Costumes of the late Middle Ages. Fourtenth century. The period is one of lavish use of color.
The dress of the people of the fourteenth century
Castel Gandolfo, one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
At this place is the only country residence possessed by the popes, by whom it has been generally occupied during the autumnal months
The Jains. Benares, the sacred city in India.
Jainism is the only one of the early Indian monastic orders which has handed down almost intact its tenets and organisation to the present day.
The Dead Sea looking towards Moab April 4th 1839
The View is taken from one of the hills of Engedi, immediately above the Convent of St. Saba
Delmonico’s Restaurant. Fifth Avenue. New York.
Delmonico’s restaurant is considered one of the first restaurants in the United States.
Pink and White Shower. Cassia nodosa Ham., Hawaii.
The ornamental trees of Hawaii. Cassia nodosa, formerly known as Cathartocarpus.
Jerusalem. S. Pelagias Tomb on the Mount of Olives.
Jerusalem. Plan and section of S. Pelagias Tomb on the Mount of Olives by Ermete Pierotti.
The Order of the Garter. The most exclusive British order
The Order of the Garter is the most exclusive British order and one of the most prestigious in Europe.
Costume of an ancient Persian king and his archer.
Costume history of the ancient world. Persian king and his archer.
Portrait of Jane Seymour. Henry VIII of England’s third wife.
Jane Seymour was the third of the six wives of England’s King Henry VIII. She was the mother of Edward VI