EditorialThe Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan, 1772, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 25 3/4 ? 39 9/16 in. (65.4 ? 100.5 cm), Prints, Pierre Philippe Choffard (French, Paris 1730?1809 Paris), after Jean Damascene (French, Rome 1727?1781 Beijing), (direxit) Charl...
EditorialOn the right in the palace, the princes ask the king for teachers of religion, arts and sciences, while above two ladies at a carpeted jharokhā window look down on them on the left as they practise horsemanship on the exercise ground. One man is about...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a single rider carrying two lances in a horizontal position. The picture is framed by stylised flowers. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of h...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a horseman with the edge of his sword under his right armpit, the hilt in his left with the reins. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsem...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. A horseman attacking a bear with his lance. He also carries a mace at his right knee. The text mentions that this lance is particularly useful for dealing with wild animal...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. This illustration involves an exercise whereby the rider is holding a sword in each hand, leaving the reins free on the horse's neck. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a ...
EditorialTwo armed soldiers on horseback charging each other. Text above. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and military practice. Syria/Egypt, 1371. Source: Add. 18866, f.135. Language: Arabic.
EditorialOn the right in the palace, the princes ask the king for teachers of religion, arts and sciences, while above two ladies at a carpeted jharokhā window look down on them on the left as they practise horsemanship on the exercise ground. One man is about...
EditorialA blue-robed horseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. A blue-robed horseman holding a sabre rides amid tall flowers. Text above and below. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and military ...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a horseman with a small shield round his neck and a sword in his hand which he brandishes to left and right. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual...
EditorialFour horseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. Four riders in a team game are shown cantering round the hippodrome pool in a clockwise direction. The riders are young and beardless which shows they are novices. I...
EditorialFour horsemen. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. Four horsemen, brandishing circular shields and sabres, ride around a circular pond edged with lilies. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a horseman with a sword in his right hand, its blade on his left shoulder. He is also holding a sword in his left hand, its blade under his right armpit...
EditorialA red-robed horseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. A red-robed horseman with circular shield and downward- pointing spear on horseback. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and military p...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. A horseman with two swords and two small hide shields, one up at his face and the other carried in his hand with a sword. A long-handled mace protrudes at his right knee b...
EditorialCamanchee Horsemanship. Dated: 1861/1869. Dimensions: overall: 47.7 x 63 cm (18 3/4 x 24 13/16 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard.
EditorialCavalry sports helmet, Roman Britain, late 1st or early 2nd century. Decorated with a scene of a skirmish between infantry and cavalry. Cavalry sports (hippika gymnasia) were displays of horsemanship and weapons drill and served both as training sessio...
EditorialThe Surrender of the Khan of Badakhsan, 1772, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 25 3/4 ? 39 9/16 in. (65.4 ? 100.5 cm), Prints, Pierre Philippe Choffard (French, Paris 1730?1809 Paris), after Jean Damascene (French, Rome 1727?1781 Beijing), (direxit) Charl...
EditorialCavalry sports helmet, Roman Britain, late 1st or early 2nd century. Decorated with a scene of a skirmish between infantry and cavalry. Cavalry sports (hippika gymnasia) were displays of horsemanship and weapons drill and served both as training sessio...