Beauchamp sails to Jerusalem. Late 15th-century manuscript page depicting the start of the pilgrimage undertaken by the English nobleman and military commander Richard de Beauchamp (1382-1439),13th Earl of Warwick. He sailed for Jerusalem in 1408,not returning to England until 1410. In the foreground the earl,dressed as a pilgrim,is being helped into a small boat. The upper portion of the picture shows the earl's ship,a carrack,under sail. This manuscript page is from a collection held in the British Library,known as the 'Beauchamp pageants'. The manuscripts,produced in Bruges,date from circa 1484 to 1490 |