A collection of over four hundred satirical prints (made in Britain and continental Europe) of Napoleon. Related historical essays on the prints themselves and on the cast of characters depicted in them round out the site. Also includes...

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

An image of "Venus Asks Vulcan to Cast Arms for her Son Aeneas", created by Sir Anthony Van Dyck from 1630-32 (Oil on canvas, 220 x 145 cm).

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

Illustrated dictionary entry for Herodotos, the "Father of History." Recounts his writings over the wars and non-Greek countries of the 5th century.

In April 1994, South Africans, for the first time, were able to cast their vote in a national election. View this illustrated account of Nelson Mandela's landslide victory.

A wonderful illustrated article that describes various glass forms created over the years, from ancient times through the eleventh century A.D. Intriguing videos on ancient glassmaking techniques accompany the article, making this an...

The literary work of Canadian novelist, essayist and poet Jacques Brault was no doubt influenced by Brault's "involvement in the cultural life of his time" as well as his "great mind," which is reflected in the collection of notebooks,...

An example of a bronze sculptural piece produced by the Yoruba people of East Africa. Famous for its sense of realism, which was unique in African art at the time (twelfth to fourteenth century AD), this head of a king, from Ife, is...

Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1872 won by Ulysses S. Grant. Another candidate, Horace Greeley, died before the Electoral College cast its votes; it is so far the only election in which a Presidential...

A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1860. The map is color-coded to show the states carried by Lincoln (Republican), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Bell (Constitutional Union), and Douglas...

A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1860. The map is color-coded to show the states carried by Lincoln (Republican), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Bell (Constitutional Union), and Douglas...

Directions on how to cast on and off with pictures to use as a reference. Great for the knitting beginner.

It was during Hadrian's sojourn in this country that his favorite, the beautiful Birthynian named Antinous, cast himself for his master's sake into the Nile, and was drowned. t appears that the oracle at Besa had informed the Emperor...

In Western cultures a death mask is a wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to identify portraits that have been...

In Western cultures a death mask is a wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to identify portraits that have been...

In Western cultures a death mask is a wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to identify portraits that have been...

In Western cultures a death mask is a wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or used for creation of portraits. It is sometimes possible to identify portraits that have been...