EditorialHanuman Brings the Mountain of Healing Plants; Rama Extracts the Arrow from Lakshmana as Hanuman and a Bear Prepare to Treat Him (recto); The Monkeys and Bears Fight Ravana and His Demons (verso), from a Lavanyavati, late 1700s. India, Orissa, late 18t...
EditorialDrawings and Prints, Album Prints Ornament & Architecture, Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes, Designer, Etcher, Publisher, Jean Bernard Toro, de Rochefort, Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson, French, Dijon 1672?1731 Toulon, French, active first half 18t...
EditorialKnee breeches belonged to the male flok costume in the 18th century. They were made of chamois, wadmal, broadcloth or linen. They were fastened with brooches or buttons, the number and material of which determined the value of the garmet. This late-18t...
EditorialInscribed stones on Seheil Island, Egypt. Over 250 rock inscriptions have been found on the island, placed there by Egyptian officials before they went to Nubia, or upon their return, to commemorate some important act Inscriptions are mostly of the 18t...