Literature Collection (page 22)

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Collecting food in the forest is one of Maddi's daily activities during the family's exile

Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
Martyrdom of a Christian saints, 1497. Illustration from a Book of Hours. Latin text: Initium sancti evangelii secundum Johannem

Rama Battling The Titans, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama) (image 1 of 6), c1700. Creator: Unknown
Rama Battling The Titans, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama) (image 1 of 6), c1700

Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560. Creator: Unknown
Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560

The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King... 18th-19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King Sanjaya, 18th-19th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi

French success on the Italian front; December 29, 1917, during artillery preparation... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French success on the Italian front; December 29, 1917, during artillery preparation, between the osteria of Monfenera and the ridge of Mount Tomba, 1917

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. After his banishment from the kingdom, Vessantara is accompanied into the forest by his wife, Maddi, and their two children

The Italians turn things around; French aid: crossing a pass, on a newly constructed.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Italians turn things around; French aid: crossing a pass, on a newly constructed strategic road, by a double column of artillery and Alpine chasseurs, 1917

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

The Italians turn things around; Bodies of Austrian soldiers killed by Italian fire.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Italians turn things around; Bodies of Austrian soldiers killed by Italian fire on the right bank of the Piave, which they had managed to cross on the morning of November 16, 1917

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods

French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona: on the left, an electric train loaded with Italian troops; on the right, road-trucks transporting French troops, 1917

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd in a town square, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Divine beings lead Jujaka to the palace of King Sanjaya, Vessantara's father

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children

French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi monument, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs

Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted.. 1917 Creator: Unknown
Arrival of French troops in Italy; On entering the village where they are posted, a French regiment marches past its colonel, 1917

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940

Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. As Jujaka is on his way back to his village with Vessantara's children

Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; Arrival of a French regiment into an Italian town, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925

Inter-allied Support; A stop on the journey: an Italian officer offers a light.. 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; A stop on the journey: an Italian officer offers a light to a French airman, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Inter-allied Support; Assembling, on the Place d'Armes in Nice, automobile trucks... 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; Assembling, on the Place d'Armes in Nice, automobile trucks destined for the Italian front, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; Co-operation of Allies: group of Allied ministers.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Co-operation of Allies: group of Allied ministers and generals after their conference on November 6 with the King of Italy, at Peschiera, south of Lake Garda, 1917

"...The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876
"And the rain poured down from one black cloud - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876

The Dark Hours of Italy; General Diaz appointed November 8 as Commander in Chief... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; General Diaz appointed November 8 as Commander in Chief replacing General Cadorna, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. This dynamic painting illustrates a story of the former lives of the Buddha, known as the Jataka tales

The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace.... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing the horrors of the invasion, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

The Dark Hours of Italy; Detachment of infantry, exhausted, resting under protection... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Detachment of infantry, exhausted, resting under protection from cavalry patrols, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Armored car and cavalry protecting the retreat of a column, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Shirin Sees a Portrait of Khusraw, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Mid-15th century. Creator: Unknown
Shirin Sees a Portrait of Khusraw, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Mid-15th century

The Dark Hours of Italy; Exhausted by a forced march which saved them from encirclement... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Exhaisted by a forced march which saved them from encirclement, the men of a column of the 2nd Army fell asleep at the camp, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the Lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; On the roads of the lower Isonzo, the 3rd Italian army, to avoid being flanked, fell back in an orderly fashion, evacuating the Karst Plateau, taking equipment and all crews

The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; A bridge over the Livenza, which the Italians blew up behind them, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat, October 31, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Author Selma Lagerlöf, 1902. Creator: Carl Larsson
The Author Selma Lagerlof, 1902

The Dark Hours of Italy; Fire in aviation hangars, October 25, before the arrival.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Fire in aviation hangars, October 25, before the arrival of the enemy, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; Influx of troops to an evacuation station, 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Influx of troops to an evacuation station, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. An avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the "Ramayana, " a tale of kingship, morality, and devotion

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