Three complete sets of half-armour from the first half of the 17th century. They show the most essential characteristics of the armour worn
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Medieval Garb of German Noble Ladies and a Duke, 13th century.
German Gothic Fashion. Noble ladies in the cotehardie. Prince in the houppelande. On the history of costumes.
Gardens of the Dal Lake at Srinagar in Kashmir.
Mughal gardens in Srinagar, Kashmir. Gardens of the Great Mughals by Constance Mary Villiers Stuart. Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh.
Court Toilets & Ceremonial Robes. France 16th, 17th century.
History of Costume by Auguste Racinet. Costumes of the nobility in the time of Henry IV of France. 16th, 17th century. Court Toilets & Ceremonial Robes.
Southeast view of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Greece.
The ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunnius, built between 444-440 BC, is one of the main monuments of Athens’ Golden Age.
A shop and street in Chinatown of San Francisco.
A shop and street in Chinatown from a portfolio of photographs by John L. Stoddard and Old Chinatown by Arnold Genthe.
Camp of A Caravan on the Sahara Desert
Caravans glide over its surface like gigantic fleets. The beautiful, mysterious oasis. A veritable ocean the mighty desert is. It has the same succession of limitless horizons, the same dreary monotony.
Mayan Stone Idol. Front View, at Copán. Honduras
This image represents one of the most famous rulers of Copán, King Waxaklajun Ub’aah K’awiil, dressed as one of the maize gods.
Benares, the sacred city in the Vedic times.
Benares, (Varanasi) the sacred city: sketches of Hindu life and religion. Early worship, early ritual, religious literature, Brahmanas and Upanishads
Noble dancing girl. Woman in typically Oriental ensemble.
In earlier India, there were nobles and dancing girls; whose dress on festive occasions was not too different from the one depicted here.