The royal Palace bearing the above name was originally an abbey, founded by David I., A. D. 1128.
The Holyrood Palace and Chapel at Edinburgh
Category: 1870
Fashion silhouettes of the 19th century.
Restoration (1814-1830), Romantic period (1830-1848), Second Empire (1852-1870).
Edinburgh Castle. View from the south side of the Grass-Market.
The view here given is taken from the south side of the Grass-Market. It exhibits that portion of the Castle which contained the Royal Apartments.
Textilepedia. The Complete Fabric Guide.
The Textile Manual is an encyclopaedia of textile information, from material to yarn, from fabric structure to the finishing process. Encompassing practical tips for a range of textiles and detailed visuals, this ultra-accessible manual is the perfect companion for fashion aficionados and aspiring fashion designers.
The Abbot and Monks of Kushan Monastery about 1870.
The similarity between the Buddhist faith and the Roman Catholic churches may be traced even more minutely than this. “Buddhists everywhere have their monasteries and nunneries, their baptism, celibacy and tonsure, their rosaries, chaplets, relics, and charms, their fast-days and processions, their confessions, mass, requiems, and litanies, and, especially in Tibet, even their cardinals, and their pope.”
Chinese Pagoda, Kwangtung Province, on the right bank of the Han river.
The one shown here stands on the right bank of the Han river, near Chao-chow-fu, and, like all the best examples of such edifices, the whole ground structure up to the first story is composed of stone.
Prussian army uniforms c. 1870. Franco-Prussian war.
The Royal Prussian Army. Sub officer-bearer of the 2nd Guard Regiment. Officer 4th Regiment of the Queen Augusta.
Surrender negotiations before sedan on the 2nd, September 1870.
The Capitulation of Sedan. The German-French surrender negotiations on 2 September 1870. The German negotiator is Otto Graf von Bismarck (1815-1898).
Corsages. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Corsage de lingerie, Blouse de lingerie, Corsage ajusté noir boutonne.
Chapeaux. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
Chapeau de paille, Capeline de satin rose, Petit chapeau de paille jaune, Toque garnie de fleurs et de dentelle.
Coiffes. Les modes du second empire. Costume féminin français.
L’histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes du second empire 1852 a 1870. Coiffes, Capuchons. Châle brodé, Pèlerine carrée en satin piquée, Cravate de putois, Bachelick, capuchon de cachemire.
