Images (p. 219)

Image by Fondo Antiguo de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla

The Abbey of Monte Casino

The abbey of Monte Casino, illustration by Francesco Cassiano De Silva from Giovanni Battista Pacichelli's Il regno di Napoli in prospettiva, Naples, 1703.

Image by Michele Perillo

Castle of Melfi

Castle of Melfi, an important Norman stronghold in Southern Italy.

Image by Cyberprout

Pope Leo IX

Pope Leo IX (r. 1049-1054), illustration from an illuminated manuscript, 11th century.

Image by Giovanni Villani

Robert Guiscard with Pope Nicholas II

Robert Guiscard (c. 1015-1085) is proclaimed Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily by Pope Nicholas II, illustration from the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani, 14th century.

Image by Matthias Süßen

Roger II Crowned King

Coronation of Roger II, King of Sicily (r. 1130-1154), mosaic in La Martorana, also known as Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Saint Mary of the Admiral), in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Image by Gulustan

Baku Fortress Wall

Gate of the Baku Fortress, Azerbaijan.

Image by Tuomas Vitikainen

Tomb of Jean Sibelius

The tomb of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) at his former home Ainola in southern Finland.

Image by Eric Sundström - Helsinki City Museum

Sibelius and his Wife Reading at Home

A 1915 photograph taken by Eric Sundström of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and his wife reading at their home Ainola, north of Helsinki. (Helsinki City Museum)