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The Great Equestrian Armorial of the Golden Fleece, made between 1429-1461 CE, is an illuminated manuscript that contains full-page equestrian portraits of 79 knights of the order, represented in full heraldic dress and in combat position for jousting. Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, France

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The Great Equestrian Armorial of the Golden Fleece, made between 1429-1461 CE, is an illuminated manuscript that contains full-page equestrian portraits of 79 knights of the order, represented in full heraldic dress and in combat position for jousting. Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, France

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Book of Hours of the king of France Francis I. 1532-1538. Illuminated manuscript of 150 folios with 16 full-page miniatures. Cover with a carnelian intago that feature the Crucifixion of the Christ between Saint-Francis of Assisi and Saint-Jerome. Louvre museum, Paris, France.

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Book of Hours of the king of France Francis I. 1532-1538. Illuminated manuscript of 150 folios with 16 full-page miniatures. Cover with a carnelian intago that feature the Crucifixion of the Christ between Saint-Francis of Assisi and Saint-Jerome. Louvre museum, Paris, France.

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A 60-m long parchment scroll containing the depositions of 231 Knights Templar. The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France , who had many of the order's members arrested, tortured into giving false confessions, and then burned at the stake

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A 60-m long parchment scroll containing the depositions of 231 Knights Templar. The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France , who had many of the order's members arrested, tortured into giving false confessions, and then burned at the stake

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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Roman fresco depicting Jason entering the city of Iolkos in Greece, where he will start his quest for the golden fleece with the Argonauts. The object is located in Casa degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco depicting Jason entering the city of Iolkos in Greece, where he will start his quest for the golden fleece with the Argonauts. The object is located in Casa degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii.

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St Patrick sleeps on a hillock, flanked by a pair of fighting beasts and a figure holding a book, from an illustrated manuscript of Wauchier de Denain's Lives of the Saints; French, 13th century

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St Patrick sleeps on a hillock, flanked by a pair of fighting beasts and a figure holding a book, from an illustrated manuscript of Wauchier de Denain's Lives of the Saints; French, 13th century

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A Maya vase showing the Maze God in full regalia, with an inscription that says it was made for Lord K’ak-Til of Naranjo in Guatemala, to hold fresh cacao beans. Found in Belize in a young man’s grave, it was likely a memorial gift to Buenavista’s ruler for his deceased son

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A Maya vase showing the Maze God in full regalia, with an inscription that says it was made for Lord K’ak-Til of Naranjo in Guatemala, to hold fresh cacao beans. Found in Belize in a young man’s grave, it was likely a memorial gift to Buenavista’s ruler for his deceased son

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Greek and a Persian sharing drink for the first time since 491 BC, in a paper memorial commemorating the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece and Iran in November 1902.

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A Greek and a Persian sharing drink for the first time since 491 BC, in a paper memorial commemorating the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Greece and Iran in November 1902.

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“Al-Rashid," artist Kamal al-Din Bihzad. 16th Century.It portrays Caliph Harun al-Rashid of the Abbasid dynasty who reigned in Baghdad from 786 to 809 A.D said to be the inspiration for many tales in “One Thousand and One Nights “ Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France.

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“Al-Rashid," artist Kamal al-Din Bihzad. 16th Century.It portrays Caliph Harun al-Rashid of the Abbasid dynasty who reigned in Baghdad from 786 to 809 A.D said to be the inspiration for many tales in “One Thousand and One Nights “ Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France.

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An illustrated vishnu sahasranamamanuscript written in Sharada character in Sanskrit language.its has 425 folios and 38 Illustrations,gold and ink,national museum new delhi india

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An illustrated vishnu sahasranamamanuscript written in Sharada character in Sanskrit language.its has 425 folios and 38 Illustrations,gold and ink,national museum new delhi india

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A medieval illumination from De proprietatibus rerum , depicting astronomers observing the earth. 15th century CE, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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A medieval illumination from De proprietatibus rerum , depicting astronomers observing the earth. 15th century CE, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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An illustration from a bible moralisée, a type of biblical illuminated manuscript accompanied by commentaries providing moral lessons, depicting homosexual relationships - c. 1220s A.D., Vienna.

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An illustration from a bible moralisée, a type of biblical illuminated manuscript accompanied by commentaries providing moral lessons, depicting homosexual relationships - c. 1220s A.D., Vienna.

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One of the Ain Ghazal statues, large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered near Amman, Jordan, made between 7200 and 6250 BCE. Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period. The statues are among the earliest large-scale representations of the human form. Their purpose remains uncertain...

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One of the Ain Ghazal statues, large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered near Amman, Jordan, made between 7200 and 6250 BCE. Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period. The statues are among the earliest large-scale representations of the human form. Their purpose remains uncertain...

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A self-portrait medallion of Jean Fouquet, originally part of the frame of the Melun Diptych. Fouquet is shown frontally, his gold image is engraved into the black enamel background and framed by his name. Made in 1450 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A self-portrait medallion of Jean Fouquet, originally part of the frame of the Melun Diptych. Fouquet is shown frontally, his gold image is engraved into the black enamel background and framed by his name. Made in 1450 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Right edge of the crater of Las Médulas, Spain, 1st c. AD. The largest open-pit gold mine in the Roman Empire, the Romans applied "Ruina Montium" here, a mining technique that destroyed the mountain with pressurized water. The whole mountain between the pow and the crater is gone...

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Right edge of the crater of Las Médulas, Spain, 1st c. AD. The largest open-pit gold mine in the Roman Empire, the Romans applied "Ruina Montium" here, a mining technique that destroyed the mountain with pressurized water. The whole mountain between the pow and the crater is gone...

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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