Historical Attire Through Ages

Illustrations showcasing historical figures dressed in medieval and Byzantine attire. The colors are rich and vibrant, highlighting diverse garments and accessories.

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1400-1450. From left to right, 5: Emperor Sigismund, 6: ecclesiastical Elector, 7: Duke of Bavaria, 8-9: university costumes. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VII, 1881.

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: 12: women's regal gown, with stole, tunic and mantle, 13-14: men's dress. Phrygian cap. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V, 1884.

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1400-1450. From left to right, 5: Emperor Sigismund, 6: ecclesiastical Elector, 7: Duke of Bavaria, 8-9: university costumes. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VII, 1881.

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1200. From left to right, 1: knight, 2: physician, 3: falconer, 4: knight, 5-6: Jews, 7: Knight of the Teutonic Order, 8-9-10-11: noblewomen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume X, 1881.

History of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 4: citizen, 5-6-7-8: knights, 9: citizen, 10: henchman. Country people's vestment. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

The figures are Normans between A.D. 1000 and 1100. They are, from left to right: herdsman, man of rank, and a pilgrim.

Holy Roman Empire, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1-2: warriors, 3-4-5-6-7: prince, princess and nobles of the 12th century. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume V, 1884.

The figures represented here are Byzantines between A.D, 300 and 700. They are, from left to right: Bishop Maximianus, a noble, and the Emperor Justinian. The illustration dates to 1882.

Holy Roman Empire, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (1122-1190), 2: princess, 3: Henry the Lion's wife, 4-5-6: noblemen, 7: king, 8: nobleman, 9: bishop. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V, 1884.

L-R: Two warriors, Nicephorus I (811), a Man of Rank, an arms bearer, Basilius (886) and a Bishop. Date: 9th to 11th century

A Knight, A Prince & an Knight of the martial monastic order of the Templars. Date: 13th century

The Slavonic figures pictured here date to 1500. They represent, from left to right: a Hungarian chief and a Polish grandee. Slavs lived chiefly in eastern and southeastern Europe. The illustration dates to 1882.

L-R: Theodosius (379), his consort, Aelia Flacilla, Consul (428), Heraclius (641), Justinian (565), Men of Rank, Empress Theodora and 3 Women of Rank. Date: 4th to 7th century

Germany/Syria: left to right, A Dervish, a Syrian peasant, a young Druze woman, a kavass or police officer in Damascus, Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

Hebrews. From left to right; 17: wealthy costumes in the time of David and Solomon, 18: warrior costume, 19-20: ladies clothing, 21: Hebrew woman in street clothes, 22: Assyrian-Hebrew mixed costume. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1881.

The two Moorish kings of Granada are dressed in clothing dating to A.D. 1300. The illustration dates to 1882.

King of Byzantine, Sixth Century A.D., Exotic Costumes from Antiquity to 1800

The figures represented here are English people around A.D. 1200. They are, from left to right: a Knight templar, a knight, a lady of rank, and a bishop. The illustration dates to 1882.

Russia, 960-1694 part 1. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Russia

History of Italy. 1400. From left to right, 1: Pope Boniface IX, 3-4: cardinals, 5: canon, 6: Venetian noble, 7: bourgeois woman, 8: farmer. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

Gauls. From left to right: 1 to 3- women's Gaulish dress, 4- warrior garment, with sword fastened with chain, 5- male costume of a person of rank, 6- Gallic priest's vestment, with sacral knife, 7- pontiff. Sceptre. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1881.

Henry I demands the royal treasury and castle on his accession

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1450-1500. From left to right, 1: jester, 2: knight, 3: bailiff, 4: citizen, 5: carpenter, 6-7: plowmen, 8: canon, 9: university rector, 10: bishop. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Cantu. Volume VIII, 1881.

Mede Nobleman, Persian Nobleman, Persian Man, Ancient Near East, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Germany/Russia: left to right, Bayadere (dancing girl) from Shemakha (Samaxi, Azerbaijan), Georgian Woman, Circassian Soldier from Georgia, Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

These figures represent Moors and Turks in the Ottoman Empire, all in 1500. They are, from left to right: a woman, man, king, man, boy, three women, man, three high officers of the state, and a maiden. The illustration dates to 1882.

Near East. Scythians and Parthians. From left to right; 1: male Scythian garment, 2: male nuanced girdle, 3-4-5: men of the popular classes. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1881.

This illustration shows four people who lived after A.D. 330, when Chtistianity became the religion of the Roman Empire. The figures, from left to right, represent: two women, a man, and another woman. The illustration dates to 1882.

Fashion, then Greece, then Greek with Bashlikturban and Greek horse trader Trabezunt and street vendor with coffee, digital reproduction r original artwork the 19th century, original date unknown, clothing, traditional costumes in the southwestern Caucasus, from left, a woman from Armenia

The figures illustrated here are three Hebrew figures from the ancient Middle East. The illustration dates to 1882.

Tibetan Women and Girl, Tibet, late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Sultinate of Southern India, 19th Century, Exotic Costumes from Antiquity to 1800

The figures shown here represent, from left to right, are: a Swede, Gustavus Adolphus (died 1632), three Poles, King John Sobiesky, and a Pole. The clothes, attire, and names all date to the 1600s.The illustration dates to 1882.

The figures in this illustration, which dates to 1882, represent people living in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in ancient times. They are, from left to right: three women and a man.

Clothing, fashion, costumes of bishops and popes from the 14th to 18th centuries, from left, 17th century Boschof in grand regalia, the then Pope Pius VI a bishop in choir attire, the Pope in public, non-worship, a clergyman of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century illustration

Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantines (400-600). From left to right: 11 and 12- more elegant women's dresses with long tunics, 13- empress dress. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

Anglo-Saxons (500-1000). Noblewoman of 850 and bishop of 900. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, man from Khiwa, Emir from Buthara, Tete Turkoman, girl from Samarkland, police soldier from Bukhara, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Holy Roman Empire, 1000-1100. From left to right, 10-11: princes, 12: bishop of the 12th century, 13: Rudolph (102-1080), antiking of Germany. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V, 1884.

The figures here represent Slavonic people in A.D. 1400. They are, from left to right: two Russian nobles and a Russian tsar. The illustration dates to 1882.

In 1592 Kandy became the capital city of the last remaining independent kingdom in Sri Lanka after the coastal regions had been conquered by the Portuguese. Kandy stayed independent until the early 19th century. In the Second Kandyan War, the British met no resistance and reached the city on February 10, 1815. On March 2, 1815, a treaty known as the Kandyan Convention was signed between the British and the Radalas (Kandyan aristocrats). With this treaty, Kandy recognized the King of England as its King and became a British protectorate.

Udmurt woman, 18th century. She wears a linen headdress called a nilserga kisel, copper earrings and bracelets, embroidered open-sleeved robe, apron and shift. Votiakian woman, Femme Votiake. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johann Gottlieb Georgi from J-B. Eyries La Russie: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Russes,Russia: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Russians, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1823. Jean-Baptiste Eyries(1767-1846) was aFrenchgeographer, author and translator.

Raja of Cashmir, 19th Century, Exotic Costumes from Antiquity to 1800

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: shepherd, 2: nobleman, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6-7-8: warriors. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume V, 1884.

Clothes, Man of the Teutonic Order, digitally enhanced reproduction he 19th century illustration, fashion, costumes of the clergy and religious orders of chivalry from the 14th to the 18th century, from left, a Lady of Honour or Lady of Devotion of the Order of St John from the 18th century, a Knight of the Spanish Order of the Sword of San Jago, a Knight of the Golden Fleece, Knight of the Order of St Stephen of Hungary

Folk traditional costume, Clothing, History of costumes, Ecclesiastical vestments, Bishop in choir robe, Pluvile and bishop in chasuble, Casula, 16th century, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, King of Delhi and Brahaman student, India, 1885, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ce...

Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Lesueur. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.

These figures represent Turks in the Ottoman Empire in 1500. They are, from left to right: a guard, a Janizary, a Sultan, A Sultana, and a woman of rank. The illustration dates to 1882.

The figures pictured here are two Frankish citizens who hold some rank. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

Anatolian Peninsula. Lydians and Phrygians. From left to right; 1: leather or felt vestment, under the armour, 2: small shield, double edged sword, 3: one or two-horned bow. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1881.

History of Italy. 1500. From left to right, 8: Venetian knight, 9-10: Doge of Venice, 11: cardinal, 12-13: high-class ladies, 14: Pope Julius II, 15: high-class lady, 16: cardinal. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VIII, 1881.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Tibetan women, Llama priest of Lassa, costumes from Asia, 1885, digitally restored reproducti...

Clergy 1507 1548 Lithography: Salb M. (edition) & Jan Matejko

Germany/China/Tibet: Tibetan women, Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

King Edgar and youth, England

Germanic peoples. Goths. From left to right: 1- Eastern Goth costume, 2- Female Goth dress, 3- Eastern Goth costume. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

Norman king on horseback and monk, 12th century. The king wears a crown over a chainmail suit of armour with hood or coif, crimson surtout and sword 155. The Norman monk wears a brown hooded cassock 156. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802.

The figures represent, from left to right: four Sarmatian warriors, three Dacian warriors, two Dacian women. The Sarmatians occupied the area along the lower Don River, around the 3rd century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D. ; and the Dacians occupied the region of the Roman Empire that is roughly modern-day Transylvania and Romania.

Kleidung im Alten Ägypten, Neues Reich 1600-1100 v. Chr. von links, der König mit dem Kopfschmuck der Uräus-Schlange, ein Diener oder Läufer des König...

The figures represent Byzantines between A.D. 300 and 700: Empress Theodora and three noblewomen.

Munich picture sheet, costumes, 12th century, servant (left), Roman pope, Catholicism, king (right), robes, portrait, coloured historical illustration 1890

Jurisprudence, torture and punishment in medieval China, The picture shows a historical depiction of a punitive scene in China around 1810. It represents a form of punishment in which a person is held by guards. The scene shows Chinese officials and a prisoner, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Indians from Kansas and Nebraska from A. Racinet Historical Costumes Vol 2 Paris 1888

Mode, Kleidung, Trachten in der Türkei im 19. Jahrhundert, von links, ein türkischer Khawaja oder Khwaja in Skutari in Albanien, ein türkischer Mann a...

Costumes of the Mamluks of Egypt, cavalry armed with muskets, sticks and sabres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1843.

Illustration with people in traditional russian clothing by Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, Color lithograph, 1880, 1851-1904, Private Collection

The figures in the illustration represent two French clergy members around A.D. 1200. They are, from left to right: a Carthusian friar and a minister of order "de la Trappe." The illustration dates to 1882.

Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.

This illustration shows two women who lived after A.D. 330, when Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire.

Peasants and Jews 1447 1492 Lithography: Salb M. (edition) & Jan Matejko

Lord Mayor and Aldermen in the time of Elizabeth I. 16th century.

A scholar of Laputa, deep in thought, is attended by a servant whose duty it is to rouse him to a sense of reality should the need arise. Date: First published: 1726

Costumes of men and women of the Nubian people (Barabra) of Dongola (Dunqulah). Man in loincloth 1, women in veil 2,5, woman spinning 3, man with spear 4 and warrior with spear and shield 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1834.

Odd Fellows: Samaritan, Priest, Banner Bearer, Odd Fellows Lodge Costumes

Tsar Fyodor Ionovich surrounded by boyars. Painting in the Faceted Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin. Fyodor I Ivanovich (1557 - 1598), also known as Feodor the Bellringer was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1584-1598).

Germany/Afghanistan: Afghan men, Munchner Bilderbogen, Braun & Schneider, 1861-1890

Group picture Eight Russian rulers.

Historia de España. Órdenes religiosas de la Edad Media. Grabado de 1872.

Arrest of criminals. 1801 - 1900. Paintings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Painting, Chinese, Clothing & dress , China, Law enforcement

The figures here are Henry VI (1445), member of court of Henry VI, Margaret (Henry's consort), member of court of Henry VI.

Russian Orthodox church abbot and monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.

Sami People - Sweden Date: circa 1910s

Odd Fellows: Men in Robes and Turbans, Odd Fellows Lodge Costumes

Clothes, in the Middle Ages, French costumes of the 11th century, partly vaulted frescoes of the abbey church of St. Sav Poitou, peculiar pointed conical caps and knight's chain mail, digitally improved reproduction of an illustration from the 19th century, fashion of the warriors in France

Araucanian Mapuche or Moluche leader with tunic and axe, women in woven dresses, and cavalry with spear and pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Turkish Noblemen & Sultan, 11th Century, Exotic Costumes from Antiquity to 1800

Chinese emperor and mandarins in ancient dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

Attendants and Empress Theodora (547), Byzantine Empire, 6th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: KING ALBERT'S ANSWER TO THE POPE. 'With him who broke his word, devastated my country, and murdered my people, I will not make peace.' King Albert I of Belgium addresses Pope Benedict XV

Hebrews. From left to right, 1-2: men's shirts, 3: coat to replace the cape, 4: local women's wear, 5: type of mantle, 6: Persian-Hebrew costume, 7-8: Assyrian-Hebrew mixed costumes. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1881.

Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks under Abdul Hamid, 1895-1896 Christian Capucin monks at Malatya, Anatolia, held prisoner. Religious Conflict Turkey Trade Card French Chromolithograph

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Egyptian priest and man and woman from the people, Egypt, 14th century, digitally restored re...

Group picture Eight Russian rulers.

Lord Mayor of London and Aldermen in the time of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century; Black and White Illustration;

Assyrian king in battledress and an Armenian man with lance and bow. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1797).

Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

Cardinal Lavigerie (1825-1892) and some of his band of White Fathers who dedicated their lives to the cause of abolition of slave trade in Central Africa. Founded Anti-Slavery Society, 1888. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 15 December 1891.

Armenian marriage procession, Travels through Turkey 1862. By Rev. Henry J. Van Lennep, 1815 - 1889. Van Lennep served as a missionary in Smyrna (Izmir) from 1840-1844. He also worked in Constantinople (Istanbul) from 1844-1854 and Tokat from 1854-1856.

Clothing, fashion in South America, the Inca in Peru in the 15.-16. century, illustration, America

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