EditorialMoses and Aaron Title page for: T. Godwin, Moses and Aaron, 1679, Moses (not in biblical context), possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law, Aaron (not in a biblical context), possible attributes: attributes of Aa...
EditorialDeath of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus on a funeral pyre of aromatic woods along with his gold, concubines and eunochs. Woodcut engraving by Lambert from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialWoman with a box of cosmetics and perfumes assisted by a slave with a fan from a Greek vase. Chromolithograph by Jules Cheret from Eugene Rimmel's Le Livre des Parfums, Paris, 1870.
EditorialAlabastron for perfumes with scene depicting a woman with a dog. Black figures. 6th century BC. From Empuries. Girona Archaeological Museum. Spain.
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialThe just man, like sandalwood, perfumes the blade that cuts him down, plate 46 from Miserere. Georges Rouault; French, 1871-1958. Date: 1945. Dimensions: 590 ? 420 mm (image/plate); 655 ? 505 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: France.
EditorialThe just man, like sandalwood, perfumes the blade that cuts him down, plate 46 from Miserere. Georges Rouault; French, 1871-1958. Date: 1945. Dimensions: 590 ? 420 mm (image/plate); 655 ? 505 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: France.
EditorialFresco from Pompeii: bridal night. A young bride in virgin's girdle about to be deflowered by her husband, while the cubicular slave brings a cask of essences and perfumes. The caption is "Lente impelle" (push gently). Handcoloured lithograph from Cesa...
EditorialFlavourings and perfumes. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation and distillation of flavourings and perfumes. Ghiyath Shahi is not shown. The miniature depicts the distillation of perfumes, three distilleries supe...
EditorialPreparation of perfumes. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of perfumes for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Preparation of food for the monsoon season (damaged). Ghiyath Shahi supervising the activities of his four ...
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialFresco from Pompeii: bridal night. A young bride in virgin's girdle about to be deflowered by her husband, while the cubicular slave brings a cask of essences and perfumes. The caption is "Lente impelle" (push gently). Handcoloured lithograph from Cesa...
EditorialAlabastron for perfumes with scene depicting a woman with a dog. Black figures. 6th century BC. From Empuries. Girona Archaeological Museum. Spain.
EditorialChinoiserie with a female figure holding burning perfumes, from Suite de Figures Chinoises... Tir? du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures... From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), plate 2.
EditorialRicksecker Perfumes, ca. 1892, Lithograph, Mount: 27 1/8 in. ? 19 13/16 in. (68.9 ? 50.4 cm), Posters, Louis John Rhead (American, born England, 1857?1926).
EditorialAromatic gums and woods were burnt in censers (incense burners) in an Egyptian temple. Woodcut engraving from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialFresco from Pompeii: bridal night. A young bride in virgin's girdle about to be deflowered by her husband, while the cubicular slave brings a cask of essences and perfumes. The caption is "Lente impelle" (push gently). Handcoloured lithograph from Cesa...
EditorialFlower garden and perfume distillery at Nice. Illustration by E. Bourdelin in a woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialA Roman lady's boudoir - slaves (cosmetae) hold a mirror, dress her hair and hold trays of makeup and unguents. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialThe goddess Venus at her toilet assisted by cupids holding perfumes, cosmetics, mirror and torch. Woodcut engraving by W. Thomas from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialInterior of a perfume manufacturer at Nice, showing large distillery. Woodcut engraving by Lambert after an illustration by E. Bourdelin from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialDancers on Tahiti. The women wear a pomade of monoi in their hair: coconut oil scented with sandalwood or toromeo root. Woodcut engraving from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialThe shop of Rene the Perfumer on Pont au Change, Paris. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialWoman with a box of cosmetics and perfumes assisted by a slave with a fan from a Greek vase. Chromolithograph by Jules Cheret from Eugene Rimmel's Le Livre des Parfums, Paris, 1870.
EditorialDeath of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus on a funeral pyre of aromatic woods along with his gold, concubines and eunochs. Woodcut engraving by Lambert from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialVictorian women in a botanical hothouse. Woodcut engraving by Lambert from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialMadrid, M.A.N. Arte Edad Antigua. Thymatelia o candelabro, soportes para l?mparas para quemar perfumes. Hechos por el m?todo de la cera perdida. Oro. S.VI a.c. Higueras de Pintado, Lebrija, Sevilla.
EditorialAlabastron for perfumes with scene depicting a woman with a dog. Black figures. 6th century BC. From Empuries. Girona Archaeological Museum. Spain.
EditorialThe Muse Casket, Late Roman, 4th century. Unusual domed silver casket; panels around the scalloped body of the casket bear repouss? figures of eight of the nine Muses. They can be distinguished by their costumes and individual attributes; for example, ...