Fifteenth century

Marguerite de Scornay, 1449. Abbess. Inscription not in rubbing: “Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me, sinner.” Black on white paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 32”W x 19.5”L

Marguerite de Scornay, 1449. Abbess. Inscription not in rubbing: “Jesus, son of God, have mercy on me, sinner.” Black on blue paper. Located at Nivelles, Belgium. 37”W x 29.5”L

This collection includes rubbings (wax engravings) of monuments which date from the 13th to 17th centuries. Scholars of Medieval Studies and Shakespeare and his times will find the rubbings useful. The collection contains eighty medieval monumental brass rubbings of the British Isles.

A collection of 74 monumental brass rubbings representing England, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Rubbings span a range of dates from the beginning of the 15th century to the middle of the 18th. Rubbings are useful to scholars of Medieval Studies, Comparative History, and Shakespeare and his times.

Reginald Braybrook, 1401. Knight in armor flanked by smaller figures of his two sons. Gold and black. Located at Cobham, Kent, England. 30”W x 57.5”L

Reverend Prelate Tyndrall, 1500. Located at Ely Catherdral, Queen’s College, Cambridgeshire. 40.5”W x 91”L

Richard Fowler, 1478. Located at Thame Parish Church, Oxfordshire. 12”W x 31”L

Richard Quatremayns, 1478. Ornate plate armor, Italian influence. Shows how unwieldly armor is becoming. Sword now hung from waist, pointed sabbatons (broad-toed shoes). Located at Thame, Oxfordshire. 42”W x 21”L

Sir Anthony Grey, 1480. Son and heir of Edmund, First Earl of Kent. Plate armor. Located at St. Albans, Hertfordshire. 45.5”W x 19.5”L

Sir Edward and Eline Cerne, 1419. Armed man and wife holding hands. Gold on black paper. Located at Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, England. 22.5”W x 37”L