EditorialMen haori with dragon, Haori for a man with a decoration on the lining of a rectangular image of a dragon among clouds, partially overlapped at the bottom left by a square with a calligraphic text: 'Daijobu kotae yuhi' (literally: 'confirmingly answeri...
EditorialDavid saves Saul's life on the Chachila Agste Book (title on object) David and Saul (series title), David stops Abisai who wants to kill the sleeping king Saul with a spear. The print is part of a series about the story of David and Saul., David and Ab...
EditorialSilver kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Hellenistic, late 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Silver, H.: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Gold and Silver, In 1895 the tomb of a Gallic warrior was excavated in a necropolis at Montefortino, about thirty miles west of An...
EditorialWill Alien Powers Invade the Earth, plate 21b from Bunk!. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; British (1924-2005). Date: 1972. Dimensions: 424 ? 292 mm. Screenprint on paper. Origin: England.
EditorialWill Alien Powers Invade the Earth, plate 21b from Bunk!. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; British (1924-2005). Date: 1972. Dimensions: 424 ? 292 mm. Screenprint on paper. Origin: England.
EditorialAutograph letter from Margaret Queen of Scotland to Henry VIII, 11 April 1513. Before departing for France, Henry VIII sent his ambassador Nicholas West to James IV to secure a promise that he would not invade England during Henry's absence. In return...
EditorialA bas-de-page scene of a man attempting to invade a castle, being killed by one of the defenders. Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). France, S. (Toulouse?); last quarter of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the...
EditorialEkh ty nemets, pri da pri zhe...[Ach, you German ... Never matter how you try, you won't invade Paris, but if you try to, we'll take Berlin']. Russian posters of World War I. Moskva: Segodniashnii lubok. S.Mukharskii, Moscow, 1914. Source: HS.74/273.(6...
EditorialCaesar building a fleet to invade Britain. . Chroniques d'Angleterre. Netherlands, S. (Bruges); after 1471, before 1483. Each miniature marked by the same letter of the alphabet as the first page of a quire in which it is situated. Initials in gold on ...
EditorialSilver kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Hellenistic, late 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Silver, H.: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Gold and Silver, In 1895 the tomb of a Gallic warrior was excavated in a necropolis at Montefortino, about thirty miles west of An...
EditorialFirst Punic War. The Carthaginians land forces invade the Sicily Island, commanded by the general Hamilcar Barca (c. 275-228 B.C.), from 247 to 241 B.C. Engraving by Rafael del Castillo. "Historia de Espana Ilustrada", 1871.
EditorialKing Sigismund of Hungary in council with his own lords and French lords before crossing the Danube to invade Turkey, 1396. Handcoloured lithograph after an illuminated manuscript from Sir John Froissart's "Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the ...
EditorialTHE WORKS OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, Preparations for the Descent 2. The Mouth of the Tunnel Hope the Rope Won't Break 3. On the Tramway 4. We Pass the Region of Electric Lights 5. And Reach that of Tallow Candles. 6. I Say, Dear Chappie If We Invade Franc...
EditorialThe suffragettes invade a voting booth and seize a ballot box. From " Le petit Journal, " illustrated supplement, title page. May 17,1908 Engraving.