Sixteenth century

John Lyon and wife, Joan, 1592. Founder of free grammar school at Harrow. Located at Harrow, Middlesex. 30”W x 39.5”L

John Wingfield, 1584. Late plate armor. Ornate and cumbersome. Brass is thin and poor quality. Located at All Saints Church, Easton, Suffolk. 26”W x 50”L

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deefs, four children. Mayor and Captian, Hoogstraten. Died January 26, 1598. Black on white paper. Located at Hoogstraaten, Belgium. 23”W x 24”L

Joseph Clenarts with Johanna van Deefs, four children. Mayor and Captian, Hoogstraten. Died January 26, 1598. Copper on brown paper. Located at Hoogstraaten, Belgium. 29.5”W x 24”L

Lord and Lady Le Strange, 1509. Mixed armor. Located at Hillingdon, Middlesex. 31”W x 71”L

Lord Lodowicc van Leefdael, 1537. Lord of Lederle, captain and chief of cavalry. Gold on black paper. Located at Ste. Margaret, Thielen, Belgium. 26”W x 44”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.

Ralph Hamsterly, Rector, 1518. Shrouded figure in decay, a reminder of immortality and to encourage good behavior. Located at Oddington, Oxfordshire. 35”W x 13”L

Resurrection brass, 1500. Gold on black paper. Two images on one page. Located at All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London, England. 30”W x 17”L