Offa founding St Albans. 14th-century artwork of King Offa of Mercia (left,reigned 757-796) directing building work at St Albans where he founded the Abbey. Offa is instructing the master mason,who is holding a square and dividers. At right,stonemasons are at work. The text is in Latin. Artwork from the 14th-century work 'Lives of the Offas' by Matthew Paris,which tells the story of the foundation of St Albans Abbey | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 5247 px × 3365 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |