EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 3, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 3, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialAstronomy, Instrumens, Developments of the Passages Instrument, Passage Instrument, Signed: Benard Direx, pl. 21, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, d...
EditorialStained Glass Panel with the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1485?1500, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall: 28 11/16 x 22 3/4 x 3/8 in. (72.9 x 57.8 x 1 cm), Glass-Stained, In fifteenth-century Cologne, glass painting began to...
EditorialCorner fragment of inscribed prism (kudurru), Neo-Babylonian, ca. 7th?6th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylon (?), Babylonian, Clay, 4.02 x 3.5 x .5 in. (10.21 x 8.89 x 1.4 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The invention of writing in approximately 3300 B.C....
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 1, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 1, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 6, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 6, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 2, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 2, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 4, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 4, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 5, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 5, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialNavy, Naval Developments 7, Naval maneuver, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 7, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. Gen?ve: che...
EditorialHydraulic, Fire Pump; Plans and developments, Pump, Signed: Benard Direx, Pl. 1, 2 et 3, after p. 14, Benard (dir.), Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tierss, des arts et des m?tiers. G...
EditorialByzantine relic cross with a depiction of St. Stephen. 9th-11th century. Bronze, engraved. Erwordben 1997. As a result of the crusades, many high-quality religious objects were brought back from the eastern Mediterranean to western Europe. They had a l...
EditorialMap of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark and parts adjacent. Major streets and open spaces coloured; City of London outlined in red. New developments include the White Lead Manufactory north of the New Road (Marylebone Road) and buildi...
EditorialThe wild boy. Named Victor. An historical account of the discovery and educati. R. Phillips: London, 1802. The wild boy found in the woods in Aveyron'. Named, Victor, he was found in the woods in San Sernin on January 8, 1800. Itard assumed the task of...
EditorialCover of the score of 'My Little Metro-land Home', written to praise the delights of the residential developments along the Metropolitan line . My little Metro-land home. c.1920. Source: VOC/1920/Thraile, front cover. Language: English.
EditorialByzantine relic cross with a depiction of St. Stephen. 9th-11th century. Bronze, engraved. Erwordben 1997. As a result of the crusades, many high-quality religious objects were brought back from the eastern Mediterranean to western Europe. They had a l...
EditorialTriangular label impressed with stamp seal: for grain loan, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Clay, 5.1 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm (2 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions, The invention of wri...
EditorialCuneiform tablet: Utukku lemnutu, tablet 12, Seleucid, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Seleucid, Clay, 2 1/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. (5.4 x 2.4 x 2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The invention of writing in approxi...
EditorialStained Glass Panel with the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1485?1500, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall: 28 11/16 x 22 3/4 x 3/8 in. (72.9 x 57.8 x 1 cm), Glass-Stained, In fifteenth-century Cologne, glass painting began to...
EditorialCorner fragment of inscribed prism (kudurru), Neo-Babylonian, ca. 7th?6th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylon (?), Babylonian, Clay, 4.02 x 3.5 x .5 in. (10.21 x 8.89 x 1.4 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed, The invention of writing in approximately 3300 B.C....
EditorialScarab of the Overseer of the Troops Sebeknakht, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802?1677 B.C., From Egypt, Glazed steatite, L. 2.7 cm (1 1/6 in.); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); H. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.), Scarabs bearing the names of nonroyal individuals first appe...