Images Dated 14th February 2020

Facade and plan of rooms in an ancient Greek house

Facade and plan of rooms in an ancient Greek house. Thyrorion or hallway A, stables B, servant's room C, Perystilion or minor courtyard D, passageway E, Gineceo or laundry F, large room G, Thalamus or bedroom H, Amphithalamus or toilet I, Triclinium or banquet room K, maid's room L, major courtyard M, portico or Rodiaco N, passageway between courtyards O, portico P, Triclinium and Pinacotheca or picture gallery Q, reception room R, library S, square Triclinium T, guest house V, arcade X, small courtyard Y, main road Z. Facciata e Pianta di una Casa all'uso Greco. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1826

© Florilegius

Jumbo the elephant versus Charles Bradlaugh

Punch magazine's comment on the unwelcome departure of the elephant Jumbo from England to America with P.T Barnum. Here Mr Punch suggests Barnum take an altogether different beast, the MP and atheist Charles Bradlaugh(caricatured as an incalcitrant wild boar), instead of the much loved Jumbo.
1882

© Mary Evans Picture Library

Olympic rings outside Tokyo New National Stadium (Olympic Stadium), Kasumigaoka, Tokyo

Olympic rings outside Tokyo New National Stadium (Olympic Stadium), Kasumigaoka, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan

© Ian Trower / AWL Images Ltd

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