Twelfth Collection (page 3)

Egypt. Dahshur. Pyramids
Egypt. Dahshur. Overview of the Red Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid, constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Sneferu (2613-2589 BCE)

Valley of the Kings. Entrance to the tomb of the Pharaoh Ram
Valley of the Kings. On the walls are carved rock tombs of New Kingdom pharaohs. Entrance to the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramses IV. Egypt

Atienza castle. XII century
Atienza castle built in XII century and the Tower of Homage. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province. Castile
Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Located in the Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century and extended in the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Partial view. Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province

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

SIGUENZA. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
SIGUENZA. Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century. It is now an inn of tourism. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

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

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

12th Earl of Eglinton
HUGH MONTGOMERIE, twelfth Earl of EGLINTON Scottish landowner, depicted in Highland military dress - a characteristic Kay portrait with its bold cropping. Date: 1739 - 1819

Social / Britain / Revellers
The Revellers: Sir Toby Belch, Maria, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Feste, with Malvolio just about to come through the door to tell them off Date: early 18th century

Twelfth Eve 1851
Shooting the apple tree on Twelfth Eve in Devon. Date: 1851

Twelfth Day 1841
Twelfth Day celebrations - dancing on the pavement outside a shop. Date: 1841

Twelfth Night 1845
Jolly Twelfth Night indoor party. Date: 1845

Distaff Day
Women returning to work on Distaff Day (the day after Twelfth Day). Date: 19th Century

Handing round the 12th cake by Charles Robinson
Handing round slices of the Twelfth-cake, for the twelfth day of Christmas. Date: 1906

Firing at the apple-tree in Devonshire
On the Twelfth Eve in Devonshire, it was custom for the farmer to leave his warm fireside accompanied by a band of rustics with guns and blunderbusses, goto the orchard

Shooting at Kyllachy, 1925
In the butts at Kyllachy, overlooking the River Findham winding through the valley - on an Inverness-shire shooting. A typical scene in August on one of the famous moors of Scotland. Date: 1925

Cartoon, In the trench, WW1
Cartoon, In the trench, showing four French soldiers in a trench on the Western Front at night, sharing pieces of a New Year cake, or Galette. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Epiphany cakes, WW1
Cartoon, This year its our turn to give out Epiphany cakes. French soldiers offer traditional galette cakes or other appropriate items to friends, enemies and neutrals. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, WW1
Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, or Epiphany cake -- King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Sultan Mehmed V, watched by a smiling German ally, divide a stash of money between them. Date: 1916

Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, by William Heath Robinson
Scene from the Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night, Act II Scene ii, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Showing Viola disguised as the page Cesario

Switzerland - Thun, the Castle
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Thun, Switzerland. The twelfth century Castle was built in 1190 by Duke Bertold V of Z䨲 ingen.. Slide number 44 of Box 181 entitled Swiss No.1

Furness Abbey, Lancashire
Furness Abbey, the famous Lancashire ruin which was built by Norman monks in the twelfth century at the suggestion of King Stephen. Date: 1921

Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire
A twelfth-century ruin which in 1921 was offered to the state by the trustees of the Earl of Feversham: Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire Date: 1921

Twelfth Night at Her Majestys Theatre
A production of Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, at Her Majestys Theatre in Haymarket, London. Herbert Beerbohm Tree, owner and manager of the theatre, is seen in the role of Malvolio

12th Earl of Pembroke
ROBERT HENRY HERBERT, twelfth earl of PEMBROKE sportsman and an eminent conservative statesman. Date: 1791 - 1862

Anna Lady Louth
ANNA MARIA, lady LOUTH (nee Roche) wife of Thomas, the twelfth baron, who doubtless admired his wifes elegant hairstyle. Date: ? - 1878

Maria Christina - Queen consort of Spain
Maria Christina of Austria (Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria) (18581929) - Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain. Date: 1902

Arch at Twelfth St. Chicago, President Abraham Lincolns he

The twelfth month. Print shows a winter tea party that has been interrupted; a boy has been dragged away by three boys, and a girl, sitting with the tea service, is upset at the disruption

Shakespeare. Twelfth Night. Act V. Scene I

Viola Allen as Viola in Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth night. Date c1903

Thomas Corwin
Portrait of Thomas Corwin. The Peoples Choice for the Twelfth President of the United States. The Waggon Boy of Ohio

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Glorious Twelfth
Illustrated masthead design for the outer cover of the Bystander magazine featuring a woman on the grouse moors enjoying some shooting on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: 1927

Fountain of Louis XII at Blois, France
Fountain of Louis XII (early 16th century) at Blois, France Date: 1903

Santa Maria e San Donato, Venice
The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, Venice. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement

12th Night / Sir Toby Duel
The duel between Sir Toby and Viola

Twelfth Cake
Serving the traditional Twelfth Cake Date: 1913

12th Night / Viola / Rackham
Viola - disguised as a youth - is threatened with a duel... Date: first performed 1601/2

Shooting Apple Trees
In Devonshire, on Twelfth Eve, countryfolk go into the orchards and shoot at one of the best trees, to ensure a good fruit crop : much cider is drunk on this occasion... Date: 1851

Masquerade Ball
Ball, Twelfth Night Masquerade, Stevens Residence

Double page spread in a diary for 12-17 August
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 12-17 August. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Theatricals at Tavistock House
A scene from Frozen Deep, a play by Mr Wilkie Collins staged at Charles Dickens residence, Tavistock House

My Lady Misrule
A fantasy illustration by Charles Robinson showing a woman dressed in a Twelfth Night costume, presumably about to attend a fancy dress party

Twelfth Night Entertainment at the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum
Inmates of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, a pioneering institution for the Victorian age which operated a non-restraint policy

Zachary Taylor / Wellstood
Zachary Taylor ka Old Rough-and-Ready American soldier, twelfth president

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