EditorialEngaged Capital with Birds and Dragons, late 1100s. Western France, Bordelais or Dordogne, late 12th Century. Limestone; overall: 28 x 26.1 x 20.7 cm (11 x 10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.).
Editorial(Miniature only) Siege of Castillion sur Dordogne. French and English troops battle over wooden defences, with banners, tents and castle walls. La cronicque du temps de roy Charles VII de France. N. France or S. Netherlands; late 15th century. Source: ...
EditorialMontaigne Castle, birthplace of philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). The Castle was destroyed by fire in 1885, the Library-tower alone remained. The wooden ceiling of the Library is inscribed with Greek and Latin quotations.
EditorialEntombment of Christ, ca. 1515, Made in Biron, Dordogne, France, French, Limestone, polychromy, Figurative area: 90 in. ? 9 ft. 8 1/2 in. ? 39 in. (228.6 ? 295.9 ? 99.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The coats of arms of the donors, Pons de Gontaut and his brot...
EditorialNeanderthal skull from La Ferrassie, France, dating to approximately 35,000 years ago. The archaeological site at La Ferrassie in the Dordogne has one of the best examples of Neanderthal collective burial places.
EditorialMontaigne Castle, birthplace of philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). The Castle was destroyed by fire in 1885, the Library-tower alone remained. The wooden ceiling of the Library is inscribed with Greek and Latin quotations.