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Byblos Castle, Lebanon
Byblos Castle, Lebanon, built by the Crusaders in the 12th century CE, it was surrounded by a moat. It belonged to the Genoese Embracio family, whose members were lord of Gibelet. The castle is adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site...

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Walpurgisnacht
Walpurgis Night in Erfurt, Germany.

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Statue of Saint Walpurga
Abbey of Saint Walburga in Virginia Dale, CO

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Saint Walpurga
Altarpiece of St. Martinskirche, Messkirch, Germany, depicting Saint Walpurga (also given as Walburga), c. 1535-40 CE.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Walpurgis Night Bonfire
People celebrating Walpurgis Night in 2012.

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Medical Treatment of a Horse
Instructions on drenching a horse to induce diarrhea from the Byzantine manuscript Hippiatrica. (Hippiatrica, Parisinus greacus 2244, fo. 74v)
14th century CE

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Trade Card of a Veterinary Surgeon
Trade card of Norborn, veterinary surgeon.
c. 1760-1818 CE.

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Kahun Veterinary Papyrus
Papyrus Kahun LV. 2; veterinary papyrus; 12th Dynasty

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Fuxi & Nuwa
Tang Dynasty depiction of the god Fuxi and his sister-wife Nuwa.
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Museum.

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Mary I of England by Antonis Mor
A 1554 CE portrait of Mary I of England (r. 1553-1558 CE) by Antonis Mor. (Museo del Prado, Madrid)