This thesis traces the evolution of trends in stucco decoration during the late antique and early Byzantine periods. The focus of the thesis is to identify and explain the transition between the figural stuccowork trends of the fifth century and...
Plague--History--Europe; Black Death--Social aspects--Europe; Erotica--Europe--History; Idols and images--Europe--History; Superstition--Europe--History
This thesis examines a large corpus of enigmatic pilgrimage badges dating from
roughly 1350-1500 CE. The badges were brought to light during archaeological
excavations of water sites throughout the Schelde Estuary in the Netherlands, the
riverbanks...
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Breastfeeding in art
This dissertation is an analysis of Italian late medieval and Renaissance peoples’ response to the Madonna lactans image. Although the images that comprise this type are similar in that Mary holds Christ at her breast, they vary widely in...
Twenty-six fossil assemblages of land and freshwater molluscs from the Pliocene to the present, were collected from locations near the town of Meade, Kansas, U.S.A. and were analyzed (along with the extant molluscan fauna of Meade County, Kansas)...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Cafeterias; Tables; Chairs; Women;
Dining area with round tables and chairs, a coat rack, and couches. Three women sit at a table near the back. There are ketchup bottles, salt and pepper shakers, and sugar dispensers on the tables. This has been identified as a picture of the...
"...the largest of the three late classical houses south of the Agora just west of the Panathenaic Way." (caption, p.50); "...the middle house is much larger, about 25 by 19 metres (82 by 62 1/2 feet) overall." (p.50)
Exterior view of Joe Lurding cafe, Louisville, Kentucky; tables with benches and canopies for outdoor dining set-up along either side of cafe. Handwritten on back of image: "SW corner Barret & Oak, late 1930's." Title supplied by...
University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. School of Law; Folding chairs;
A view of the University of Louisville Law School building (now known as Wyatt Hall) seen across rows of folding chairs on the lawn in front of the Administration building (now Grawemeyer Hall). The folding chairs were set up in preparation for a U...
"[…] it should be noted that the vases found at Sesklo and Dimini are characterized by an astonishing variety of shapes, which means that they served a large number of uses. For the purposes of study, all these shapes have their own names,...
Home of D. D. Bell on Sayre Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky (National Register of Historic Places Building #78001312). Two men wearing bowler hats are on the front steps, one sitting, one standing. A large urn on a pedestal flanks the entrance.
Map of the southeastern United States shows capes, bays, rivers, mountain ranges and cities primarily in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. According to inscriptions, the map is based on surveys and observations by Joseph Purcell...
Book of Hours--Italy--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
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...
Stewart's Dry Goods on corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets (501 S. Fourth St.), Louisville, Kentucky. The photo shows entrances on two sides of the building, each with its own suspended canopy. Women can be seen window shopping at a display of...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities; Health care facilities; Educational facilities;
Keller Child Psychiatry Research Center building, with landscaping and entryway. This image appears to have been made around the time the building was completed (circa 1967). Current uses: Supports study and treatment of emotional disorders in...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Barracks; Dormitories
White Hall, with part of another barracks building. The entryway to White Hall is framed by trees. One of the Naval Barracks, White Hall was moved to accommodate construction of Schneider Hall in 1955. It was relocated to site of present-day...
A man walks out the door of the Campus Bookstore located on the lower level of the University Center. A poster with the words "RED RAGE" inside an illustration of a cardinal bird head is taped to the door. The Student Center was built...
Members of the U of L pep band perform wearing novelty hats and sunglasses. One hat has a rooster's comb coming out of the top. The band director leads them.
