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Axolotl
Axolotl, ink and paint on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Mexico, 1577. An axolotl, which was described by the accompanying Spanish textual gloss as a meal fit for the nobility...
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Cintli Maize Plant
Cintli, ink on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Mexico, 1577. A depiction of a maize plant, one of the staple crops of the Aztec peoples of Mexico. The image shows the structural...
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Atlalli Aztec Irrigation
Atlalli, ink on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Mexico, 1577. A farmer in Mexico cultivates irrigated land. Water has a swirling texture while the land is sparsely...
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Huexotl Willow Tree
Huexotl, ink and paint on parchment, unknown artist, included in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún, Book 11, folio 144v, Mexico, 1577. A willow tree, known as huexotl in Nahuatl, grows from a body of curling blue...
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Curse Tablet from Pella, Ancient Kingdom of Macedonia
Pella curse tablet, lead scroll, first half of the 4th century BCE. Writing and dedicating a curse tablet (katadesmos) was an act of practical magic in the Greco-Roman world. Curse tablets were fragmental...
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Medieval Wales Map
Map of Medieval Wales by Owj20.
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Owain Gwynedd Family Tree - Limited
Family tree of Owain Gwynedd, limited for clarity and relevance, illustration by Liam Groves.
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Owain Gwynedd
Owain Gwynedd, oil on canvas, Hugh Williams, 1909.
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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San Antonio de Bexar Movie Set, Brackettville, Texas
San Antonio de Bexar movie set built in Bracketville, Texas for the filming of The Alamo (1960), starring John Wayne. Photograph by Betsy Mark, 2004. Figure in photo is Emily Mark, age 9.
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The Alamo Chapel Movie Set, Brackettville, Texas
The Alamo Chapel Movie Set, Brackettville, Texas. Photograph by Betsy Mark, 2004.
