Ali Baba and the forty thieves by Walter Crane. In the Arabic version of Thousand and One Nights this story was not yet contained.
Ali Baba and the forty thieves by Walter Crane.
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THE GRAND SEIGNEUR. The Turkish Sultan in 1749.
THE GRAND SEIGNEUR, taken from VIEN’S CARAVANNE, a book which represents the Dresses in a Turkish Masquerade given by the Pensioners of the French Academy at Rome, in the Year… Read More
Honorable Artillery Company of London
Honorable Artillery Company of London More:London nobility fashion of 17th century. Stuart Martin Schneider sergeant in the Grenadier Company Bern. 18th Century The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London. Regency… Read More
Habit of the Sultaness Queen in 1749.
Habit of the Sultaness Queen in 1749. La Sultane Reine. Consort of the Ottoman sultan. THE SULTANESS QUEEN, from VIEN’S CARAVANE *. The Habit of the Women, like that of… Read More
Costume of Gambia. Voyage to Africa 1823.
Costume of Gambia. More:A Khoisan village on the banks of the Orange River… South Africa Africa Nigeria. Nupe woman clothing around 1878. Nigeria African people of South Africa, Nigeria, Sierra… Read More
Dorsetshire Yeomanry Cavalry, Queen’s Own
The Queen’s Own Regiment of Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry More:A Hungarian aristocratic insurgent cavalry officer. Hungary Queen Elisabeth knighting Drake on Board of the… Tudor Medieval tournament. Heavy cavalry 16th century.… Read More
The Border Regiment. British Army 1893.
The Border Regiment (34th & 55th Foot) More:French Swiss regiment. Grenadiers in combat. 1812 Macao in 1834. The settlement of Chinese, British… 1835 Bavaria. Infantry Regiment. Grenadier Guards. Chevauleger. Military… Read More
The four Grand Duchesses of the House of Romanov.
The four Grand Duchesses, photographed about 1914. From left to right: Maria, Tatjana, Anastasia, Olga. In 1918, at the time of their assassination, Olga was twenty-two years old, Tatiana just… Read More
Accessoires of the 15th century
Head-dress, Clasp for a Cloak, Rosary and Alms-box, from a painting by Van Eyck
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
A Knight of the Order of the Garter. British order of chivalry. The accompanying plate represents the dress of a Knight of the Garter about the time of Edward IV. or Richard III.