Kachina I

     Kachina dolls and costumes. The Kachina are the maksed spirits of the Hopi Native American people, representing deities, nature spirits and the deceased. Except for especially old dolls, most of them date from the late 18th century onwards. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Hopi started making them more to appeal to the white man's aesthetic snesibilities (and wallet).

Dragons III - Manuscipts and Tapestries

1) From Brief Discoours by Samuel De Champlain, c. 1598

"There are also dragons of strange shape, having a head approaching to that of an eagle, wings like a bat, a body like a lizard and only two rather large feet, the tail somewhat scaly; and they are as large as a sheep, but are not dangerous, and do no harm to anybody, though to see them one would say the contrary."

2) From Silos Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, c. 1100
3) 15th century medieval tapestry
4) Persian book
5) Illuminate choral book, c. 1000
6) From an astrological manuscript
7) Beowulf?
8) From Textus Roffensis, 12th century

Stained Glass III - Saints and People

Stained Glass II - Rose Window

Stained Glass I - Suns

Window I - Grilles

Images 1-4 are Chinese
Images 5-7 are from mosques

Old Buildings I