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The Man Who Loved Love
This is a page from the book 'The Man who Loved Love' (1684) written by Ihara Saikaku and illustrated by Hishikawa Moronbu held by the National Diet Library, Tokyo. Rare books of the National Diet Library -The 60th anniversary- (https://www.ndl.go.jp/exhibit60/...
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Portrait of Ihara Saikaku
Portrait of the Japanese writer Ihara Saikaku (1642-1693 CE) by an unknown artist.
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany
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Amanda H. Podany
Amanda H. Podany, the author of Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East published by Oxford University Press.
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Louis François Perrin de Précy
Portrait of Louis François Perrin de Précy, commander of the rebel army during the Revolt of Lyon in the Federalist Revolts (May-December 1793). By Jean-Joseph Dassy, 1829. In the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Cholet
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Joseph Chalier
Portrait of Joseph Chalier, the Jacobin leader whose execution in Lyon, France led to the Revolt of Lyon during the Federalist Revolts (May-December 1793). Painting attributed to Jean-François Garneray, c. 1793. In the Musée Carnavalet.
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Collot d'Herbois
Engraving of Collot d'Herbois, member of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror and the French Revolution. By Auguste Raffet, 1847
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Siege of Lyon
Depiction of the Siege of Lyon, August-October 1793 during the Revolt of Lyon. Authour unknown.
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Lycurgus of Sparta
An 18th-century painting by Jacques-Louis David of Lycurgus of Sparta, aka, 'the Lawgiver', the legendary Spartan ruler (9th century BCE?) credited with defining the city's famous emphasis on military endeavour.
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Lycurgus the Lawgiver
A 19th-century painting by Mary-Joseph Blondel of Lycurgus the Lawgiver, the legendary Spartan ruler (9th century BCE?) credited with defining the city's famous emphasis on military endeavour. (Musée de Picardie, Amiens, France)