EditorialIslamic Art. Syria. Madrasa Al-Zahiriyya. 13th. century. It was originally a private residence. In 1277, after the death of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars I (1223-1277), became madrasa and now houses the National Library. Tomb of Sultan. Damascus.
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialPalais Royal, Paris, France. Large, rectangular pewter plaque, forming a pair with 40-11-04 / 25. The Palais Royal was the residence of the Orleans branch of the French royal family. 36 x 48 cm.
EditorialElysium Hill, Simla, and the Government House of Former Years, &c. Sunrise. The view for the frontispiece was sketched by Mrs. Scott at sunrise in front of Ballyhack, just above the Church of Simla. The snowy ranges of the Himalayas are in the far dist...
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialSyria. Damascus. (Ancient City). Azam Palace. It was built in 1749-1752. Private residence for As'ad Pasha al-Azm, governor of Damascus. Ottoman style. Architectural detail. Stonework in the facade.
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialPanel with the Annunciation, ca. 1390, Made in Nieder?sterreich, Austria, Austrian, Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint, Overall: 27 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (69.9 x 34.3 cm), Glass-Stained, The castle at Ebreichsdorf, strategically positioned...
EditorialRoundel, 1390, Made in Nieder?sterreich, Austria, Austrian, Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint, Overall: 15 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (39.7 x 40 cm), Glass-Stained, The castle at Ebreichsdorf, strategically positioned south of Vienna near the ...
EditorialTwo Private Residence, Dr. Fadie Elliot, on Staten Island, New York, ca. 1872, Watercolor, image: 4 13/16 x 7 1/4 in. (12.2 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Augustus K?llner (American, born Wurttenburg, Germany 1812).
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialCharles Dickens, from a recent daguerreotype by Mayall, 1 December, 1855. . Memoir of Charles Dickens. . The lives of men of genius when happy, are ordinarily uneventful. It may, perhaps, be one of the reaspms for the paucity of materials available for...
EditorialIslamic Art. Syria. Madrasa Al-Zahiriyya. 13th. century. It was originally a private residence. In 1277, after the death of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars I (1223-1277), became madrasa and now houses the National Library. Tomb of Sultan. Damascus.
EditorialRoman Art. Italy. Pompeii. The House of the Faun. Built during the 2nd century BC. Private residence. Bronze statue of the dancing faun located, originally, on the lip of the impluvium.
EditorialPalais Royal, Paris, France. Large, rectangular pewter plaque, forming a pair with 40-11-04 / 25. The Palais Royal was the residence of the Orleans branch of the French royal family. 36 x 48 cm.