Phaleristics Of Other European Countries

William Mossop is one of the first Irish creators of commemorative medals. Mossop was born in 1751 to William Brown, whose...

Among the countless masterpieces of the world of haute couture, the Junon dress, created by Christian Dior for the 1949 Milieu...

Prayer nuts are objects that simultaneously served as symbols of faith, meditation, and the skill of medieval carvers. These...

Ermin mantles have been a symbol of royalty, grandeur and high social status for centuries. This outerwear made of snow-white...

In 1573, the Italian physician and humanist Hieronymus Mercurialis wrote a book that became fundamental for physical culture...

Dutch artist Christian Johannes van der Hoef is a representative of the Nieuwe Kunst (“New Art”) movement, known worldwide as...

Frédéric Soulacroix was a French-Italian artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who reflected the essence of...

The 17th-century German artist Sebastian Dadler created medals at the court of the Elector of Saxony, Johann Georg I. He lived...

This box, created by the master craftsman Barthélemy Pavier in the mid-18th century, is an example of the fusion of Japanese...

The book "Life of Animals" by the 19th-century German zoologist and traveler Alfred Edmund Brehm is considered both an...