Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 22
h (? 14th) century, became blind about 1457, and diedat the age of 86, about 1483. If, however, he painted the portrait of Sixtus IV.,these dates (which are only founded on conjecture) must be altogether wrong. The ring, of which a cut is given in the margin of the foregoing page, ispreserved in… … OCCLEVE PRESENTING HIS BOOK TO HENRY V. 7 ANY illuminated manuscripts contain drawings re-presenting an author presenting his book to hispatron, and these furnish us with portraits of theliterary men as well as of the kings and princes offormer days, in cases where otherwise we shouldhave no such…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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