EditorialPrehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Northern Europe. The round shields were used in the rituals. They were probably imported from central Europe and are from the period 1100-700 BC. National Museum of Denmark.
EditorialLeft: lamp for the festival of Lights (Hanukkah). Late 19th century. Brass and glass. From Djerba (Tunisia). Center: perfumer for the Habdalah ceremony. 19th-20th centuries. Silver and ivory, inscriptions in Hebrew. From Central Europe. Right: Kiddush ...
EditorialFolding Comb, ca. 1500, Made in probably Tyrol, Central Europe, Central European, Boxwood, Overall (opened): 2 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7 x 8.4 x 10.5 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany.
EditorialPassover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner. An angel of the Lord brandishes a sword, protecting the tent camp of the Israelites. By Issachar Beer ben Jacob Chayyim of Alek. From Central Europe,1739. 48 leaves, 10,3 x 8,7 cm.
EditorialHorse-Shaped Brooch, 650?550 B.C., Made in central Europe, Celtic, Bronze, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (3.3 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze, This tiny brooch in the shape of a horse is one of a small group of central European animal pins th...
EditorialJuris Vidins, right, a Latvian doctor and politician, and Vadim Gilis, an ethnic Russian, who are friends on opposite sides of the debate over Soviet monuments, in Rezekne, Latvia, July 9, 2022. (Katrina Kepule/The New York Times)
EditorialProphecy of the German Peasants' War, popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. Woodcut by Erhard Schon on the front cover to Leonhard Rynman's "Practica On the Great and Middling Conjunction of the Planets ...". ...
EditorialProphecy of the German Peasants' War, popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. Woodcut by Erhard Schon on the front cover to Leonhard Rynman's "Practica On the Great and Middling Conjunction of the Planets ...". ...
EditorialBronze dagger from central Europe and locally made axe blade of bronze. Vigerslev, near Copenhagen. 2000-1700 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark.
EditorialModel of a Bronze Field Cannon. Central European. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: Length overall of cannon: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm) Caliber: .57 Diameter of wheels: 6 in (15.3 cm) Trail length: 15 in (30.1 cm) Trail width at base: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Trai...
EditorialJack Plane. Central Europe. Date: 1786. Dimensions: 26 ? 8.3 ? 15.2 cm (10 1/4 ? 3 1/4 ? 6 in.). Boxwood and plumwood. Origin: Central Europe.
Editorial Military volunteers load magazines with ammunition on Feb. 25, 2022, at a weapons storage facility in Fastiv, Ukraine. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
EditorialGerman Peasants' War (1524-1525). Popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe because of the increase of the power of the princes and the worsening of the peasants living conditions. Engraving by Hems Schenselin.
EditorialPassover Haggadah, a book with the story recited at the Seder dinner. An angel of the Lord brandishes a sword, protecting the tent camp of the Israelites. By Issachar Beer ben Jacob Chayyim of Alek. From Central Europe,1739. 48 leaves, 10,3 x 8,7 cm.
EditorialMizrach (" East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, i. e. east towards Jerusalem. From Central Europe. Two Lions of Judah flank the central inscription " From this direc-tion comes the spirit ...
EditorialChasuble, 18th century, Central Europe, Central Europe, Silk, weft-rib plain weave, embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in French knots, satin, outline and cross stitches,...
EditorialMap of the fortress of Belgrade after its conquest by Fieldmarshal Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, 1688. In 1690 the Turks reconquered Belgrade, but during the next years the Imperial Armies pushed the Turkish forces from Central Europe. Drawing by Captain...