The Capuchins. Mathew de Bassi. Louis of Fossembrone. Exterior Persecutuins. Internal Troubles. Bernardine Ochino. Spread of the Order. Illustrious Members. Missions in America.
The Capuchins. Habit of Capuchin Friars. The spread of the Order.
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The Mower by Sir William Hamo Thornycroft. Italian model Orazio Cervi.
The Mower (1888) by Sir W. H. Thornycroft is apparently the first portrayal in British sculpture of a labourer in his working clothes.
Folk costumes from Hamburg and its surroundings.
Fruit seller from the Alte Lande. Vierlander men’s costume. Vierlander woman in dance attire. Milkman from the Hamburg area.
Table decoration. Goldsmith’s work of the Middle Ages.
THE Goldsmiths of the middle ages appear to have especially delighted in the construction of quaint decorations for the table.
Hunting scene of Sassanian Fabrics of the Middle Ages.
During the reign of the Sassanids, who ruled the Neo-Persian Empire from 250-650 AD and were distinguished by their love of luxury, the arts, especially those of weaving, reached a high level of perfection.
Château de Fontainebleau, the Palace in the Forest
Fontainebleau reflects and preserves for us the glories of the gay and splendour-loving kings of France.
Historical tools of corporal punishment of earlier centuries.
Instruments of torture. Shame mask, thief catcher, thumbscrews, iron collar, branding iron. Middle Ages and modern times.
Linlithgow Palace. Favourite residence of the Scottish kings.
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined castle in the Scottish town of Linlithgow. Both James V and Mary Stuart were born there.
Ottoman Mosque of Shah-za-deh Djamesi (Sehzade), Constantinople.
Street market with fruit and vegetable vendors and supervisors. The Sehzade Mosque in Instanbul in the background.
An enamelled alms dish with fleurs-de-lys and arabesque ornaments.
An enamelled alms bowl with fleurs-de-lys and arabesque ornaments. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages. 13th century.