Images Dated 5th December 2019

Fresco of the Mass of St. Michael, Monza, Italy

13th century fresco of the Eucharist with Christ, Virgin and Saints, known as the Mass of St. Michael, formerly in the church of St. Michele in Monza. Queen Theodolinda of the Lombards in crown and scarlet robe next to the Virgin Mary. Now in the Museo Monza. Antica pittura. After a fresco by a painter from Rimini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberti from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844

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Architectural details of St. Mark's Basilica Venice, 1823

Architectural details of St. Mark's Basilica Venice, 1823. Section through the church, plan, carved capitals, columns, etc. Spaccato della Chiesa di S. Marco in Venezia. Facade of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, 1823. Facciata di S. Marco in Venezia. After Seroux d'Agincourt's Architecture, 1823. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844

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Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London Underground

Cartoon, Notice to Quit, a comment on the introduction of electric trains on the London Underground, showing The Fairy Electra banishing the Steam Locomotive Underground Demon. The Central London Railway (CLR), also known as the Twopenny Tube, operating from Shepherds Bush in the west to Bank in the east, was opened by the Prince of Wales on 27 June 1900.
1900

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