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....
Buildings; Brigman Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; Columns; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School
Brigman Hall, when it housed the Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville, Belknap Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, 1936. A vase-like concrete ornament, a curved drive, and a building are seen. The building is two stories with two wide, low...
Discovered in Pompeii.
"With its fluted shaft and slightly flared bottom, the candelabrum rests on a tripod shaped like lion's paws, partially covered by a double plant-motif sheath. Three palmettes, one broken, ornament the space between the...
Merry-go-rounds; Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Amusement rides
Figures of prancing horses, lions, and giraffes adorn the carousel at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Lines of light bulbs, strategically placed mirrors, and metallic-toned decorations ornament the carousel. Along the edge of the...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels; Galt House (Louisville, Ky.)
The Galt House, First and Main Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Light five story building with high ceilinged, domed windowed first floor. Each successive floor has a different window ornament--pediments, bars with supports, bars, and arcs. Street...
Cities & towns; Cityscapes; Streets; Buildings; Government facilities; Courthouses
Hardin County Courthouse, old courthouse in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1931. The Hardin County Courthouse is a two story brick building with a porch, a triangular roof that also has a small pediment, and a white clock tower above the roof. A concrete...
Hardin County Courthouse, new courthouse in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The courthouse is a two-story flat brick building with a porch, and with a U.S. flag on top of the flat roof. A concrete ornament on the road at front says "One Way Drive...
"This fragment of a wall painting was among the very first ancient artworks discovered in Herculaneum after the volcanic eruption on August 23 in 79 A.D. […] This panel was executed using a technique similar to fresco painting. The design...
A child wearing a long vest over pants stands on the running board of a Model A Ford. A man wearing a suit and hat sits at the wheel of the car looking at the child. The convertible has its spare tire attached to the side of the car near the front...
A man in a dark coat and cap sits on the passenger side of what is likely a Model A Ford. A small dog is on his lap and they both are looking out the window. The hood ornament is in the shape of a greyhound and the license plate indicates the car...
A small dog sits up on its hind legs and looks at a man who is wearing a dark coat and cap with his suit. The little dog is balanced on the running board of what is likely a Model A Ford. The hood ornament is in the shape of a greyhound and the...
The Louvre portrait is of a "young boy wearing a toga praetexta (a purple-bordered toga) and bulla (ornament worn around a child's neck). […] Comparisons with coins bearing the image of Britannicus exclude the possibility that this is a...
A woman wearing a cloche hat and fur-trimmed coat sits at the wheel of a Model A Ford. A terrier sits in the backseat. The convertible has its spare tire attached to the side of the car near the front tire. The hood ornament is a running greyhound....
A group of five women stand around a parked Model A Ford. The convertible has its spare tire attached to the side of the car near the front tire. The hood ornament is a running greyhound. The women wear tight-fitting hats and coats trimmed in fur....
