tasso (colour litho) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rinaldo and Armida in her garden)

"God Bless the Kernal" (litho)
8670454 "God Bless the Kernal" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "God Bless the Kernal." Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

The Battle of Lepanto (litho)
8661319 The Battle of Lepanto (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Lepanto. The battle of Lepanto was of immense political importance)

Map illustrating the route of the crusaders during the First Crusade, 11th century (print)
7420048 Map illustrating the route of the crusaders during the First Crusade, 11th century (print); (add.info.: Map illustrating the route of the crusaders during the First Crusade, 11th century)

Knights Templars riding into battle
7301582 Knights Templars riding into battle.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Knights Templars riding into battle. From Histoire de France, published 1855.); Photo © Ken Welsh

When the Streets were Lighted with Oil (litho)
8670458 When the Streets were Lighted with Oil (litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Streets were Lighted with Oil)

Pope Urban II (1042-1099) prepped the first Crusade in 1056 at Marmoutier, near Tours
PCT4262481 Pope Urban II (1042-1099) prepped the first Crusade in 1056 at Marmoutier, near Tours. Engraving of a book on the Crusades

The Founder of the Polytechnic (b/w photo)
8670456 The Founder of the Polytechnic (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Founder of the Polytechnic)

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"The Crusades: A Quest for Relics and Divine Intervention" Embarking on a sacred mission, the Knights Templar set out to collect relics for their nation. Their unwavering dedication is captured in "Misteri del Vaticano" by Franco Mistrali, a testament to their fervor. The Ghent Altarpiece showcases the valiant Knights of Christ, painted with meticulous detail in 1432. In the Seventh Crusade, King Louis IX found himself imprisoned after the Battle of Fariskur on April 6th, 1250. This historic event is etched into our memory as we delve into the rich tapestry of medieval history. Through an intricate vellum map from 1170, we can visualize Crusader Jerusalem and its strategic importance. Peter the Hermit's rallying cry of "God wants it. " echoed through time as he led the First Crusade in 1096. His passionate plea inspired countless warriors to take up arms and embark on a holy pilgrimage. The Temple Church in London stands as a solemn reminder of their devotion. Divine intervention seemed imminent during the Third Crusade when fighters witnessed a sign in the sky—a symbol that bolstered their spirits amidst battle-scarred landscapes. However, not all crusades ended triumphantly; Frederick of Swabia's army met its demise while Balduin I faced his tragic death. The Second Crusade saw Chancellor Walther being pardoned by Ilgazi—an unexpected act amidst this tumultuous era marked by strategic decisions and shifting alliances. Yet even amid chaos and conflict, wounded knights sought solace next to priests who offered comfort and absolution. The legacy of these crusades lives on—testaments to human ambition driven by faith or political aspirations alike. As we unravel these historical threads woven across centuries past, we gain insight into humanity's unyielding quest for purpose and divine favor.