Thirteenth Collection

Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy
" It is Pietrasanta that the Tuscan, or lover of Tuscany, after exile north of the river Magra, first feels that he is home once more

Relief with a lion. Mesopotam. Albania
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Relief with a lion. Mesopotam

Thirteenth century women. 1906

Princess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain - Palace of Miramar
Princess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain with (behind) Queen Christina of Spain and Princess Beatrice (Princess Beatrice of Battenberg) outside the Palace of Miramar, Biarritz, 1906. Date: 1906

Pharaoh Merneptah

Princess Ena of Battenberg, Queen of Spain
Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen of Spain (1906-1931) as wife of King Alfonso XIII. Date: 1906

Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy - Ospedale del Ceppo - a 13th century medieval hospital building. Date: 1901

Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799). Qing Dynasty
QIANLONG (1711-1799). Chinese Emperor (1735-1796) of the Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Lady Patricia Ramsay and her son
Lady Patricia Ramsay, formerly Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886-1974) with her son, Master Alexander Ramsay of Mar (1919-2000) around 1927

Princess Ena of Battenberg, Queen of Spain
Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen of Spain (1906-1931) as wife of King Alfonso XIII. Date: circa 1905

Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks B
BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy

History of the Missions, 1863. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guanqi
RICCI, Matteo (1552-1610). Italian Jesuit priest, one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission. Matteo Ricci with his disciple Xu Guangqi, Paul Siu or Paul Ly (1562-1633)

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Dominique Parrenin. Jesuit missionary
PARRENIN, Dominique (1665-1741). French Jesuit missionary to China. One of the authors of the general map of China. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Akbar the Great (1542-1605). With jesuit missionaries
AKBAR, Muhammad (1542-1605). Mughal emperor of India (1565-1605). The monarch received the Jesuit missionaries. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Alfonso XIII of Spain presenting his son to Dignitaries
Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) presenting his son Alfonso, Prince of Asturias to the Grandees and Dignitaries in May 1907. Date: 1907

Queen Victoria of Spain
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (18871969) - Queen consort of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and first cousin of King George V. Date: circa 1906

A Young King Alphonso XIII of Spain
A Youthful King Alphonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941). Alfonso was monarch from birth, as his father Alfonso XII had died the previous year. Date: circa 1900

St. Nicholas Church. Mesopotam. Albania
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Mesopotam

Relief with a lion and tree. Mesopotam. Albania
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Relief with a lion and tree. Mesopotam

Relief with an eagle. Mesopotam. Albania
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Relief with an eagle. Mesopotam

Byzantine Art. Republic of Albania. St. Nicholas Church
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Mesopotam

Portugal. Loule. Bell tower of Saint Clement church (13th century). Algarve

Lalibela. St. George Church
Lalibela. Saint George Church. 13th century. Coptic pilgrims

RAMSES II remained seated for a council with his officers, during the military campaign against the Hittites. New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Ramesses II. Relief depicting the Pharaoh on a chariot in the Battle of Kadesh (northern Syria). New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Ramesses II. Leg
Ramesses II. Detail of his leg. New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Ramesses II. New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Church of the Assumption of our Lady. Detail of the apse. XI
Church of the Assumption of our Lady. Detail of the apse. Mudejar Romanesque style built in the thirteenth century. Cubillo de Uceda. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

ALARCON. Castle. Castile-la Mancha. Spain
ALARCON. Castle. Arab origin and rebuilt under Christian rule by King Alfonso VIII. He wrote much of his work the Infante Don Juan Manuel. It is now a parador. Detail. Province of Cuenca

Camprodon. View of the New Bridge (Pont Nou) on the river Ter. Built between 1196 and 1226. Ripolles. Girona Province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

Euphrasian basilica. Ciborium. Porec. Croatia
BYZANTINE ART. CROATIA. Euphrasian Basilica. Byzantine church built in the sixth century. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. POREC. Inside view with the ciborium. Istrian Peninsula

Euphrasian basilica. Ciboirum. Porec. Croatia
BYZANTINE ART. CROATIA. Euphrasian Basilica. Byzantine church built in the sixth century. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Ciborium built in 1227. POREC. Istrian Peninsula

Venice. Campanile of St. Mark and the Ducal Palace of the D
ITALY. VENICE. Partial view of the city with the campanile of St. Mark (XIII century) and the Ducal Palace of the Doges (XIV-XV century)

Campanile of St. Mark (XIII century). Venice. Italy
ITALY. VENICE. Partial view of the city with the campanile of St. Mark (XIII century) and the first term

Marble slab with funerary inscription in greek. Dated in the year 1235. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece

Saint John of Douro. Intertwined arches. Soria. Castile
Romanesque Art. San Juan de Duero. View the intertwined arches of the cloister. XIII century. It contains elements of Romanesque, Gothic, Mudejar style and oriental influences

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)
ALFONSO X of Castile the Wise (Toledo, 1221-Seville, 1284). King of Castile and Leon (1252-1284)

BYZANTINE ART. Saint John the Evangelist. St. Marks Basilic
BYZANTINE ART. Saint John the Evangelist. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy

Saint Mark in ecstasy. Mosaic. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice
BYZANTINE ART. ITALY. Saint Mark in ecstasy. Mosaic of the atrium in the Saint Marks Basilica dating between the twelfth and thirteenth century. Venice

Pope Sylvester I (314-335). Mosaic in the Baptistery of St
BYZANTINE ART. Pope Sylvester I (314-335). Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy

Llull, Ramon (1233-1315 or 1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Inventiva Veritatis. Engraving of the martyrdom of Ramon Llull in Tunisia. Printed in Valencia in 1515 by D. of Gumiel

Saint John of Douro. Cloister. Soria. Castile and Leon. Spai
Romanesque Art. San Juan de Duero. View of the cloister. XIII century. It contains elements of Romanesque, Gothic, Mudejar style and oriental influences. It was declared a National Monument in 1882

13th Earl of Eglinton
ARCHIBALD WILLIAM, thirteenth earl of EGLINTON, Scottish statesman whose chief claim on our attention was the famous tournament (of which we have splendid illustrations). Date: 1812 - 1861

The Thirteenth Chair by Bavard Veiller
Promotional postcard showing the cast list for The Thirteenth Chair by Bavard Veiller, first produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, 16th October 1917. Date: 1917

WW1 - Guynemer with flag of first air group, Longvic, Dijon
WW1 - Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894-1917) was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death

History of the Missions, 1863. Wedding in India, 19th c
HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste, Baron of (1805 - 1862). General history of the missions from the thirteenth century to the present day. 1863

History of the Missions, 1863. Prince of Cochinchina
HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste, Baron of (1805 - 1862). General history of the missions from the thirteenth century to the present day. 1863

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