EditorialSample of Iron with Galvanized Copper, Solid iron rod covered with a layer of copper, turned on different places to demonstrate the purity and tightness of the copper layer., ship model, Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands (ship), Bernab?, Toulon, c. 186...
EditorialEmblem: virgin Portrait of Lucretia Virgo (title on object), On top of a pedestal a medallion decorated with flowers with the portrait of the Roman virgin Lucretia. The pedestal bears a representation of a budding tulip, surrounded by a swarm of bees. ...
EditorialThe source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs. Honor? Victorin Daum...
EditorialMirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya Playing the Qin (Zither), Lotus Pond, and Dancing Phoenix. China. Date: 700 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 17.4 (6.8 in.); d. 0.6 cm (0.2 in.). Bronze. Origin: China.
EditorialThe Annunciation, ca. 1435, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged (modern) frame, 30 x 17 1/8 in. (76.2 x 43.5 cm); painted surface 28 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (73 x 41 cm), Paintings, Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni) (Italian, Siena or Cortona ca....
EditorialTerracotta stamnos (jar), Classical, ca. 475?450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 15 11/16 x 17 1/4in. (39.9 x 43.8cm), Vases, Although vases with painted scenes generally receive the most attention, their black-glazed counterparts...
EditorialThe source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs. Honor? Victorin Daum...
EditorialMirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya Playing the Qin (Zither), Lotus Pond, and Dancing Phoenix. China. Date: 700 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 17.4 (6.8 in.); d. 0.6 cm (0.2 in.). Bronze. Origin: China.
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (Sefer Tohorah) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (L...
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...
EditorialThe source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs. Honor? Victorin Daum...
EditorialMirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya Playing the Qin (Zither), Lotus Pond, and Dancing Phoenix. China. Date: 700 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 17.4 (6.8 in.); d. 0.6 cm (0.2 in.). Bronze. Origin: China.
EditorialTypes of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content by Anderson 8, Dr. Robert Hooke 9,10, Dr. Hale 11, James Ferguson 12,13, and Bradford's hydrostatical instrument for weighing coin and checking weight and purity 1-3. Copperplate engraving...
EditorialDecorated initial-word panel with gold and penwork, at the beginning of the tenth book, the Book of Ritual Purity (Sefer Tohorah) with a full foliate border with two hybrids and a peacock in the lower margin. Lisbon Mishneh Torah, volume 2. Portugal (L...
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...
EditorialPsalm 102; grotesques. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia] circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 101. Psalm 102 beginning with initial 'B', the head of the Lord inclined to hear the prayers of a kneeling naked figure surrounded by the strawbe...
EditorialПора пожить в чистоте и не в обиде. Весь сор из избы долой. It is time to live in purity and not in resentment. Sweep away all the scum. . [A collection of satirical post-cards dealing with Russian social ...
Editorial??? ?????????, Fly whisk with the Flowers of the Four Seasons, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), 16th century, China, Carved red lacquer, L. (of handle) 11 1/4 in.(28.5 cm), Lacquer, This grouping of bamboo, chrysanthemums, orchids, and plum blossoms has rich ...