EditorialFragment of a white silk damask with a pattern of flower vines and spikes, Fragment of a white silk damask with a pattern of parallel flower garlands between which loose spikes., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1750 - c. 1775, silk, damask, h 50.4 cm ? w 51...
EditorialThe concealment Clara Bar. In feonte Scorpii, Danzig, the year Christiano1660 On April 27 morning observed; The concealment Spikes Virginia, Danzig, the year 1660. On 17 June, observed:, Illustrations of how the orbit of the moon crosses the brightest ...
EditorialHalf Model of a Demolition of War, Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three-mast. No gun ports and no decks indicated. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no details of fence or side gallery, straight rudder with square rudder king. Sheer ascending forwa...
EditorialHalf Model of a Merchant Frigate, Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three-mast. No gun ports and no decks indicated. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no details of fence or side gallery, straight rudder with square rudder king. Sifted forward and bac...
EditorialLouis XIV on horseback spikes a globe on his sword, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, globe, siege, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword, Louis XIV (king of France), Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1690, paper, etching, h 176 mm ? w 141 mm.
EditorialModel of a 20-gun corvette on a slipway Model of a 20-gun Demolition of War on a Slipway, Stacking model of the hull of a corvette on a slope. The ship is ready to take the bow first, according to the Dutch custom. Detailed model with twenty-two gun po...
EditorialLouis XIV on horseback spikes a globe on his sword Title page for: Vrankryk's state-sigh, faithlessness and cruelty, exhibited in the unjust pretensions and horrible acts of Louis XIV, 1690, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, globe, siege, ...
EditorialFragment of painted wallpaper with columns, flowers and a basket of ears of corn, Fragment of paper wallpaper on linen in green-blue, pink, black and partially heightened with gold. Partly painted, partly printed. The wallpaper shows columns with an el...
EditorialNapkin of linen damask with hunting scene, Napkin of white linen damask with the following pattern: in the middle a circle with hunters and their dogs resting under a tree. In the spikes a weitas and other hunting attributes. Landscape edges: a hunter ...
EditorialFragment of multicolored silk satin with a pattern of flowers and flower spikes on the salmon-colored background, vine and winding edging, Fragment of multicolored silk fabric, with an ocher-colored soil (faded into salmon color). The pattern has lace ...
EditorialHalf Model or a 20-Gun Demolition or War, Mold Model (starboard) of a three-mast. Ten gun gates and a small gate on one deck. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no details of fence, side gallery or rudder. Sifted forward and backward, one barwood and one dee...
EditorialModel of a 10-Gun Transport, Polychromed, rigged truss model: all guns are missing. Two levels: lower deck and upper deck, slightly raised behind the large mast. Not a figurehead but a curl with leaf ornament, the galleon has four conveniences. Strongl...
EditorialHalf Model or a 40-Gun Frigate, Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three-mast. No gun ports and no decks indicated. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf, no details of fence or side gallery, straight rudder with square rudder king. Sheer ascending forwards...
EditorialChamaesaura spec., Print, The Chamaesaura, also known as grass lizards, are a genus of legless lizards from southern and eastern Africa. The limbs are reduced to small spikes. Chamaesaura propel themselves like snakes, pushing against contact points in...
Editorial'The Printer's Workshop', 1568. In the background two men are selecting letters from a double-type case, which they then would assemble in a line on a hand-held tray according to the manuscripts pinned beside them. On our right, a youth is inking the l...
EditorialDetail of a sea elephant with an impressive array of spikes jutting from its back. L'lsole piu? famose del Mondo, descritte da Thomaso Porcacchi da Castiglione, Arretino, e intagliate da Girolamo Porro, Padovano. 1576. Source: G.7223, page 161.
EditorialNose Piece (For Weaning Calf). Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" in diameter; 5 3/4" long spikes. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
Editorial'The Printer's Workshop', 1568. In the background two men are selecting letters from a double-type case, which they then would assemble in a line on a hand-held tray according to the manuscripts pinned beside them. On our right, a youth is inking the l...
EditorialNose Piece (For Weaning Calf). Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" in diameter; 5 3/4" long spikes. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialTwo figures of jurisdiction, man and woman, with spikes to be stuck into the ground to the right and left of the " Oba" or king of Beninwhen sitting in judgement. From Benin H: 28, 25 cm.
EditorialBeaker, mid-16th century, German, Glass, Overall: 8 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (21.9 x 8.8 cm), Glass-Vessels, This exceptionally tall, straight-sided glass, sometimes called a Stangenglas (pole glass), is as richly ornamented on the inside as on the outside. It...
EditorialGlass ornaments, Late Helladic III, ca. 1370?1200 B.C., Helladic, Mycenaean, Glass, Other: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Glass, Set of fourteen matching ornaments, all made in same or very similar molds., Semi-translucent cobalt blue (12 examples) or light blue g...
EditorialGlass bracelet, ca. 7th?15th century A.D., Islamic, Glass; drawn, tooled, and trailed, 1/4in. (0.6cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green; trails in opaque yellow, red, and turquoise blue; spikes in opaque white., Circular band, semicircular in section...
Editorial'Rustam Avenges his Own Impending Death', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330?40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.3 cm), Codices, Rustam's half-brother ...
EditorialMaaeata and Caledonian men, inhabitants of the plains and forests of North Britain, pre-Roman era. The Catini man on the left carries a cat, a club with four spikes. The Caledonian holds an aseth (spear). Both are covered in blue woad tattoos. Handcolo...
Editorial'The Printer's Workshop', 1568. In the background two men are selecting letters from a double-type case, which they then would assemble in a line on a hand-held tray according to the manuscripts pinned beside them. On our right, a youth is inking the l...
EditorialTwo figures of jurisdiction, man and woman, with spikes to be stuck into the ground to the right and left of the " Oba" or king of Beninwhen sitting in judgement. From Benin H: 28, 25 cm.