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European history Collection: Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, Spain

Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, Spain
The Palacio del Portico within the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

European history Collection: Medieval battle scene

Medieval battle scene
Jonathan battling Baccide, from a French translation of Josephus History of the Jews, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature in a 15th century French manuscript

European history Collection: Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript

Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript
Monk scholars - a mathematician studying a globe, the other copying a manuscript, 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut

European history Collection: Seljuk Turks defeated at Dorylaeum, First Crusade

Seljuk Turks defeated at Dorylaeum, First Crusade
Crusaders under Godfrey of Bouillon, defeating Muslim forces of Sultan Kilij Arslan at Dorylaeum in Asia Minor, 1097. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453

Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453
The first proof sheet from Gutenbergs press, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Medieval prince and his attendants

Medieval prince and his attendants
Prince, page, and a nobleman of the 14th century. Antique hand-colored print

European history Collection: Medieval juggler and minstrels

Medieval juggler and minstrels
Minstrels and jugglers performing at a royal court, Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Agriculture in the Middle Ages

Agriculture in the Middle Ages
Peasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature

European history Collection: Medieval school

Medieval school
Students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature illustration from MS Bodleian Misc. 264

European history Collection: Medieval squire helping a knight into his armor

Medieval squire helping a knight into his armor
Knight being dressed in armor by his squire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century painting

European history Collection: Medieval peasant

Medieval peasant
Peasant carrying a shovel in the 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

European history Collection: First Crusade begun by Peter the Hermit, 1095

First Crusade begun by Peter the Hermit, 1095
Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade before Pope Urban II, 1095. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Traders bartering in the Middle Ages

Traders bartering in the Middle Ages
Medieval merchants bartering and a farmer trading his sheep, 1300s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature

European history Collection: Medieval knight bowing before his lord

Medieval knight bowing before his lord
Knight in armor paying homage to his lord, late 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

European history Collection: Medieval crossbow

Medieval crossbow
Genoese archer winding up, or bending, his cross-bow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s

Alpine mountain-climbers, 1800s
Mountaineers on a couloir in the Alps, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Country life in medieval Europe

Country life in medieval Europe
Country life in France in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1517 edition of Virgil published in Lyons

European history Collection: Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years War, 1648

Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years War, 1648
Dutch celebrating the Treaty of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years War, 1648. Printed color halftone reproduction of a painting by Flindt

European history Collection: Congress of Vienna, ending the Napoleonic Wars, 1814-1815

Congress of Vienna, ending the Napoleonic Wars, 1814-1815
European statesmen meeting at the Congress of Vienna to close the Napoleonic Wars, 1815. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century painting

European history Collection: Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession

Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession
Duke of Marlborough leading his English troops at Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession, 1704. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Shops in a medieval French town

Shops in a medieval French town
Apothecary, barber, furrier, and tailor shops along a street in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

European history Collection: Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchants

Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchants
Tax on markets levied by a member of the clergy, Tournay, France, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

European history Collection: Medieval manor and fields

Medieval manor and fields
Arrangement of manor lands and a farming village in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

European history Collection: Louis Napoleon at the Battle of Solferino, 1859

Louis Napoleon at the Battle of Solferino, 1859
Napoleon III leading French and Sardinian forces against the Austrians at the Battle of Solferino, Italy, 1859. Color lithograph

European history Collection: Gauls in the Roman Empire

Gauls in the Roman Empire
Gauls on horseback under the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Europeans of the early Middle Ages

Europeans of the early Middle Ages
European family of the early Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print

European history Collection: Congress of Berlin, 1878

Congress of Berlin, 1878
Otto von Bismarck welcoming delegates to the Congress of Berlin, 1878. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration by Anton von Werner

European history Collection: Vikings raiders ready to set sail

Vikings raiders ready to set sail
Danish Vikings preparing to raid the British coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Nordic runestone in Jutland

Nordic runestone in Jutland
Large carved Norse runestone in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Helvetian migration into Switzerland

Helvetian migration into Switzerland
Helvetians choosing routes for their migration into Switzerland, 58 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul

Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul
Migration of the Franks across the Rhine into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Soldiers on horseback in ancient Gaul

Soldiers on horseback in ancient Gaul
Gauls on horseback in the time of the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Viking king

Viking king
Norse sea-king during the Viking era. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean

Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Sailboats along Washingtons Head, Saint Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Stone Age hunters

Stone Age hunters
Europeans of the Stone Age preparing for a hunt. Antique hand-colored print

European history Collection: Italian village in the Dolomites, 1800s

Italian village in the Dolomites, 1800s
Village of Cortina below Mount Tofana in the Dolomites, Italian Alps, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Enormous Russian cannon, 1800s

Enormous Russian cannon, 1800s
Russian artillery, the " Tsar Puska, " or emperor cannon, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Cologne, Germany, 1531

Cologne, Germany, 1531
City of Cologne on the Rhine in the 16th century. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

European history Collection: Serbian rebellion against Ottoman Empire, 1804

Serbian rebellion against Ottoman Empire, 1804
Black George rousing his fellow Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, 1804. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Jewish market-goers, Poland, 1800s

Jewish market-goers, Poland, 1800s
Polish Jews traveling to market near the Russian border, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Dutch soldier armed with an arquebus

Dutch soldier armed with an arquebus
Dutch soldier carrying an arquebus, 1500s or 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

European history Collection: Farmers market in Berlin, Germany, 1870s

Farmers market in Berlin, Germany, 1870s
Fruit-boats selling produce along the Spree River in Berlin, Germany, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Spanish natives from Alicante and Zamora

Spanish natives from Alicante and Zamora
People of Alicante (left) and Zamora, Spain. Antique hand-colored print

European history Collection: Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
One of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

European history Collection: Medieval lord at dinner

Medieval lord at dinner
Wealthy familys dinner table in the Middle Ages. Printed color halftone reproduction of a miniature

European history Collection: Crusaders entering Constantinople

Crusaders entering Constantinople
Defeat of Muslim defenders of Constantinople during the Crusades. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand

Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV arguing with Pope Gregory VII at Worms, 1076. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

European history Collection: PPRT2A-00006

PPRT2A-00006
Gutenbergs printing press, Mainz, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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