EditorialGlass mosaic inlay, Hellenistic, late 1st century B.C.?1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, H.: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, red, and greyish green., Plaque comprising two squarish sections a...
EditorialPilgrim's Badge in the form of a Martyr's palm frond, 14th and 15th century, Made in France or England, French or British, Lead, Overall: 1 5/16in. (3.4cm), Metalwork-Lead.
EditorialNative of Balad (now Pouebo), New Caledonia, in hat and shirt, and native of Anaiteum (now Aneityum), Vanuatu, with frond in hair and pendant on a necklace. Taken from Captain J.E. Erskine's "Journal of a Cruise," 1853. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bu...
EditorialSori or sporangia (spore cases) on the underside of a fern frond, Marattia alata, magnified x50. Chromolithograph after an illustration by E.T.D., lithographed by Vincent Brooks, from "Graphic Microscopy" plates to illustrate "Hardwicke's Science Gossi...
EditorialHechos e historia del concilio ecum?nico de Roma, primero del Vaticano (1869-1870), por Victor Frond (1821-1881). El papa Pio IX se dirige al concilio del Vaticano el 8 de diciembre de 1869. Grabado de 1871.
EditorialHechos e historia del concilio ecum?nico de Roma, primero del Vaticano (1869-1870), por Victor Frond (1821-1881). Plano de la sala conciliar adaptada para albergar el concilio Vaticano primero. Grabado de 1871.