Joyeuse sword and seal of Charlemagne, 8th century. The coronation sword has a gold hilt, pommel, grip and guard, gem-encrusted scabbard, belt decorated with fleurs de lys. Charles the Great or Charles I (748-814) was King of the Franks, Lombards and Emperor of the Romans. Epee de Charlemagne. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.

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Caption: Joyeuse sword and seal of Charlemagne, 8th century. The coronation sword has a gold hilt, pommel, grip and guard, gem-encrusted scabbard, belt decorated with fleurs de lys. Charles the Great or Charles I (748-814) was King of the Franks, Lombards and Emperor of the Romans. Epee de Charlemagne. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.

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Image size: 4890 × 6746 px | 94.4 MB

Print size: 41.4 × 57.1 cm | 1925.2 × 2655.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 8TH CENTURY • 8TH • ANCIENT HISTORY • ARMES ET MEUBLES POUR SERVIR À L'HISTOIRE DE LA FRANCE • ARTFORM: LITHOGRAPH • BELT • BOSSANGE • CHARLEMAGNE • CHARLES 1 • CHARLES I • CHARLES IST • CHARLES THE GREAT • COLLECTION DES COSTUMES • COLLECTION OF COSTUMES • CORONATION SWORD • COSTUME • DISGUISE • EIGHTH CENTURY • EMPEROR OF THE ROMANS • EPEE DE CHARLEMAGNE • FASHION • FLEURS DE LYS • FRANCE • FRANCE. • FRENCH • GEM-ENCRUSTED SCABBARD • GOLD • GOLD, ALL • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • GRIP • GUARD • HANDCOLOURED • HILT • HORACE DE VIEL-CASTEL • ILLUMINATED • ILLUMINATION • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • JOYEUSE • KING OF THE FRANKS • LA FRANCE • LANGOBARDIC • LANGOBARDS • LITHOGRAPH • LITHOGRAPHER • LITHOGRAPHY • LOMBARD • LOMBARDIC • LOMBARDS • LONGOBARDIAN • MANUSCRIPT • MASQUERADE • MEDIEVAL • MIDDLE AGES • MODA • MODE • POMMEL • SAPPHIRE • SEAL • SWORD • TREUTTEL & WURTZ • VILLAIN • WEAPONS AND FURNITURE