EditorialA belfry to the coronation of the Moors, Cornice decorating the walls, observing the five different orders, Tab. 46, p. 127, Sturm, Leonhard Christian, 1725, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola: Ausf?hrliche Anleitung zu der gantzen Civil-Bau-Kunst: worinnen ne...
EditorialSmall vase, Pear-shaped vase of light green and yellow jade, decorated with bronze decorating archives. The vase has two small ears., anonymous, China, 1775 - 1800, Qianlong-period (1736-1795), jade (rock), h 13.8 cm ? w 9.6 cm ? d 6.3 cm.
EditorialPlaster model for decoration of the Palais du Louvre by Edme Petit, Part of Reunion des Tuileries au Louvre 1852-1857, album 4, names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (Louvre ), etc. (with NAME), permanent exhibition, museum, ornamenting, ...
EditorialBronze statuette of a hunter, Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Bronzes, The identification of the figure depends on the conical cap?the felt pilos often worn by hunters?as well as on the pose. The study of movement ...
EditorialAx, ca. 1450?1500, Syrian, Steel, gold, wood, H. 28 1/2 (72.3 cm); H. of axhead 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); H. of handle 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. of blade 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1341 g), Shafted Weapons, The Mamluk sultans and emirs employed a sp...
EditorialFragment of a Cornice Panel, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; molded, applied, and carved, H. 28 1/16 in. (71.3 cm), Sculpture, This panel comes from the site of Tepe Madrasa in Nishapur. The excavators found this and other fragments ...
EditorialAndiron, 1894, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Bronze, glass, iron, 25 x 15 x 35 in. (63.5 x 38.1 x 88.9 cm), Metal, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892?1902), In 1894, Emily Johnston de Forest and her husband, Rob...
EditorialAmerican, Pennsylvania German: Chest over Drawers, John Bieber, American, Pennsylvania German, 1789, Painted pine, brass, Decorated chests like this one were made by German-speaking settlers in the rural counties of Pennsylvania. They were used as stor...
EditorialCake Design Book - Karl Muffler, William Angliss Food Trades School, 1940s, This book of drawings contains various worksheets, tracings for cake designs and lesson plans for teaching at William Angliss Food Trades School. Karl Muffler taught a cake dec...
EditorialWall decorations of wooden houses 1, Various patterns on block beacons for decorating log cabins, Fig. 21, p. 30, 1885, Ernst Gladbach: Die Holz-Architectur der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. Z?rich & Leipzig: Orell F?ssli, 1885.
EditorialGothic Art. France. Paris. Notre Dame. Sculptures decorating the portal of the Last Judgment. It was built in the 1220s-1230s. Facade. The archangel Michael is weighing their souls with a furry Devil's interference. Paris.
EditorialIn the main street in the city of Ayodhyā, the excited merchants are decorating their shops with their finest brocades, while people climb on the tops of the houses, and over the temples, to secure the best view of the coronation procession. Ramayana....
EditorialMecca. Angels decorating the Kaba at the birth of prophet Muhammad. Miniature. Book of Sufti Abdullah, master painter at the court of the Sultan Murad III, 1595. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.
EditorialVase, 1902?18, Made in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Diam. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm), Glass, Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (1901?ca. 1924).
EditorialLamp Shade, ca. 1905?20, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (1901?ca. 1924).
EditorialLamp Shade, ca. 1905?20, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Glass, Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (1901?ca. 1924).
EditorialGothic Art. Spain. Catalonia. Castello d'Empuries. Basilica of Saint Mary. Consecrated in 1067 and rebuilt in 14th century. Main portico with sculptures of the apostles decorating the archivolts. Detail.
EditorialTaddeo Decorating the Facade of Palazzo Mattei. Date/Period: Ca. 1595. Drawing. Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk and touches of red chalk. Height: 250 mm (9.84 in); Width: 422 mm (16.61 in).