EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialEsther for Ahasueras, Round, lead plaque, surrounded by a braid band. On the far left, King Ahasuerus is seated on his throne under a canopy. Before him Esther, who comes to him to plead for lord foster father Mordecai and for her people, the Jews, kne...
Editorial"What a shame this lovely little lady didn't ask me to present her case in Court... I would love to plead that her husband is a rogue...," plate 24 from Les Gens De Justice. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1846. Dimensions: 240 ? 189 ...
EditorialLetter from Elizabeth I to Mary Queen of Scots, blaming her for the conclusion of the judicial enquiry at York / Hampton Court, 21 December 1568. Elizabeth’s tribunal opened on 4 October, with Thomas Howard, the 4th Duke of Norfolk, and Sir Ralph Sad...
EditorialThe three estates plead their case before the court of sciences. An initial and floral border. Le Débat de félicité (debate on happines). Bruges, between 1464 and 1467. Source: Arundel 71, f.24. Language: French.
EditorialPunishment for refusing to plead guilty. The Malefactor's Register; or, the Newgate and Tyb. London : Alexander Hogg, 1779. The punishment inflicted on those who refused pleading to an indictment. Image taken from : The Malefactor's Register; or, the N...
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialTwelve advocates who plead without wigs. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialTwelve advocates who plead with wigs on. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialHonor? Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879). An Adulterous Affair. I know about that? I will plead your case with the greatest pleasure. You will see how I will deal with your husband. I will prove that he is guilty on all points, and we will have a good laug...
EditorialThe capture of Acre, 1191. Crusaders, led by French King Philippe II August, capture the city of Acre (Akko, Israel). Saracens hold up their hands and plead for mercy. From " Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis". ID: Roy 16 G VI, fol.352 v...