Category:8th Century

Merovingian kings. Dynasty of Clovis. From 511 to 638.

Statue, Merovingian, kings, Clovis 1er, Chlotilde, Childebert 1er, Chlotaire 1er, Charibert, Chlotaire II,

Merovingian kings. The Puppet Kings from Merovingian kings. The beginnings of the Korolingian Empire

The Inari Temple at Kyōto, Japan.

Entrance, Fushimi Inari-Taisha, 伏見稲荷大社, Oinari-san, Temple, Kyōto, Japan,

The Fushimi Inari-Taisha is a Shintō shrine in the Fushimi district of Kyōto city.

Anglo-Saxon King his armour-Bearer equipped for battle.

Anglo-Saxon, King, battle, armour-bearer, England, History, costume, Charles Hamilton Smith,

Anglo-Saxon King his armour-Bearer equipped for battle. Anno 750

Anglo-Saxon women. Anno 750.

Anglo-Saxon, women, 8th century, dress, costume, Charles Hamilton Smith

The Anglo-Saxon women were habited with simplicity, convenience, and elegance.

Saint John and the hymn writers of Mar Saba.

Saint, Icon, John of Damascus, Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn,

Early monastic life. Mar Saba, center of earlier Greek Hymns. John of Damascus, Cosmas of Maiuma, Stephen the Sabaean

The Nilometer on the Isle of Rhoda, Cairo, rebuilt in 861.

Nilometer, Rhoda, Cairo, architecture,

The Nilometer of Roda is considered the most important Nilometer from Islamic times, it was rebuilt by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil.

Celtic Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts.

Auguste Racinet, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon Ornaments, Irish, Manuscripts,

Facsimiles of the Miniatures and Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts. Polychromatic ornament by Auguste Racinet.

Costumes of the Byzantine Middle Class. 400 A.D. – 1100 A.D.

Costumes, Byzantine, Middle Class, Fashion, history

Byzantine costume was the dress of the world after the fall of Rome.

Byzantine silk fabric with elephants from the 8th to 10th century.

Byzantine, silk fabric, sassanide, Persia, fabric, design, silk, middle ages, romanik,

Silk fabric. Background red pattern opposite. Large circles with elephants. The pattern is a Byzantine redesign of an originally Sassanid pattern.

Byzantium. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.

Byzantium, Eastern Roman, emperor, empress, costumes,

History of Costume. Byzantium. 400 – 1100 AD. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.