Anglo Saxon Lady (9th Century)

  • Description

    An Anglo Saxon lady of rank in the 9th century, represented in full dress, from an aquatint. The authority for the costume is the manuscript in the Harleian collection. in the background is a carriage of the period, with a body shaped like a hammock suspended between the fixed uprights. Picture from Journeys Through Our Early History, Northumbria, by Cyril Bunt, 1955.
  • Owner

    spratmackrel
  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)
  • License

    What does this mean? Attribution-ShareAlike License
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30591976@N05/3966528842/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 10 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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