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Illustration of the tomb of Hyder Ali Khan, Sultan of Mysore, India, from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934.

Illustration of the tomb of Akbar the Great, one of the masterpieces of Mughal architecture, built between 1605 and 1613 and located within a 48-hectare site in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. From the book "History of Costumes of…

Incisione dal libro "Viaggio in Cina" di J. Thompson e T. Choutzé. Nel libro il nome è erroneamente scritto Thompson, ma l'autore è il viaggiatore e fotografo scozzese John Thomson (1837-1921), mentre T. Choutzé (朱茨) è lo pseudonimo di…

Illustration of Greek theatrical masks from the book 'History of the Costume of Peoples Through the Centuries' by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. For theatrical competitions, each of the ten tribes had a chorus and a…

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying the return of Tobie

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying the return of Tobie

Illustration of the race of the quadrigae from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. The charioteer wore short tunics or leather strips.

Color illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. It depicts a scene from the myth of Europa, seduced by Zeus in the form of…

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Solomon ordering his guards to cut in half a child that two women claimed as their own

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Solomon ordering his guards to cut in half a child that two women claimed as their own