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Checkmate

Francis Crawford of Lymond and Sevigny plays the game of his life. Except where indicated, all quotes from Dorothy Dunnett's 'Checkmate', Book 6 in 'The Lymond Chronicles'. Spoilers ahead.
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Aucassin & Nicolette' translated from the old French by Eugene Mason; with…
Aucassin & Nicolette' translated from the old French by Eugene Mason; with…
Aucassin and Nicolette: A Facing-Page Edition and Translation

Lymond's library

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Woman with a spray of flowers | ca. 1595, Safavid period | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; H: 30.3 W: 18.6 cm; Isfahan, Iran
Persian garden
PERSIAN: Woman with a Lute Iran, Isfahan, circa 1600-1610 (Lovely detail)

Pairidaeza

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Reproduction of a Renaissance gown: copper brown brocade
Abito piuttosto semplice, in stile Tudor, con sottogonna damascata e sovramaniche in velluto. Costo £190
Tudor dress.

Philippa's trunk

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Man’s arming doublet circa 1550-1650. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Accession Number: 1977-167-240
EMBRIACHI WORKSHOP ITALIAN, VENICE, LATE 15TH CENTURY GAMES BOX certosina wood…
Medieval box for books. Belonged to Anne Boleyn

Lymond's trunk

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'La plus belle des savantes et la plus savante des belles' - Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508 – 1580), Duchess of Étampes, was the mistress of Francis I of France. After the death of Queen Claude in 1524 she wielded considerable political power at court. She was once described as " "the most beautiful among the learned and the most learned among the beautiful." After the Death of Francis she was dismissed from court by the new king, Henry II's mistress, Diane de Poitiers.
"Cunning Catherine de' Medici 1519-89, Queen of France 1547-59": http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/1500s-gossip-cunning-catherine-de.html IMAGE: Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France. After Clouet, 1550's.
Anonyme 23×32cm-c.1562-Versailles-Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint-André (ca. *1505+1562 died Battle Dreux+Jean III.Ailly Duc Retz(husband Catherine Clermont 10.muse/4.Grâce)fight on catholic side with winers of Battle Francois I.Duc Guise+Marshal Montmorency(POW) vs.admiral Gaspard II.Coligny+Antoine Bourbon Vendôme-Navarre(POW)=with brother Louis I.Conde lovers of his wife Marguerite Lustrac)-marquis de Fronsac, seigneur de Montrond et de Saint-André d'Apchon+governor of Lyonnais+ambassa...

Historical portraits

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Marguerite d'Albon. A portrait of a lady wearing a white and gold embroidered dress standing together with her dog by Santi di Tito - 1580s
Lymond's hands. Agnolo di Cosimo (1503–1572), Portrait of a Young Man (detail), c. 1550 (x)
Catherine d'Albon - Painting by Alonso Sanchez Coello of a Lady from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art: www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/. This sweet girl is my suggestion for Catherine d'Albon.

'Fictional' Portraits

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1548 Empress Isabel by Titian (Prado) bodice, partlet and necklace.
detail of Jane Seymour, Queen Of England, Hans Holbein the Elder, 1536. Awe inspiring
RENAISSANCE PAINTING 16TH Clouet,Jean Francois I, King of France (1494-1547). Detail of golden embroidered clothing. For overall view please see 26-01-02/33. Oil on wood (1535) 96 x 74 cm Inv. 3256 Louvre, Departement des Peintures, Paris, France

16th century glamour

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Cape, late 16th century Culture: Spanish: silk, metal thread
Lancé satin, first 1/2 of 16th century, italian
16th century pomegranate velvet - Spanish or Italian

16th century fabrics

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Simply breathtaking! Giovanni Battista Moroni, Portrait of a Nobleman in Armour, 1540, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
Portrait of a gentleman - (after) Antonis Mor
Don Juan de Austria

Noblemen in Armour

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Schachzabel, early 15th century
Moorish Girl and a man playing chess--13th century manuscript
Le Livre des échecs amoureux Evrart de Conty. (diagramme réalisé avec DiagTransfer)

The Game of Kings

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