1875 Chromolithograph Damascene Illumination Design Art Motif Border LOR1 FORTUNE2 Czar Alexander I

Czar Alexander I

153 Chambers Street

Varied motifs - 5

which is a doorway of the Cathedral of Toledo

This is an original 1918 halftone print of images from World War I from the German perspective

1875 Chromolithograph Damascene Illumination Design Art Motif Border LOR1 FORTUNE2 Czar Alexander IThis is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that depicts a variety of beautiful, ornate manuscript illuminations and damascene designs that date back to the 16th century. The majority of these are from manuscripts located in the library of Ambroise Firmin Didot, who belonged to the famous French Didot publishing family. A unique feature of this illustration, which may be difficult to see in the digital image, is the use of gold and silver ink