EditorialRoman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6, and battering ram on chains Aries 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children...
EditorialFestive, scantily-clad mannequins in a vintage Cadillac, an annual Christmas display that sees many a selfie-taker stop at Robert Kimbrew’s home in Oklaunion, Texas, Dec. 8, 2020. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialSnuffbox, 1738?44, French, Paris, Gold, mother-of-pearl, Overall: 2 1/2 ? 1 13/16 ? 1 1/4 in. (6.4 ? 4.6 ? 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, The use of snuff became very fashionable in Europe during the eighteenth century. The affluent snuff-taker ...
EditorialRoman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6, and battering ram on chains Aries 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children...