Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre. Interior views of the Great Dome, Calvary, Greek Chapel, Chapel of S. Helena.
Tag: Architecture
The Nilometer on the Isle of Rhoda, Cairo, rebuilt in 861.
The Nilometer of Roda is considered the most important Nilometer from Islamic times, it was rebuilt by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil.
South-west view of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis in Athens
The Erechtheion is an Ionic-style temple on the Acropolis in Athens, built between about 420 and 406 BC.
Nashik in India is one of the most sacred of Hindu towns.
Through this city flows the sacred river, Godavari, second in sanctity only to the Ganges itself.
Italy. Vallombrosa Abbey and the Camaldolese Order in 1905.
The Abbey of Vallombrosa is located in the village of the same name in the municipality of Reggello, in the province of Florence in the Apennines and diocese of Fiesole,… Read More
The Tomb of the poet Virgil. Roman-era crypt in Naples. Italian scenery.
Virgil’s tomb (Italian: Tomba di Virgilio) is a Roman-era crypt in Naples, believed to be the grave of the poet Virgil (15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19 BC).
Yerebatan Serail – The Subterranean Palace. Basilica Cistern, Istanbul.
Constantinople and its environs. The “Subterranean Palace” still remains a cistern filled with water.
Florence and Fiesole, Italy. The beauty of the Val d’Arno.
Grand Tour. Florence and Fiesole, Italy. The Rhine, Italy, and Greece in a series of drawings from nature by George Newenham.
The Ducal Palace at Venice. The Palace of the Doges.
The Doge’s Palace in Venice was the seat of the Doge and the governing and judicial organs of the Republic of Venice from the 9th century onwards.
The ancient Greek city of Posidonia or Paestum in Magna Graecia.
Percy Bysshe Shelley in Italy. Temple of Neptune at Paestum. Letter from Naples. The Year 1818.
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