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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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OLD AGE

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627 photos
Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the Purim festival, in memory of the downfall of Haman, arch-enemy of the Persian Jews. From Italy, mid-18th. Vellum, painted, 215 x 12 cm
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Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the...

Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the Purim festival in memory of the downfall of Haman, arch-enemy of the Persian Jews. Twisted columns stand for the columns of the Temple of Solomon. From Italy, watercolour, 156 x 26 cm
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Megillat Esther, a scroll with the biblical Book Esther, read during the...

Blessings after the reading of the Book Esther during the Purim festival. Scenes from the story - Haman parading Mordecai through the streets, King Ahasuerus extending his scepter to Esther, passing his ring to Mordecai. From Germany, 1827. Parchment, 41 x 21,5 cm
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Blessings after the reading of the Book Esther during the Purim festival. Scen...

Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled trees with psalters,harps,timbrels,pipes and cymbals according to psalm 150.In the center the City of David and the tombs of the kings of the House of David. Watercolour and ink on paper,38,5 x 31,5 cm
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Micrographic painting of Zion,city of David.Two gnarled trees with psalters,harp...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage is decorated with a traditional Persian symbol,the half-moon rising over lions. From Persia. Watercolour on paper, 95 x 68 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage is...

Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle. Tin
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Purim-plate with Adam and Eve and Imperial Eagle. Tin

Marriage sari (patolu) From Goujarat, India
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Marriage sari (patolu) From Goujarat, India

A tournament in the presence of Philipp, son of Emperor Maximilian I, (left of column, with high Duke's cap), and of his wife, Juana, Queen of Castile. Wool and silk, with gold- and silver thread 470 x 560 cms, Brussels, around 1495
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A tournament in the presence of Philipp, son of Emperor Maximilian I,...

A tournament in the presence of Philip, son of Emperor Maximilian I (left of column, with high Duke's cap) and of his wife Juana, Queen of Castile. Wool and silk, with gold- and silver thread. 470 x 560 cms, Brussels, around 1495
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A tournament in the presence of Philip, son of Emperor Maximilian I...

The Hours of Nicolas Camus,France,late 15th. MS 81/1057,fol.72.Nathan presents War,Plague and Death to King David.
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The Hours of Nicolas Camus,France,late 15th. MS 81/1057,fol.72.Nathan...

The purple Codex Rossanensis,a 6th century manuscript on puple parchment,contains the gospel of Matthew and almost the entire gospel of Mark.30 x 25 cm.Inscriptions and 40 verses are from Psalms and Prophets.Folio 8:Christ in Gethsemane,Apostles,sleeping;Mt.XXVI,36.Prophets:David, Jonah,Nachum.Ps.CVIII,4;LXXXVII,3;Jonah II,8, Nahum I,7.Origin perhaps Aleppo,Syria.
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The purple Codex Rossanensis,a 6th century manuscript on puple parchment,contai...

Wilhelm von Gloeden,German painter and photographer, (1856-1931),specialized in photographs of "antique" topics against Sicilian landscapes. Two boys.
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Wilhelm von Gloeden,German painter and photographer, (1856-1931),specialized...