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...
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...
"This is an early example of Buren's use of stripe motifs in a public context. He has continued the practice to the present. For instance, in 1997 in Munster, Germany, his contribution to a festival of site-specific sculpture consisted of...
"This is an early example of Buren's use of stripe motifs in a public context. He has continued the practice to the present. For instance, in 1997 in Munster, Germany, his contribution to a festival of site-specific sculpture consisted of...
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....
