- Thumb Screw
The thumbs are put into this instrument through the two circular holes at the top of it. By turning a key, a bar rises up by means of a screw from C to D, and the pressure upon them becomes painful. By turning it further you may make the blood start from the ends of them. By taking the key away, as at E, you leave the tortured person in agony, without any means of extricating himself, or of being extricated by others. This screw, as I was then informed, was applied by way of punishment, in case of obstinacy in the slaves, or for any other reputed offence, at the discretion of the captain. - The Doric Himation
The Doric Himation - The Chlamys and Petasos
The Chlamys and Petasos - Speculum Oris
The dotted lines in the figure on the right hand of the screw represent it when shut, the black lines when open. It is opened, as at G H, by a screw below with a nob at the end of it. This instrument is known among surgeons, having been invented to assist them in wrenching open the mouth as in the case of a locked jaw; but it had got into use in this trade. On asking the seller of the instruments on what occasion it was used there, he replied that the slaves were frequently so sulky as to shut their mouths against all sustenance, and this with a determination to die; and that it was necessary their mouths should be forced open to throw in nutriment, that they who had purchased them might incur no loss by their death. - Snake Goddess and Votary
The snake goddess and her votary from Knossos have, in addition, a kind of apron reaching almost to the knees in front and behind, and rising to the hips at the sides. The costume is completed by the addition of a high hat or turban. Looking at the snake goddess more in detail, we find that the jacket is cut away into a V-shape from the neck to the waist, leaving both the breasts quite bare; the two edges are laced across below the breast, the laces being fastened in a series of bows. The jacket is covered with an elaborate volute pattern, the apron with spots and bordered with a “guilloche.” - Shackles for the legs
- Seventeenth Century Plows
Seventeenth Century Plows - Romain Rolland
Jean-Christophe, the dominant figure of the enormous work which Rolland was a score of years in writing, and nearly half a score in publishing, is gradually becoming a household name upon two continents. “Jean-Christophe” is the detailed life of a man from the cradle to the grave, a prose epic of suffering, a narrative of the evolution of musical genius, a pæan to music, and a critique of composers, the history of an epoch, a comparative study of the civilizations of France and Germany, an arraignment of society, a discussion of vexed problems, a treatise on ethics, a “barrel” of sermons, a storehouse of dissertations, and a blaze of aspirations. - Peasant Woman and Churn
Peasant Woman and Churn - Nature Divider
Nature Divider - Men’s Head-dress—Archaic
Men’s Head-dress—Archaic - Man with flag
Soldier with bayonet and flag - Man in swimsuit
Man dripping-wet - Man in buckskin
Man in buckskin - dawn by Frederick Remington - Man in buckskin
Man in buckskin - dawn by Frederick Remington - Man and Woman
Upper class man and his wife - Man and Woman
Young lady talking to man with monocle on a sofa - Lower New York
Lower New York from the harbour - Lion Divider
Lion Divider - Lady Divider
Lady Divider - IHS
From Pugin's "Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament" - Heading Frame
Heading Frame - Hand-Cuffs
A pair of the iron hand-cuffs with which the men-slaves are confined. The right-hand wrist of one, and the left of another, are almost brought into contact by these, and fastened together, by a little bolt with a small padlock at the end of it. - Good Joke
A group of men in a tavern enjoying a good joke - Get Up!
Man laying in bed with someone (his conscience) encouraging him to get up - From the François Vase
From the François Vase - Frame with laughing masks
Text Frame - Frame
Text Frame - Farming instruction book 1601
Farming instruction book 1601 - Divider
Divider - Divider
Celtic style Divider - Boy discussing two women
Boy telling his friend to respect his mother - Battle of Resaca de la Palma 9th May 1846
Battle of Resaca de la Palma 9th May 1846 - Battle of Palo Alto 8th. May 1846
Battle of Palo Alto 8th. May 1846 - Antonio López de Santa Anna
Of all the officers who have commanded the army and enjoyed the presidency, Santa Anna has occupied the most distinguished position since the death of Iturbidé. - Am I not a man, and a brother
On the 2nd and 16th of October 1837 two sittings took place; at the latter of which a sub-committee, which had been appointed for the purpose, brought in a design for a seal. An African was seen, in chains, in a supplicating posture, kneeling with one knee upon the ground, and with both his hands lifted up to heaven, and round the seal was observed the following motto, as if he was uttering the words himself,—"Am I not a Man and a Brother?" The design having been approved of, a seal was ordered to be engraved from it. This seal, simple as the design was, was made to contribute largely towards turning the attention of our countrymen to the case of the injured Africans, and of procuring a warm interest in their favour. - A windy day
Small girl waiting for old lady on a windy day. - 90 degrees in the shade
Man wheeling a small girl in a wheelbarrow