EditorialMelon Cactus, (Cereus ctenoides,) 3 feet in height and 16 inches in diameter...It seems to thrive best among volcanic rocks., Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, about 1840 - 1882), 1871, Albumen silver print.
EditorialBroadside relating to a news story about the destruction following a volcanic eruption, volcano erupting while animals and men on horseback flee.
EditorialSteine am Vesuv (2), Volcanic Stones with Location on Mount Vesuvius, copperplate engraving, handcolored, plate 5 (Suppl.), Fabris, Pietro, 1776, William Hamilton: Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the two Sicilies. As they have been com...
EditorialHolacanthus spec., Print, Holacanthus is a genus of marine angelfishes (family Pomacanthidae). The eight species are particularly abundant near volcanic rocks and coral islands. Some are highly valued as food, but even more so for aquaria, as all are b...
EditorialHead of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the " Temple of Meditation", Copan. These " roof-figures" represent ancestors, placed at the highest level of the temple. Volcanic limestone (695-738 CE). Heig...
EditorialVishnu and Shri Supported by Garuda, 1000s-1100s. Western India, Karnataka, 11th-12th century. Volcanic Deccan trap; overall: 84.5 x 55.9 cm (33 1/4 x 22 in.).
EditorialHacha with Openwork, 600-1000. Mexico, Veracruz, El Taj?n. Gray volcanic stone with red pigment; overall: 37.5 x 24 x 22.5 cm (14 3/4 x 9 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.).
EditorialSeated Deity, 1350-1519. Mexico, Aztec, Valley of Mexico near Teotihuacan, Macuilxochitl (?), 14th-16th century. Gray volcanic stone with red pigment; overall: 37.5 x 20.3 x 24.8 cm (14 3/4 x 8 x 9 3/4 in.).
EditorialHead of a Wind God, 400-600. Mexico, Classic Veracruz (Totonac or Tajin), Early Classic, 5th-7th Century. Gray volcanic stone; overall: 21.1 x 15.3 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 x 6 3/8 in.).
EditorialDoor Guardian, Mahakala, 800s. Indonesia, Central Java, Chandi Suko, 9th century. Volcanic stone; overall: 61.3 x 32.4 cm (24 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.).
EditorialBroadside relating to a news story about the destruction following a volcanic eruption, volcano erupting while animals and men on horseback flee.
EditorialBroadside relating to a news story about the destruction following a volcanic eruption, volcano erupting while animals and men on horseback flee.
EditorialIllustration showing Professor Von Hardwigg, a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French version of the novel), who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth New edition ...
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...
EditorialBroadside relating to a news story about the destruction following a volcanic eruption, volcano erupting while animals and men on horseback flee.
EditorialTufa head of sphinx or siren, Archaic, ca. 550?525 B.C., Etruscan, probably Vulcian, Tufa, H.: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, This large head, made of volcanic stone, probably represents a sphinx or siren. Statues of both mythical creatures, usually...
EditorialGrotto of Pausilippe near Naples 1, and the Grotta del Cane (Dogs Cave) near Naples with its mofetta or fumarole, volcanic discharge of sulphuric gases 2. Engraved by J.B. Hoessel, Weimar, 1802. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann ...
EditorialExcavation of the buried city of Herculaneum in the 18th century, and the discovery of Roman ruins under volcanic ash near Vesuvius 1, and plan of a grand theatre for 10,000 spectators 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch...
EditorialExcavation of the city gates of Pompeii, and military barracks with Doric columns, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Ch...
EditorialLe Livre des simples medecines-translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius, physician in Salerno, Italy. Middle 15th, Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages. Digging for sulphur in a volcanic landscape. Fol.192 verso.
EditorialThe Spanish island of Lanzarote was conquered by Jean de Bethencourt in 1402 and presented to the King of Castile, Henry III. In 1730 a massive volcanic eruption covered one third of the island with lava. La Gera, a plain covered with " picon"...
Editorial" Hacha", a flat, highly polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame. This hacha shows a bird of prey on a skull. Hachas may have been markers, or trophies, or models for the players' leather belts (600-900 CE). Volcanic stone. Heigh...
EditorialStromboli, the volcanic island, in Greek myth the home of Aiolos, whom the Gods made guardian of the winds. On his return journey, Ulysses lands on Stromboli; Aiolos presents him with a bag of winds.
EditorialObsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, Egypt, Late Period, after 600 BC. The 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers, with the nails and joints clearly indicated. They were placed on the mummy near the incision by which the interna...