Noble woman lounging on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century

Noble woman lounging on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century (from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale). The bed is decorated with gilt and a large bolster pillow. Lit Grec du IXe Siecle (Bibli. Roy). Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir E l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel and Wurtz, Bossange, 1827

9th Century Ancient History Bibliotheque Royale Bossange Collection Des Costumes Collection Of Costumes Horace De Viel-castel Illumination Lounging Noble Woman Tinted Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture

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