EditorialDraining Bricks, Stone coverings for drainage, Fig. 49, Pl. XLIX, to p. 332, R.W. Dickson: Practical agriculture, or, a complete system of modern husbandry: with the methods of planting, and the management of live stock. Bd. 1. London: printed for Rich...
EditorialFabric Coverings with Patterns of Gillyflowers and Water Lilies Fabric Covering with Pattern of Gillyflowers, Gray damask wallcovering with a design of nail flowers., Chris Lebeau, Eindhoven, c. 1911 - c. 1915, linen (material), damask, h 193.0 cm ? w ...
EditorialWall coverings, Green gray damask wall coverings with a bees design., Chris Lebeau, Eindhoven, 1911 - 1915, linen (material), damask, h 159.0 cm ? w 58.0 cm.
EditorialWall coverings, Olive green damasks wall coverings with a pattern of bees., Chris Lebeau, Eindhoven, 1911 - 1915, linen (material), damask, h 150.5 cm ? w 58.0 cm.
EditorialWall coverings of linen with imprint in gold on gray ground with stylized tendrils pattern inside diamonds in which a tiger or peacock alternates, Wall covering, a sheet of linen with imprint in gold on gray ground with stylized tendrils pattern inside...
EditorialFabric Coverings with Patterns of Gillyflowers and Water Lilies Fabric Covering with Pattern of Water Lilies, Olive green damask wallcovering with a pattern of water lilies., Chris Lebeau, Eindhoven, c. 1911 - c. 1915, linen (material), damask, h 197.0...
EditorialReed Mat, first half 10th century, Attributed to present-day Israel, Tiberias, Hemp (warp), straw (weft); weft faced plain weave, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 3/8 in. (161 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Woven mats were commonly used throughout the Middle East as floor co...
EditorialStrip of wall coverings of green silk with multicolored embroidery, Strip (wallpaper?) Of green silk with appliqu? polychrome decoration of flower sprays embroidered with silk and gold and silver thread. Also appliqu? two prelate weapons embroidered on...
EditorialWall coverings with the motif 'Lotos', Purple damask wall coverings with a design of water lilies (?)., Chris Lebeau, Eindhoven, 1911 - 1915, linen (material), damask, h 197.0 cm ? w 57.2 cm.
EditorialManorina melanophrys, Print, The bell miner (Manorina melanophrys), commonly known as the bellbird, is a colonial honeyeater endemic to southeastern Australia. The common name refers to their bell-like call. "Miner" is an old alternative spelling of th...
Editorialeonardo da Vinci, Sagittal and Horizontal Sections of the Human Head with Layers of the Head compared with an Onion. K/P 32r (ca. 1490). On this page Leonardo outlined in a sagittal and transverse plane the 'cell doctrine' concept. The brain cavity is ...
Editorialeonardo da Vinci, Sagittal and Horizontal Sections of the Human Head with Layers of the Head compared with an Onion. K/P 32r (ca. 1490). On this page Leonardo outlined in a sagittal and transverse plane the 'cell doctrine' concept. The brain cavity is ...
EditorialArmchair (one of four), ca. 1751?52, British and French, probably Beauvais, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter), H. 44 x W. 32 x D. 28 in. (111.8 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a set of six a...
EditorialReed Mat, first half 10th century, Attributed to present-day Israel, Tiberias, Hemp (warp), straw (weft); weft faced plain weave, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 3/8 in. (161 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Woven mats were commonly used throughout the Middle East as floor co...
EditorialThe 'Simonetti' Carpet, ca. 1500, Attributed to Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 353 in. (896.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Named the 'Simonetti' carpet after a former owner, this majestic weaving is amon...
EditorialWall panel with garden urns, late 18th century, Chinese, for European market, Silk taffeta, painted and printed, 78 x 43 in. (198.1 x 109.2cm), Textiles-Painted, Along with painted wallpaper, the Chinese produced painted silk wall hangings for export d...
EditorialCarpet, ca. 1800, Attributed to Turkey, Wool, cotton, and metallic silver thread, 64 3/16 x 163 3/8 in. (163 x 415 cm), Textiles-Woven, Flatwoven floor coverings representing a vibrant village and nomadic tradition were produced in a wide swathe of the...
EditorialShah Jahan, the Moghul emperor of India, riding a white elephant, 18th century. The elephant's coverings and tusks are richly decorated. Angels above carry a sword, a crown and a flaming bowl. Courtiers and soldiers on horseback in the foreground. From...