Lectern, c15th century? mb-code 42-22103279 Plate 2 from the book

Plate 2 from the book Icones rerum naturalium

four unhappy men at Smithfield and four unhappy men at the Corn Exchange bemoan the effect of peace

A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

the Cobra offered high performance

Lectern, c15th century? mb-code 42-22103279 Plate 2 from the bookLectern, c15th century?, (1843). This item was dragged out of the lake at Newstead c 1750. It is believed to have been thrown into the lake at the time when the dissolution of the monasteries was first threatened. It was made of brass and composed of several pieces; the boss was found to contain parchments. It would have been used to read the litany in the chapel of Newstead Abbey. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the