EditorialChrist's healing of the leper. The New Gospel Fragments [Egerton Gospel]. Egypt; 100-150 A.D. [Whole frame] Three fragments from the so-called Unknown Gospel. The two large fragments recount Christ's healing of a leper and his response to hostile quest...
EditorialLa belle Fatma Ben-Eny, "The beauty of Tunis," with the Troupe du Concert Tunisien, in the Opera Theatre of the Royal Aquarium. A portrait of Fatma Ben-Eny from a sketch in the "Entertainment gazette, and echoes of the week" October 22nd, 1887. 1887. S...
EditorialUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. Born out of World War II, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights represents the first global codification of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. The framers of the Declaration drew on prev...
EditorialNew Gospel fragments. The New Gospel Fragments [Egerton Gospel]. Egypt; 100-150 A.D. [Whole frame] Three fragments of the so-called Unknown Gospel.The text appears to be an very early elaboration of the Gospel story, and relates several of the same sto...
EditorialZions thankful echoes. Zions thankfull Ecchoes from the Clifts of Ireland. For Richard Harper: London, 1649. A nun is shown praying under the symbol of an Irish harp. Image taken from Zions thankfull Ecchoes from the Clifts of Ireland. Or the little C...
EditorialBowl, ca. 1870, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Bone china, 3 9/16 ? 6 3/8 in. (9 ? 16.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The form of this bowl is reminiscent of early Chinese bronze and ceramic three-legged vessels, while the stylized band of decorati...