Apotheosis was the name for a ceremony performed by the Romans to admit emperors, empresses or other mortals to the ranks of the gods or heroes.
The apotheosis of Augustus.
Arab tent camp near El Tor, Egypt in the Sinai.
Arabian corals: an excursion to the coral reefs of the Red Sea
Taira no Tadanori military commander of Japan.
Taira no Tadanori was a military commander of the Heike clan during the Heian period.
An actor of the Noh in full costume. Kagekiyo. Japan.
Kagekiyo. This plate illustrates well the voluminous nature of the medieval ceremonial garments.
Champlevé and Cloisonne enamel. Japan 16th-18th c.
Examples of Japanese Enamel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are extremely rare, and are accordingly highly prized by collectors of Japanese art.
Temple gardens of Japan
Of all the gardens in Japan, the temple garden is a peaceful, secluded place, reminiscent of ancient Japan and times gone by.
Ikebana. The arrangement of flowers in Japan.
Traditional rules established by the various “flower schools” have prevailed since the sixteenth century.
The Peony. Summer flowers of Japan.
It is essentially the favourite flower of the upper classes in Japan, yet play an important part in the art of the country.
Easter eggs from Bukovina, Romania.
All the Easter eggs are in the Hamburg Ethnological Museum and come from Bukovina (Romania).
The variety of Egyptian Ornaments.
The grammar of ornament by Owen Jones. The variety of ancient Egyptian ornaments and decorations.