Editorial***EMBARGOED UNTIL 9am EST on TUESDAY 21 DEC*** The Beatles seen in rare and newly-discovered photos in Ringo Starrs upcoming memoir, set for 2022 release
EditorialDevotion to the Blessed Virgin : being the substance of all the sermons for Mary's feasts throughout the year : Bossuet, Jacques B?nigne, 1627-1704.
EditorialCheese, round, from which a point has been cut, Round cheese with piece out, of clay substance, remains of yellow-brown paint., anonymous, Holland, c. 1700 - c. 1799, clay, h 2.5 cm ? d 3.2 cm.
EditorialUntitled ("I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance"). Sojourner Truth, American (c. 1797-died 1883); in collaboration with S. C. Wright, American (active mid-late 19th century). Date: 1864-1865. Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image/paper); 10 x 6.2 cm (m...
EditorialAn explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme : wherein the severall heads of Christian religion therein contained, touching the exaltation of Christ, the scepter of his kingdom, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, a...
EditorialUntitled ("I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance"). Sojourner Truth, American (c. 1797-died 1883); in collaboration with S. C. Wright, American (active mid-late 19th century). Date: 1864-1865. Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image/paper); 10 x 6.2 cm (m...
EditorialPardachirus marmoratus, Print, Pardachirus marmoratus, also known as the finless sole, the speckled sole or the Red Sea Moses sole, is a small fish from the Red Sea that secretes an ichthyotoxic milky substance from the base of its dorsal and anal fins...
EditorialAnisomorpha, Print, Anisomorpha is a genus of walking stick insect capable of secreting a substance from glands on the metathorax that can cause an intense burning irritation of the eyes and mouth of potential predators on contact. In some cases, this ...
EditorialDaedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals), 650-600 BC. Eastern Greece, Rhodian, 7th century BC. Gold and glass-like substance; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.).
EditorialUntitled ("I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance"). Sojourner Truth, American (c. 1797-died 1883); in collaboration with S. C. Wright, American (active mid-late 19th century). Date: 1864-1865. Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image/paper); 10 x 6.2 cm (m...
EditorialThe Forest Charter of 1225. In 1217 Henry III (r. 1216–72) issued, alongside his new version of Magna Carta, an altogether new charter dealing with the royal forest. It was in a proclamation of February 1218 that the name ‘Magna Carta’ itself fir...
EditorialTwo boys holding an umbrella and pouring a substance into it, to play a practical joke. The Tricks of Naughty Boys. (A series of amusing transformation scenes.). London : H. Grevel & Co., 1900. Source: 12807.s.80 page 6.
EditorialPopery. A true representation of Popery as it appears in foreign parts; ... in ten discourses, being the substance of sermons preached. 1728. Binding. Source: 227.b.16 binding.
EditorialCameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone,...
EditorialVase with Dragon Handles, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Yongzheng period (1723?35), China, Porcelain with crimson-flushed blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Ceramics, A glaze is formed when clay fired onto the surface of porcelain melts...
EditorialSojourner Truth, 'I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance', 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 8.5 ? 5.4 cm (3 3/8 ? 2 1/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), Born Isabella Baumfree to a family of slaves in Ulster County, New ...
EditorialSquare-Headed Bow Brooch, 500?600, Anglo-Saxon, Gilded copper alloy inlaid with niello, Overall: 5 3/8 x 3 x 15/16 in. (13.6 x 7.6 x 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper, This brooch displays the Anglo-Saxon preference for lavish decoration, with a particular emp...
EditorialBase for a Water Pipe (huqqa) with Floral Medallions, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, and with brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Ceramics, The shape ...
EditorialCameo Portrait of Frederick Marshall, ca. 1855, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Queen conch shell, gold, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm), Jewelry, Cameos are small sculptures carved in relief on a hard substance such as stone,...