African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
Antiphonaries; Book of Hours; Brevaries; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500; Khamsah; Koran manuscripts; Manuscripts--Medieval; Persian language; Psalters
This digital collection includes eighteen illuminated manuscript leaves which were acquired by the University of Louisville Libraries in 2006 with funding from the Pzena Foundation. Dating from 1150 through 1867, these leaves represent Western...
André Jeunet stands with his cousin, Pierre Bourgeois, on a balcony overlooking Rue du Fer à Moulin in Paris in June, 1917. Photograph is mounted on a gray board. Handwritten on verso of mount: "Juin 1917. Paris. Balcon du 5p(?) rue du Fer...
Music band plays in front of a stone building. The musicians sit with stands in front of them while a conductor stands in the middle. The band is surrounded by a large crowd of people. Title: 28. Sousa's Band, Paris Exposition. Copyright statement:...
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...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; 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...
Ornate bedroom inside the Royal Palace in France. Bed framed by tall curtains with a chandelier hanging above. Paintings are on the wall and a second chandelier hangs near the back. Descriptive information on back of card: The Royal Palace, Paris....
View of the Cathedral of Notre Dame from the water. The cathedral stands behind a cluster of trees. In front is water, possibly a canal, with boats docked to the side. Title: 106. Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris.
Busy and wide intersection with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages. To the rear, buildings are on either side with a building at the end. Fountains are in front of the buildings. Title: 26. Opera Avenue, Paris, France. Text on left: Polychrome...
