EditorialThe monkey forces have scoured the northern, eastern and western regions in vain and return to tell Sugriva and Rama of their disappointment. Sugriva sits on a rug under a royal umbrella and is offering pan (betel-chews) to the two brothers like any Ra...
EditorialDees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos Waereld-grooten, Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the Nederlandsche cow. The Neerlands lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword ...
EditorialDees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos Waereld-grooten, Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the Nederlandsche cow. The Neerlands lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword ...
EditorialEnvy generates war. act (series title), The female personification of Envy (Invidia), that chews on a heart. In the background a landscape where a storm rages and a boat sinks. The performance has a frame with an inscription in Latin that is encased in...
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialPreparation of betel chews. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of betel chews for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Opaque watercolour. Sultanate style. Image taken from The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscri...
EditorialThe monkey forces have scoured the northern, eastern and western regions in vain and return to tell Sugriva and Rama of their disappointment. Sugriva sits on a rug under a royal umbrella and is offering pan (betel-chews) to the two brothers like any Ra...
EditorialPreparation of betel chews. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of betel chews for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Ghiyath Shahi out of doors apparently in discussion with three of his attendants. In the foreground a...
EditorialBetel preparation. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Betel being offered to Ghiyath Shahi. Betel preparation. Leaf-eating written in large 'naskh' in the right hand border of the folio. Ghiyath Shahi being offered betel c...
EditorialPerfumes and flowers. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. The Sultan's bedroom being prepared with perfumes and flowers. Advice on the domestic use of perfume. Ghiyath Shahi is not present. His couch with a large cushion an...
EditorialBetel. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Betel being offered to Ghiyath Shahi. Betel preparation. Leaf-eating written in large 'naskh' in the right hand border of the folio. Ghiyath Shahi being offered betel chews by a da...
EditorialPreparation of betel. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of betel for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Preparation of flavouring for betel. Ghiyath Shahi kneeling (out of doors) on a small stool while betel chews are...
EditorialBetel chews. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of betel chews for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Betel preparation (damaged). Ghiyath Shahi seated on a stool out of doors, turning to accept a betel chew offered by...
EditorialDees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos Waereld-grooten, Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the Nederlandsche cow. The Neerlands lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword ...
EditorialA woman writes a letter on a somno (night table containing a chamberpot) with her feet on a pillow, while her dog chews a lace collar and a cat sleeps on her ballgown. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817.
EditorialDees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos Waereld-grooten, Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the Nederlandsche cow. The Neerlands lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword ...