Minerva bestowing arms to her followers, from Christine de Pizan’s L’Epître Othea (1406) [776 x 1180] by PaTaY-oK-1429
January 9, 2026An English translation of Kachi-Kachi Yama, a gruesome fairy tale. Story in comments. Japan, Meiji period, 1885 [1300×1646]
January 9, 2026Architectural niche depicting Sakyamuni surrounded by devotees and an elephant. Hadda, Afghanistan, 4th-5th century AD [3000×2780]
PaTaY-oK-1429 on December 13, 2025 12:57 pm from ‘The Book of the Queen’, a collection of Christine de Pizan’s writings produced for Isabeau (or Isabel) of Bavaria, the queen consort to Charles VI of France, British Library, Harley 4431, made in Paris between 1410 and 1414
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from ‘The Book of the Queen’, a collection of Christine de Pizan’s writings produced for Isabeau (or Isabel) of Bavaria, the queen consort to Charles VI of France, British Library, Harley 4431, made in Paris between 1410 and 1414