EditorialDifferent types of courtyards, Illustration of various types of courtyards from the 17th century, signed: P. Vandrebane Sculp, Planche LII, p. 200 & 201, Vandrebane, P. (sculp.), 1673, Pollio Vitruvius: Les dix livres d'architecture de Vitruve: corrige...
EditorialSpain. Numantia. Ancient Celtiberian town conquested by the Romans in 133 BC, during the Celtiberian Wars. It was abandoned in the 4th century AD. Ruins of houses with arcaded courtyards. Garray, province of Soria, Castile and Leon.
EditorialSpain. Numantia. Ancient Celtiberian town conquested by the Romans in 133 BC, during the Celtiberian Wars. It was abandoned in the 4th century AD. Ruins of houses with arcaded courtyards. Garray, province of Soria, Castile and Leon.
EditorialInterior of a Kafir Fort, Upsai. September 1885. View of interior court. Unsharp. 'Central Court, Apsai.' 'The villages Shui, Apsai, and Shidgol resemble forts rather than villages. Their plan is an irregular four-sided figure, the houses being built c...
EditorialFantasy of Magnificent Courtyards and Loggie with a Monumental Staircase. Dated: early 1770s. Dimensions: overall: 38.3 ? 51.1 cm (15 1/16 ? 20 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with gray and black wash over graphite on two joined pieces of laid paper.
EditorialFantasy of Magnificent Courtyards and Loggie with a Monumental Staircase. Dated: early 1770s. Dimensions: overall: 38.3 ? 51.1 cm (15 1/16 ? 20 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with gray and black wash over graphite on two joined pieces of laid paper.
EditorialMarble statue of Pan, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 26 5/8 in. (67.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Villa gardens and peristyles (courtyards) were filled with images of Dionysos and woodland creatures from his entourage. Pan, the goat god, appea...
EditorialImpasse Briare (de la Cit? Coquenard), 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 62.9 x 45.2 cm (24 3/4 x 17 13/16 in.), Photographs, Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813?1879 Paris), In his capacity as official photographer of Paris, Mar...
EditorialBottle, Throne with Figures, 1300?1500, Peru, Chim?, Silver, H. 9 1/4 x W. 4 3/8 x D. 6 1/2 in. (23.5 x 11.1 x 16.5 cm), Metal-Containers, This dazzling silver bottle evokes the enigmatic U-shaped structures, known as audiencias, near the great courtya...
EditorialRelief with courtyards, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten); Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Limestone, paint (mostly modern), h. 22.8 cm (9 in...
EditorialEntrance and courtyards in houses in Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti (Ghana), early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.
EditorialHindu gods and goddesses. For more than 3.000 years the women of the province of Mithila in the State of Bihar, India, have produced paintings on paper, on walls, in the courtyards of their homes. The coloured drawings are the women's prayers.