Editorial** WARNING: Contains Graphic Content ** Cold-preserved body of American climber buried by avalanche 22 years ago found on Peru?s highest mountain
EditorialEmblem 3; knight in armour. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole folio] Emblem drawing of a woman on her knees imploring a passing knight. A castle is suggested by machicolations behind and above her. Lines from 'Public Address' ...
EditorialSketches of a tiger. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole folio] Sketches for an engraving illustrating William Hayley's ballad 'The Elephant' [1802]. A naked man placed in a window above a gateway escapes the crouching tiger. Be...
EditorialSatan with shield and spear. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole drawing] Illustration relating to Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. Satan with shield and spear, beginning to soar upwards, while exhorting his Stygian council, who are in...
EditorialEmblem 50; flying child. Notebook of William Blake. England; circa 1787-1818. [Whole folio] Emblem drawing of a birdcage, with the door open, and the naked boy, outside, flying with his arms outstretched. Below; an infant lying on its back, with right ...
EditorialAnnunciation to the shepherds. Holkham Bible Picture Book. England; circa 1320-1330. [Whole folio] The shepherds tend their sheep, as the angel appears, pointing to the star. Below, the adoration of the shepherds; the shepherds with the the Holy Family...
EditorialPsalm 44; The Annunciation. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. Whole folio. End of Psalm 43. Psalm 44 beginning with initial 'E'; the Virgin and child enthroned, with a bird. Border decoration including a grotesque with the upper...
EditorialSeated youth and angel. Anthology Of Poems. Iran, c.1470-1480. Seated youth shown above an angel. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century anthology of poems by Sa'di and others. Image taken from Anthology Of Poems. Originally published/produced...
EditorialThe Three Maries. Seeon Sacramentary. Ottonian Empire [Monastery of Seeon, Bavaria];1020. [Whole opening] The Three Maries at the Tomb, with the angel, and guards asleep above. Initial 'D' for Easter Sunday Image taken from Seeon Sacramentary. Origin...
EditorialSeated youth and angel. Anthology Of Poems. Iran, c.1470-1480. Seated youth shown above an angel. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century anthology of poems by Sa'di and others. Image taken from Anthology Of Poems. Originally published/produced...
EditorialTournament scene. Roman du Roy Meliadus de Leonnoys. Italy [Naples]; circa 1352. (Double opening) A tournament; text above. Produced for Louis II, King of Naples Image taken from Roman du Roy Meliadus de Leonnoys. Originally published/produced in Ita...
EditorialA blue-robed horseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. A blue-robed horseman holding a sabre rides amid tall flowers. Text above and below. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and military ...
EditorialThe creation. Temporale; Septuagesima Sunday.The Creator above; landscape with animals, including horse, lion, camel and porcupine. Text with initial 'P', a pink rose. Borders of trompe l'oeil decoration with acanthus, a bird, and two men. Isabella Br...
EditorialThe Park at Enghien. A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague. Amsterdam, 1718. The Park at Enghien (ca. 1685). The scene above shows the green fountain and colosseum at the far north-east, viewed from the north, with the rest of the gardens in ...