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Traditional folk costumes of Brittany, France

Traditional folk costumes of Brittany, France

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Landscape Gardening & Arrangement of Flowers in Japan.

Arts and crafts of old Japan by Stewart Dick. CHAPTER VIII LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS No review of Japanese art, however superficial, can pass over without mention one of the most interesting of all its phases—the application of its conventions to the living and plastic forms of nature in the sister arts of landscape gardening and the arrangement of flowers. And here,…

Landscape Gardening & Arrangement of Flowers in Japan.

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THE BURIED MOON. AN ENGLISH FAIRY TALE.

The Buried Moon by Edmund Dulac In her frantic struggles the hood of her cloak fell back from her dazzling golden hair, and immediately the whole place was flooded with light. The Buried Moon by Edmund Dulac. Fairy tales of the Allied nations “The Buried Moon” or “The Dead Moon” is a very old fairy tale from East Anglia, a region and former kingdom in the east of England. There are only a few…

THE BURIED MOON. AN ENGLISH FAIRY TALE.

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The Merovingian Dynasty.

Clovis I (466-511) Frankish king or rex from the Merovingian dynasty. The Merovingian Dynasty. The founding of the Merovingian Empire after the departure of the Romans under Clovis I. Effects of the germanic invasions. Beauvais, Soissons, Amiens, Troyes, and Reims, with their dependencies, were governed by Syagrius, the Roman, in defiance of the senate; and this was all that remained in Gaul,…

The Merovingian Dynasty.

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Merovingian kings. Dynasty of Clovis. From 511 to 638.

Merovingian kings. Monuments des Rois Merovingiens. Clovis 1er, Chlotilde, Childebert 1er, Chlotaire 1er, Charibert, Chlotaire II. Monuments of the Merovingian Kings. Monuments des Rois Merovingiens. Clovis 1er, Chlotilde, Childebert 1er, Chlotaire 1er, Charibert, Chlotaire II Merovingian kings. DYNASTY OF CLOVIS. FROM 511 to 638. The rest of the Merovingian dynasty, except Dagobert, were…

Merovingian kings. Dynasty of Clovis. From 511 to 638.

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The fashion history of corsets during the Renaissance

The fashion history of corsets during the Renaissance

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The Ladies of Old France. The Corset and the Crinolin.

Chapter III. Chapter III The Ladies of Old France. The Corset and the Crinolin. Frankish Fashions. The Monks and the Corset. Corsets worn by Gentlemen as well as Ladies in the Thirteenth Century. The Kirtle. Small Waists in Scotland. Chaucer on Small Bodies. The Surcoat. Long Trains. Skirts. Snake-toed Shoes. High-heeled Slippers. Content The ladies of Old France – Their fashions during the…

The Ladies of Old France. The Corset and the Crinolin.

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Lucienne Bréval, an iconic soprano of French opera, was dazzling career in the 1890s with unforgettable performances

Lucienne Bréval: A French opera star (1869-1935)

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Divining fortune on the finger joints.

Explication des six clichés. Explanation of the six sentences written on the finger joints. Chinese superstitions Divining fortune on the finger joints. Ta-shi. (1) This kind of divination is much in vogue among the common people, because owing to its simplicity, everybody, oven the good village dames, can easily use it without there being any need of a third person. It consists in examining…

Divining fortune on the finger joints.

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Cipher representing the three blessings. Chinese superstitions.

Cipher representing the three blessings. Chinese superstitions. Cipher representing the three blessings. Happiness, emolument and longevity: Fuh-luh-show (1) At the upper part of the annexed cipher, formed by the entwining of the three characters, may be seen emerging the bald head of old Show-smg (2), the God of Longevity. Instead of the customary staff of an old man, he grasps in his hand…

Cipher representing the three blessings. Chinese superstitions.

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The character Show, Longevity. Chinese superstitions.

Artistic cipher, representing the character Show, Longevity. Chinese superstitions Artistic cipher, representing the character Show, Longevity. The character Show Longevity, is sometimes very artistically delineated on a large scroll or panel, suspended in the guest-hall, and occupying the principal place of honour above the native divan. In such cases, it is worshipped, as if it were some…

The character Show, Longevity. Chinese superstitions.

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A Web of Summer Gossamer. A chapter on Bonnets.

PARISIAN CHAPEAUX. A Web of Summer Gossamer (gossamer fabrics). Parisian Chapeaux in 1866. A Web of Summer Gossamer. A chapter on Bonnets. Parisian hat fashion of the year 1866 My Dear Mr. Editor,—Allow me to offer you for the first number of Nature and Art, a true woman’s contribution, a chapter on Bonnets. They say the men have all lost their heads on the Continent, and that there is no…

A Web of Summer Gossamer. A chapter on Bonnets.

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Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, 1314.

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster THOMAS, EARL OF LANCASTER, LEICESTER, DERBY, AND LINCOLN, AND STEWARD OF ENGLAND. ANNO 1314. Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (* around 1278; † 22 March 1322 at Pontefract Castle) was an English magnate and rebel. As an opposition magnate during the reign of his cousin King Edward II, he played a significant role during his reign. However, his politics…

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, 1314.

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The King of Hungaria in his coronation robes. Equestrian portrait.

The King of Hungaria in his coronation robes. Equestrian portrait. The King of Hungaria in his coronation robes. Equestrian portrait, c. 1820. Francis II (1768 – 1835) from the House of Habsburg-Lorraine was the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1792 to 1806 as Franz II. In 1804, he founded the Austrian Empire, which he ruled as Francis I until his death. Source: Pannonia’s…

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The royal Hungarian heraldic coat of arms, c. 1820

The royal Hungarian heraldic coat of arms, 1820. The royal Hungarian heraldic coat of arms. Source: Pannonia’s inhabitants depicted in their traditional costumes in 78 paintings. Together with an ethnographic explanation. Written and published by Joseph Heinbucher, Edlen v. Bikkéssy k. k. First lieutenant of the army formerly in the Genie Corps. Vienna 1820. Pannonia, a region once inhabited…

The royal Hungarian heraldic coat of arms, c. 1820

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Examples Floriated Ornament, by Augustus Pugin.

Examples Floriated Ornament, by Augustus Pugin.

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