Old Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
Is the main library of Oxford University, one of the oldest libraries in Europe and the UK and the second largest library with more than 12 million books.
Is the main library of Oxford University, one of the oldest libraries in Europe and the UK and the second largest library with more than 12 million books.
Duck’s foot pistol
Commonly known as a “Duck’s Foot” pistol, this example made by G. Goodwin & Company of London was designed for use by British naval officers. Its four barrels fired simultaneously, a distinct advantage if its user was attacked. The “Duck’s Foot” guns were also known as “volley” guns.
📸 Winchester Arms Collection
Commonly known as a “Duck’s Foot” pistol, this example made by G. Goodwin & Company of London was designed for use by British naval officers. Its four barrels fired simultaneously, a distinct advantage if its user was attacked. The “Duck’s Foot” guns were also known as “volley” guns.
📸 Winchester Arms Collection
Florentine Cabinet, Favorite Schloss, Rastatt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
Cenomani gold coin 5 to 1st century BCE French Gaul
The Cenomani was an ancient tribe of the Cisalpine Gauls, who occupied the tract north of the Padus (modern Po River), between the Insubres on the west and the Veneti on the east.
Their territory appears to have extended from the river Addua (or perhaps the Ollius, the modern Oglio) to the Athesis (modern Adige).
The Cenomani was an ancient tribe of the Cisalpine Gauls, who occupied the tract north of the Padus (modern Po River), between the Insubres on the west and the Veneti on the east.
Their territory appears to have extended from the river Addua (or perhaps the Ollius, the modern Oglio) to the Athesis (modern Adige).
Wahnfried House, Bayreuth, Germany
Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth. The name is a German compound of Wahn (delusion, madness) and Fried(e) (peace, freedom).
Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth. The name is a German compound of Wahn (delusion, madness) and Fried(e) (peace, freedom).