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Editorial As we detach the stove, the wind carried the balloon over the top of a small oak, Landing of the Hot Air Balloon Rodez by Charles Carnus (1749-1792) and Louis Louchet (1753-1815) on 6 August 1784, Signed: Allouis; A. Tissandier, Fig. 29, p. 137, Tissan...
Editorial Baptismal bow made of brass, The lobe-shaped arch is made up of more or less round shapes. In the decoration at the top and in the two ends, which have the shape of a curl, you can recognize dolphin heads and joint parts. The original presumably detach...
Editorial Double beaker.
Editorial Double beaker.
Editorial Bas-de-page scene of a beaver, pursued by a hunter with a horn and an axe, biting off his testicles to dissuade the hunter. (The testicles of beavers were thought to have medicinal properties, and according to legend a beaver, when chased, would detach...
Editorial Bas-de-page scene of a man gesturing at a beaver, lying prone nearby (presumably to indicate to the hunter that he has already been castrated (see f. 101v). The testicles of beavers were believed to have medicinal properties, and according to legend, t...
Editorial Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin, Turkish governor of Tunis, the former pirate Barbarossa (1535) Karl V. (without armour) at the head of a cavalry detach-ment which repelled a Turkish sortee from Goleta. charcoal and watercolour on paper,385 x 6...
Editorial Double beaker.
Editorial Double beaker.
Editorial Teapot, 1690?1700, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 7/16 x 10 3/8 x 5 3/16 in. (16.4 x 26.4 x 13.2 cm); 22 oz. 18 dwt. (713.3 g), Silver, Jacob Boelen (ca. 1657?1729), The globular body, straight spout, and detach...
Editorial Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet, scarf, dress with transparent sleeves and brodequin bootees. "A strict casuist might find something reprehensible with this bodice. It barely hangs on the shoulders, shows a little of the stomach, and seems at any moment ab...
Editorial Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin, Turkish governor of Tunis, the former pirate Barbarossa (1535) Karl V. (without armour) at the head of a cavalry detach-ment which repelled a Turkish sortee from Goleta. charcoal and watercolour on paper,385 x 6...