Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts--France--Renaissance, 1450 - 1600
Leaf from a Book of Hours, a book used for private prayers, written by hand on a sheet printed with woodblock borders. The Book of Hours originally including this leaf was made in Paris around 1524. The leaf is from a supplemental section, the...
A fifteenth century scribe prepared this blank leaf made of animal skin by marking 19 straight lines before writing a text. Animal skin was still being used for many books during this time, although paper was known in Europe by the fourteenth...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Original sixteenth century leaf from a commentary or writings about the text of the Qur'an written on handmade paper. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things...
Photo Ute Klophaus. "Beuys, with his head covered in a mixture of honey and gold leaf, wearing an iron sole on his right foot and a felt sole on his left, held the dead hare in his arms [...]." (excerpt, p.335)
"From the 'King's Grave' at Ur comes a splendid lyre that, in its restored state, resembles the instrument depicted in the feast scene on the Standard of Ur [from Tomb 779]. A magnificent bull's head caps the instrument's sound box. It is...
Sculpture; Heads (Anatomy); Portraits; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Men; Hairstyles; Crowns; Headdresses; Headgear; Leaves; Symbols
"[…] this portrait probably came from the forum's Augusteum (a shrine dedicated to the imperial family). […] In this portrait, the hair is combed forward, with short bangs over the forehead, formed by straight and regularly laid locks that...
Several displays in a large room with a grid of metal beams at the ceiling within the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On top of one of the displays, an enormous model of a tobacco leaf rises between two octagonal...
Leaf from a twelfth century theology book, copied at the Monastery of Citeaux in France. The book was written on animal skins since paper was not used in Europe at that time, and was intended for study or for reading aloud within the monastic...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
"School gardens are not intended to create gardeners or farmers but to afford the growing boy or girl an opportunity for many aided developments." In the school garden the children are taught by one who can inspire them with a love not...
Louisville Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at Camp Taylor, featuring a wooden floor, brick walls, and a sign for "Camels" in the background. Two men tackle a pile of tobacco as high as their heads.
Auctioneer R. D. Jones (presumably the man at center, wearing black gloves with his three-piece suit and hat), presiding over the auction at Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at Camp Taylor. Men inspect tobacco and talk.
