The Dakota or Dakhóta (often Santee or Eastern Dakota) are the eastern dialect and tribal group of the Sioux from the Sioux language family.
Dakota woman and Assiniboin girl. Tribal group of the Sioux.
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Mora game in Boulogne. Gambling in public places. Italy 1860.
Morra is a traditional game using the hands, which is known especially in some Mediterranean countries, especially in Italy.
Ice Salesman of Florence. Journey through Italy in 1840.
Marchands de sorbets à Florence, 1840. “Voyage d’Italie, partie septentrionale” di Paul De Musset.
Renaissance helmets of the 15th century.
Museum Armeria real de Madrid, Spain. Capeline – Morion, Casque à visière et autres’ (Capeline Helmet, Morion Helmet, Visor Helmets).
Entrance to the Tower of the Winds at Athens.
To the south-east of the Roman Agora is the octagonal Tower of the Eight Winds; the Clepsydra of Andronikos Kyrrheste described by Vitruviu.
Charles I and The English Civil War 1642-1649.
The English Civil War was fought 1642-1649 between supporters of King Charles I of England (“Cavaliers”) and those of the English Parliament (“Roundheads”).
The weekly market, bazar, or market-place of Athens.
Greeks, Turks, and Albanians are then seen mingled together; and while the variegated diversity of their costumes gratifies the eye of the beholder.
Edmund Spenser. The Fairy Queen. Florimel and the Witch.
The Faerie Queene is his most important contribution to English poetry which is linked here with the Arthurian legend.
Man costume of the Italian region Lazio in 1840. Costumes of Rome.
Eminente costume da uomo romano. Regione Lazio, Italia nel 1840.
The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.
This tower has been converted into a Semà-Khanés or chapel for the religious dance called Semà, which is performed every Friday within its walls by an order of dancing dervishes.