The memories of the British Inyswytryn, the Saxon Glaestingburge, the modern Glastonbury, or as it was sometimes called the isle of Avalon
Tag: Topography
The Laura of Mar Saba near the Dead Sea.
Nine and a half miles, on horseback, from Jerusalem in the unique grandeur of its situation (the Wilderness of Engedi, near the Dead Sea), the Laura of Mar Saba…
The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu, Paris.
The Pont au Double seen from the Pont Saint-Charles. The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu.
The Hagia Sophia of Thessaloniki, Greece. Byzantine Architecture.
The Church of St. Sophia Thessaloniki. The grand scene of the Ascension is one of the best specimens of Byzantine mosaic extant.
View of the Cascade at Tivoli. Italian scenery.
This second fall is by most preferred to the great one above, where the waters, descending in one sheet, pass under the bridge seen above.
The Wartburg, a famous castle in Thuringia, Germany.
THE WARTBURG lies on the north-western slope of the Thuringer Forest. Romantic castles and palaces as seen and described by famous writers
The Temples of Baalbek in Lebanon.
The Temples of Baalbek in Lebanon. Egypt and Palestine by Francis Frith
Mar Saba, center of earlier Greek Hymns, Odes and Canons
Early monastic life. Mar Saba, center of earlier Greek Hymns, Odes and Canons, and of the Quasi-Ecclesiastic Hymn.
The Hagia Sophia of Trebizond, Turkey. Byzantine Architecture.
The Hagia Sophia, former Byzantine monastic church in Trabzon. Byzantine Art, History and Architecture.
The Holy House of Loreto. The Basilica della Santa Casa.
In the slope of the eastern Apennines, overlooking the Adriatic gulf, stands what may be called the European Nazareth.
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