
The Bayeux Tapestry
c. 1067-1082 · Wool crewel yarn embroidered onto a...
On loan to the British Museum, London

c. 1067-1082 · Wool crewel yarn embroidered onto a...
On loan to the British Museum, London

13th century · Hammered brass
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

1493 · Letterpress on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1650 · Wood and various materials
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Early 14th century · Iron
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1480-1500 · Tapestry weave
Musee de Cluny - musee national du Moyen Age

1863 · Albumen silver print from a wet collodion...
Library of Congress

1411-1468 · Ink
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Early 7th century AD · Iron cap and internal fittings
British Museum, London, Room 41

1300-1350 · Hammered sheet brass
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

16th century · Gold
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1300 · Iron gall ink
Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England
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