EditorialBlandine, half roasted on a grill, and then tied to wild beasts, Anno 172, Parallel title: Blandina, half ridden by a roster and then thrown out for the wild beasts, A nn o 172, copperplate engraving, 25.), p. 59, Luyken, Jan (inv. et fec.), Jan Luyken...
EditorialParisians already taking their precautions to avoid being roasted by the comet, plate 410 from Actualit?s. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 200 ? 258 mm (image); 272 ? 359 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on white wove...
EditorialAn advertisement for Barber & Company, French Coffee . A luxury unknown in England French coffee as used in Paris ... Ten pence per pound … Roasted on the French principle and mixed with the finest bruges chicory. Barber & Co. 274 Regent Circus, Oxfo...
EditorialJar with Cut Maguey Leaves, 2nd century B.C.?A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Ceramic, H. 6 15/16 x Diam. 10 1/2 in. (17.7 x 26.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Like other ceramic objects from Colima, the subject matter of this vessel ...
EditorialKitchen Tender being Rowed, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981?1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280), 1920, Wood, paint, plaster, linen twine and cloth, l. with rudder 147 cm (57 7/8 in); w. with oars 7...
EditorialThe punishment for adultery in Guinea (Slave Coast). A man is roasted alive in front of his lover, who is tied in a pit and scalded with boiling water. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costum...