Nobleman reclining on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century

Nobleman reclining on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century (from an illuminated manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale). The bed frame is decorated with a mosaic of precious stones. 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 Illuminated Manuscript Illumination Nobleman Precious Stones Reclining Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture

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