Parisian printing house. 15th Century. According to Roigny-Jehan, bookseller-printer in Paris. (Sylvestre, Typographical marks, Carnavalet, vol. 2.)
Parisian printing house. 15th Century.
Alderman of Paris. Échevin de Paris. 16th century character.
A city council was appointed in France in the Middle Ages, as a judge of the feudal lord. I
Lancelot and Elaine, The Lady of Shalott.
Lancelot and Elaine. ELAINE the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine the lily maid of Astolat, High in her chamber up a tower to the East Guarded the sacred shield of… Read More
Costume of Dione, Mother of Venus by Léon Bakst.
Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dioné’, By Léon Bakst 1914.
Costume designs for the Russian ballet by Léon Bakst.
Costume designs for the Russian ballet “Le Dieu Bleu.” by Léon Bakst 1914.
Embroidered Fan. Designed by Lilian Archer 1914.
Embroidered Fan. Designed by Lilian Archer 1914. Executed by Alice Archer. Owned by Mrs. Drinkwater. Art deco, Art Nouveau era.
Musketeer costume in 1586. Reign of Henri III.
Mousquetaire en 1586. Règne de HENRI III. Tiré du portefeuille de Gaignères (XVIe siècle).
Prayer rugs from Transylvania. 19th century.
Transylvanian prayer rugs. From Asia Minor. XVIIth century. Left one owned by Baron Charles Kaffner, Budapest; the other by the Arts and Crafts Museum, Budapest.
Tunisian flower sellers of Gabes in 1910.
Tunisian flower sellers of Gabes in 1910.
Boudicca queen of the British Iceni tribe.
Boudicca also known as Boadicea, or Buddug was a Britannic queen and army leader