The Castel del Monte is a building from the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) in Apulia in south-eastern Italy.
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Historical travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The discovery of the world
The Reculvers, Herne Bay, Kent, England.
Reculver was a village – now a deserted village – about five kilometres east of Herne Bay in the English county of Kent.
Cologne, on the Rhine, Germany 19th c..
Cologne, viewed from the water, appears with more of ancient majesty than from any other point.
Waterfall on the Windward Road, near Kingston.
Cane River Cascade on the Windward Road, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Harbour Street and King Street, crossing each other at right angles, are the principal streets in Kingston.
The King’s Square in St Jago de la Vega
The King’s Square in St Jago de la Vega (Spanish Town), which was the capital of Jamaica until 1872, when it transferred to Kingston.
Iron Bridge over the Rio Cobre, at Spanish Town, Jamaica.
The Old Iron Bridge in Spanish Town. First Iron Bridge In The Caribbean.
Kongo. A Makenge named dignitary of the Babende.
The “Babende” are the members of a secret society among the Bangongo, a tribe of the Buschongo or Songora on the lower Congo.
Kingston, and Port Royal from Windsor Farm, 1825.
View of Kingston and Port Royal in Jamaica from 1825.
Arch of Trajan on the mole at Ancona.
This Arch was a tribute of gratitude to the Emperor Trajan, and was erected in the year 115 A. D.
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