EditorialA Plough. A sketch of a hand operated plough. Drawings of ears of agricultural crops. The True Theory and Practice of Husbandry o which is annexed, a compendium of mechanics; calculated to assist the husbandman in the choice and construction of every...
EditorialThe Teatotal Destruction of Sir John Barleycorn, Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, Picture full of people and captions set up like a cartoon within a diamond border. In brown on white., 'May it please your Majesty of the Moon we are the...
EditorialRen? Boyvin, Queen Ino and the Husbandman (La reine Ino fait g?ter la semence d'un an partout, ), Jason and the Golden Fleece (Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or par le Prince Jason de Tessalie), Ren? Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 15251598 or 1625/6 ...
EditorialA Plough. A sketch of a hand operated plough. Drawings of ears of agricultural crops. The True Theory and Practice of Husbandry o which is annexed, a compendium of mechanics; calculated to assist the husbandman in the choice and construction of every...
EditorialMen playing dice. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. A group of Chinese workers gambling with dice. The figure standing, holding an agricutural tool, is a husbandman; the man in the foreground,wearing a bl...
EditorialCrozier Head, ca. 1350?75, Made in possibly Lombardy, Italy, Italian, Ivory, gilding, Overall: 7 5/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (18.6 x 10.3 x 3.1 cm), Ivories, A crozier, the principal emblem of a bishop's pastoral role, was often decorated with rich subje...