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...
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...
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...
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...
On 15th Street between Market and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, is this faded sign for Vogt Bros. Mfg. Co, formerly located at 1402 W. Main Street. Another word is partially visible under the main words and along the side of the building...
Address: 142 South 15th Street, Louisville, Kentucky. View of building from parking lot on northern side of building. Ghost sign on building reads, "Peerless Manufactur[ing]."
Two-story white brick building at the corner of Fifteenth and Grayson (now Cedar), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor houses W. Rapp's Cafe. There is another door to the building where a man can be seen standing by the window; the door is...
Two-story light wooden building at the corner of Fifteenth and Lexington (now Breckinridge), Louisville, Kentucky. Miller's Cafe is on the ground floor, advertising Grand-Dad Whiskey and Hot Sausage with Each Drink.
Two-story brick building at the corner of Fifteenth and Green (now Liberty), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is Smith's Grocery; a man and a young child stand near the door. On the side of the building are two painted signs: one for...
Tall three-story brick building with long windows on the second floor at the corner of Fifteenth and Southgate (now Garland), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is Martin Clark Cafe. Two men stand in the doorway. Cafe seems to be...
Large two-story building at the corner of Fifteenth and Walnut (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Sign painted on the side reads "Hy. Fruechtenicht Groceries, Fresh Meats, & Vegetables." A man in an apron stands in...
Buildings; Signs (Notices); Brick wall signs; Grocery stores; Electric lines
Three-story brick building with a small room at the top at the corner of Fifteenth and Main, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is [J. B.] Gibson's Grocery, with a large sign painted on the side of the building advising that consumers...
Men walk down Fifteenth Street between piles of debris and tree limbs on the near side of the street. On the opposite side of the street are buildings severely damaged by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The tornado...
Psalters--England--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Psalter or Book of Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible with the text of 150 songs, traditionally believed to have been written by the Hebrew King David. The Psalter was used for both public worship and private prayers and, until Books of Hours...
Boats on Blue River, Kansas City, Missouri. One boat in the middle of the river, apparently moving away from the viewer. Other boats line the banks of the river. There are several people, mainly solitary, near the various boats. Published by the...
