EditorialWhat is climate?' A 16th c. diagram showing zones of temperature. The Seamans Secrets, deuided into 2. partes, wherein is taught the three kindes of Sayling, Horizontall, Peradoxall [sic], and sayling vpon a great Circle: also an horizontall tyde table...
EditorialTurquoise Figurine in the Form of a Camel Carrying s Palanquin and Two Riders, 12th?early 13th century, Attributed to probably Iran or Iraq, Stonepaste; molded in sections, glazed in turquoise, H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Ceramics, Camel-rearing traditio...
EditorialCache-Sexe, 12th century, Mali, Tellem peoples, Fiber, 3 1/4 x 6in. (8.3 x 15.2cm), Basketry-Costumes, This carefully crafted object is part of a rare group of female 'modesty skirts,' which are thought to have been worn low on the hips and held in pla...
EditorialGirl in a Sailor's Blouse, 1918, Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 ? 18 1/4 in. (65.4 ? 46.4 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884?1920 Paris), From March 1918 until May 1919 the ailing Modigliani lived in the south of France-mainly in Nice-to r...
EditorialCache-Sexe, 12th century, Mali, Tellem peoples, Fiber, 3 x 7 1/2in. (7.6 x 19.1cm), Basketry-Costumes, This carefully crafted object is part of a rare group of female 'modesty skirts,' which are thought to have been worn low on the hips and held in pla...
EditorialFactors affecting the climate regionally: an area directly at the sun receives more radiation, so its temperature will be higher than another area not so exposed to the rays of the sun.
EditorialFactors affecting the climate regionally: an area directly at the sun receives more radiation, so its temperature will be higher than another area not so exposed to the rays of the sun.
EditorialAcacia tree in the Sinai desert. (The Ark of the Convenant was of acacia wood) One of few trees adaptable to desert climate. The Israelites passed here during exodus on the way to Mount Sinai.
EditorialWooden panel with a musician, from Kerala, southern India, 18th century. Dancers and musicians are subsidiary figures, accompanying the Hindu gods. Wood is widely used in the temple art of soughern India, however it does not survive long in the hot and...