View of the Pool Amygdalon or Hezekiah, and the Domes of the Church of the Resurrection. The Hospice of Saladin. Minaret of Omar. Dome of the Greek Chapel.
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Henri de Lorraine, duc de Guise, also called Le Balafré.
Henri de Guise, leader of the Catholic League in France, is murdered by the royal guard in Blois on 23 December 1588.
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.
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.
The sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka.
Praying round the sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka. The Kaaba (Arabic الكعبة) ‘) is a rectangular building in the courtyard of the Holy Mosque in Mecca to form… Read More
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.
L’Algérie historique, pittoresque et monumentale.
Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria.
Algeria – Caravan in a Covered Street, Algier. Historical, picturesque and monumental Algeria.
The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London.
The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London. Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the 19th century.
A Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki. Journeys to Japan 1856.
A Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki, Japan 1857. Source: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London 1859.
A street scene off Shimoda. Journeys to Japan.
Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com