EditorialAllegory of fertile Friesland Title page for: B. Schotanus, Representation of the glory of Friesland, 1718, Astronomy is central on a pedestal, with a map of Friesland on its thigh. Astronomy holds a globe that she measures with a compass, next to her ...
EditorialFolding fan, consisting of a frame of ajour and embossed ivory painted with watercolor and a leather leaf, on which gouache painted a forest and river landscape with three nymphs on the back and a house hidden between a forestage, on which gouache pain...
EditorialPardalotus punctatus, Print, The spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in) in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although...
EditorialPardalotus punctatus, Print, The spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in) in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although...
EditorialPardalotus punctatus, Print, The spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is one of the smallest of all Australian birds at 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in) in length, and one of the most colourful; it is sometimes known as the diamondbird. Although...
EditorialThe Plain of Emek Jesreel against the mountains of Galilee, Israel. The fertile Canaanite region fell to Israel in the early period of the Kingdom. Megiddo-Armageddon, in the plain, is the legendary site of the ultimate battle in the Book of Revelations.
EditorialThe mountainous countryside of et-Taybeh (Ephrem). Refuge of Jesus after the High Council decided his death. Both names mean " fertile", " good" .
EditorialNagartse, a ruined fort between Shigatse and Gyantse, protected a 17th century Indian trade route from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Barley and rye grow on the fertile plain at an altitude of between 3.600 and 4.000 m.
EditorialBird Pendant, 10th?16th century, Colombia, Muisca, Gold (cast), H. 4 x W. 4 3/8 x D. 3/4 in. (10.2 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments, The Muisca people lived in the fertile basins in the high mountains of the eastern Andes near the present capital of C...
EditorialJericho, Israel, and general view of the Mountains of Moab. Jericho is one of the world's oldest settlements situated in a fertile oasis. The " Horns of Jericho" were used during Joshua's conquest. (Joshua 2: 1).
EditorialThe Plain of Emek Jesreel against the mountains of Galilee, Israel. The fertile Canaanite region fell to Israel in the early period of the Kingdom. Megiddo-Armageddon, in the plain, is the legendary site of the ultimate battle in the Book of Revelations.
EditorialThe mountainous countryside of et-Taybeh (Ephrem). Refuge of Jesus after the High Council decided his death. Both names mean " fertile", " good" .