Minor Collection

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Frederic Chopin / Etude
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his C minor Etude

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. The three-faceted goddess Hecate fighting with a torch

Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants

IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster
The fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, 17 June 1974. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage

Sheffield Street 1966
A Sheffield street scene

One of Our Minor Wars, by Bairnsfather
One of Our Minor Wars " Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, possibly his most famous, shown as it first appeared in The Bystander 1915

Morris Minor driving through English village
The modern Morris Miner driving through the village of Bibury, Gloucestershire

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

Chloroform / Experiment
Hannah Greener, who became the first fatality under chloroform anasethesia during a minor operation to have a toe nail removed

Cast copy of the Juno Ludovisi
Modern cast copy of the Juno Ludovisi (Hera Ludovisi) - a colossal 1st century Roman marble head depicting an idealized and youthful Antonia Minor as the goddess Juno. Date: circa 1910s

Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy

Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, and Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos minor.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old
" JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old Testament. Jonah on the beach. Illustration from " Sacred Bible" of Martin Luther. Edition printed in Franckfurt in 1704. Engraving."

Leo Major and Leo Minor. Astronomical chart showing two lions forming the constellation. Date 1825

Monoceros Etc Constell
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog

Death of Richard I
Richard I, dying of his wounds during a minor engagement in France, pardons Bertrand, the archer who shot him

Haworthia minor or Tulista minima (Least pearl aloe, Aloe margaritifera minima). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The

Fools parsley, hemlock and northern water hemlock
Fools parsley, Aethusa cynapium 1, hemlock, Conium maculatum 2, and northern water hemlock, Cicuta virosa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Canis Minor Star Map
The constellation of the Unicorn and Canis Minor

Bears Great and Small
URSA MAJOR and URSA MINOR (The Great Bear and the Little Bear) in the northern sky

Convolvulus hawk-moth and bindweed
Convolvulus hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, caterpillar and pupa with field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis LXXV. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten

Francolin, frigatebird and frangipani
Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila afra 2, great frigatebird, Fregata minor 3, and red frangipani, Plumeria rubra 1. Franchipanier, francolin, fregate

Wright (Armstrong Siddeley) J65 Sapphire turbojet engine
Wright J65 (Armstrong Siddeley) Sapphire turbojet engine. The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire was a British turbojet engine licence- Built in the United States by Curtiss-Wright of the Wright

Rollason-Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ASMM
Rollason-Druine D.31 Turbulent G-ASMM (msn PFA 1611). This Rollason-built Turbulent is seen on the airfield at Shoreham, in company with Chipmunks

Asia Minor / Natolia

Charles II, called the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700). It was believed that the king was under the influence of an evil spell

Morris Minor 1000 Traveller car Date: circa 1965

Morris Minor 1000 Saloon car Date: circa 1965

La Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France Date: circa 1920s

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Adrianople - Panorama
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Adrianople (today Edirne). Panoramic of the city. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Fleury. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. View of Gallipoli
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Asia Minor. View of Gallipoli. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Cholet. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Nicea (today Iznik). Nicea church. Engraving by Lemaitre, Preaux and E. Gibert. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

St. Francis
A painting of Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian catholic friar, deacon and mystic. He is one of the most venerated figures in Christianity who founded the men's Order of Friars Minor

White Star Line - Delft pattern crescent dish
White Star Line - Second Class blue and white Delft pattern crescent dish. Minor edge chips. 7.5 inches

White Star Line - Stonier and Co Wisteria pattern jug
White Star Line - First Class Wisteria pattern Stonier and Co jug. Minor crack to base. 5.5 inches

White Star Line - blue, white and gilt egg cup
White Star Line - Cobalt blue, white and gilt Stonier and Co. First Class egg cup. 2.25 inches. Intertwined initials OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

White Star Line - Wisteria pie dish
White Star Line - First Class pie dish decorated in the Wisteria pattern, dated 4/1903 on the base. Minor chip. 3.5 inches. Date: 1903

Capture of Englishmen by Brigands, Asia Minor
The Capture of Englishmen by Brigands in Asia Minor (today the Asian section of Turkey). Mehemet, the Turkish servant, is seen making a stand to allow his masters, Mr F.J

Donatus Liber de Octo Partibus Orationis (Fragments)
Two double leaves (bifolia), parchment, from Liber de Octo Partibus Orationis, part of Donatus Ars Grammatica, specifically Ars Minor

Turkey. Ephesus city. Pillar with Greek inscription, near the Library of Celsus. Edict of governors Eutropius (c. 371-372) and Festus (372-378)

Bas-relief. 2nd century. Pillar at the Gate of Heracles
Hellenistic bas-relief, c. 2nd century. Heracles hero wearing the skin of the Nemean lion carved on the pillar at the Gate of Heracles. Curetes Street. Ephesus. Izmir province. Turkey. Asia Minor

Flinders Lane, Melbourne
This etching shows pedestrians and vehicles in Flinders Lane, a minor street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria. Date: circa 1921

Tranquil scene of a gondola on a canal in Venice. Date: 1954

Advert for De Reszke Minors, a range of cigarettes smaller than their standard Americans range. Date: 1932

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