EditorialPrimark launches capsule range of nightwear in partnership with Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine and Nicola to raise money in honour of Sarah Harding
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialKris of Governor-General Baud Kris of Governor-General Baud Kris with sheath given to Governor-General Baud, Madurese kris with a wooden handle and inlaid gold inscription on the blade decorated with pamor patterns. The gilt fitting of the wooden sheat...
EditorialPrincess Takiyasha summons a skeleton spectre to frighten Mitsukuni, Edo period, Japan, c1844. The princess is reciting a spell written on a handscroll. She summons up a giant skeleton which comes rearing out of a terrifying black void, crashing its wa...
EditorialThe Resurrection: Christ rises from the tomb, terrifying the guards; the women and the angel at the empty tomb. Bible (the 'Holkham Bible Picture Book'). c.1327-1335. Source: Add. 47682, f.34v.
EditorialThe Resurrection: Christ rises from the tomb, terrifying the guards; the women and the angel at the empty tomb. Bible (the 'Holkham Bible Picture Book'). c.1327-1335. Source: Add. 47682, f.34v.
EditorialSpring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. As Spring-heeled Jack appeared a terrific explosion shook the building." Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by people...
EditorialSpring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. The window shattered as Spring-heeled Jack leaped bodily through it. Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by people who...
EditorialSpring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. "Sir Roland," said Spring-heeled Jack, this is a merry night for us to meet." Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by p...
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialLe Trait d?Union, June 1872, French, Paris, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 7 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.2 x 9.4 x 9 cm), Sculpture, The term trait d?union is French for hyphen, the sign linking the parts of a compound word. Here it poetically s...
EditorialGoddess Chamunda, probably 15th?16th century, Nepal, Repouss? copper alloy, H. 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm); W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Metalwork, Chamunda is conceived as a terrifying aspect of Durga, symbolizing delusion and death. Such repouss? 'masks' were...
EditorialPrincess Takiyasha summons a skeleton spectre to frighten Mitsukuni, Edo period, Japan, c1844. The princess is reciting a spell written on a handscroll. She summons up a giant skeleton which comes rearing out of a terrifying black void, crashing its wa...
EditorialSchist sculpture of a four-faced linga, India, around 800. The Hindu god Shiva is usually worshipped in the form of a linga, an erect phallus. The four faces, each pointing in a cardinal direction, allude to Shiva's most prominent aspects, Bhairava, ...