Illuminated manuscript page of medieval money paid

V290/0024 Rights Managed

View low-res

530 pixels on longest edge, watermarked

Request/Download high-res file

Uncompressed file size: 54.3MB

Downloadable file size: 6.5MB

Credit: GEORGE BERNARD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Illuminated manuscript. Illuminated manuscript page of money being paid. The bags are being put into a secure chest whilst a scribe (at bottom left) notes the amount paid. During the middle ages, book illumination with hand-drawn images was considered a high art, with gold leaf being used with paints of animal, plant or mineral origins. The images also helped to describe events to the illiterate. During the middle ages, merchant families stored valuables, lent money & arranged the transfer of funds. Image of the Turkish Sultan Bajazet receiving a payment for the release of the captive John de Nevers after the 1396 battle of Nicopolis. Photographed from an 1844 book.

Release details: Model and property releases are not available

Keywords: arab, bajazet, finance, historical, history of technology, illuminated, illuminated manuscript, industry, king, manuscript, medieval art, medieval illustration, medieval payment of, money, of turkey, printing, turkish sultan

High-resolution files: Approved customers can download high-resolution files directly from the site. A licence fee will be charged for the images used in your project.