EditorialStrip of needle lace with two types of flower sprays, Strip of white needle lace with a repetitive motif of two types of flower sprays, which alternate from the pattern of the lower edge. A few scattered flowers are situated on the fine hexagonal mesh ...
Editorial(Whole folio) Two angels turning the universe. A miniature representing the movement of the heavens, with two angels turning the handles of a large machine which makes the stars revolve. Breviari d'Amors. S. France (Languedoc); early 14th century. Sour...
EditorialRope maker twisting rope yarns together on a rope walk while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818.
Editorial(Whole folio) Two angels turning the universe. A miniature representing the movement of the heavens, with two angels turning the handles of a large machine which makes the stars revolve. Breviari d'Amors. S. France (Languedoc); early 14th century. Sour...
Editorial(Whole folio) Two angels turning the universe. A miniature representing the movement of the heavens, with two angels turning the handles of a large machine which makes the stars revolve. Breviari d'Amors. S. France (Languedoc); early 14th century. Sour...
EditorialThe praying cylinders of Thibet. Buddhist prayer-wheels are rotating cylinders of varying size containing pieces of paper with prayers ('mantras') written or printed on them. The cylinders revolve clockwise, the direction of the sun's movement around t...
EditorialRope maker twisting rope yarns together on a rope walk while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818.