An illustration of an Egyptian diadem. A diadem is a type of crown, specifically an ornamental headband.
An illustration of a small gold diadem. A diadem is a type of crown, specifically an ornamental headband…
An illustration of a gold crown created by "pure hammered gold cut into thin plates, attached to rings…
"Double Wall and Double Crown -- Form a single wall crowned; let the ends follow their own parts round…
"Sprit-Sail Sheet Knot -- This knot consists of a double wall and double crown made by the two ends,…
"Double Strop -- Made with one piece of rope, the splice being brought as usual to the crown of the…
"A coin, generally of unusual shape and rude workmanship, issued in a town or castle during a siege,…
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns,…
The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, or in Latin as the 'Triregnum', and in Italian as the…
An illustration of a coronet. A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring.…
"Sand-vine (Gonolobus lavis). a, flower; b, crown-lobe tipped by a 2-cleft awn; c, stamen-tube; d, follicle…
The capitals of the columns display an immense variety. The most beautiful have a crater-like form,…
The capitals of the columns display an immense variety. The most beautiful have a crater-like form,…
In some temples the pillars have, in lieu of capital, the face of a goddess, probably of Isis, with…
Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate…
The obverse side of an écu of James V of Scotland, a Scotch gold coin also called a crown.
The reverse side of an écu of James V of Scotland, a Scotch gold coin also called a crown.
"Argent (silver), a heart gules (red), ensigned with a royal crown. In heraldry, to distinguish (a charge)…
A modern crinoid showing steam with root or hold-fast attachment, and a crown composed of the calyx…
The Crown Imperial or Kaiser's Crown (Fritillaria imperialis) is a flowering plant in the Liliaceae,…
Nandu or "Rhea Americana, the so-called American Ostrich... is found from Bolivia Paraguay, and South…
This is a troop of crested "Maccaroni" or Rock-hopper penguins nesting "under the shade of tussocks…
Walhalla, or German Temple of Fame and Honor is a neo-classical hall of fame located on the Danube River…
Walhalla, or German Temple of Fame and Honor is a neo-classical hall of fame located on the Danube River…
The Cormorant "P. carbo, but has a tuft of long narrow recurved plumes on each side f the crown in the…
"On the Sarcorhamphus gryphus the Condor, the head and neck are bare, with dull red skin, wrinkled in…
"Gypaëtus barbatus, the magnificent L&emumlmmergeier, is greyish-black with white streaks, and has…
"Rhynchotus rufescens,... is grey-brown, with blacker crown, rufous cheeks, neck, and breast, and chestnut…
"Aegialitis hiaticola, the Ringed Plover, Sand-Lark, or Stone-runner, mistakenly called the "Ring-Dotterel"…
"Scolopas rusticula, the well known Woodcock, brown, grey, and buff in color, with blackish vermiculations…
"Momotus brasiliensis, the Motmot, from Guiana to Northern Brazil, is somewhat similar in colour (to…
"Picus martius, the Black Woodpecker, an inhabitant of the pine-forests of Europe and Asia to Japan,…
"Panurus biarmicus, the "Bearded Tit" or "Reed-Pheasant" plumage is orange-brown above, with grey crown…
"BADGE. A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being…
"CELESTIAL CROWN. Distinguished from any other crown by the stars on the points or rays that proceed…
"Argent, a chaplet proper. CHAPLET. An ancient ornament for the head, granted to gallant knights for…
"The English crest is a crown surmounted by a lion statant guardant crowned, or. CREST. The ornament…
"DIADEM, a circle of gold with points rising from it, worn by ancient kings as the token of royalty.…
"EASTERN CROWN. A crown with rays proceeding from a circle, called by heralds an Eastern crown, is found…
"Argent, a man's heart gules, ensigned with a celestial crown or. ENSIGNED. This word, in heraldic description,…
"KNIGHT AND BARONET OF NOVA SCOTIA. A new creation during the reign of George I. to induce capitalists…
"fig. 25 - Topography of a Bird. 1, forehead (frons). 2, lore. 3, circumocular region. 4, crown (vertex).…
"TURBAND. In coats of arms, where the knight was a Crusader, this figure often appears. It was the form…
"Cat-Bird. Slate-gray, paler and more grayish-plumbeous below; crown of head, tail, bill, and feet black.…
The Man of Sorrows is an engraving by Albrecht Dürer in 1509. It is part of a series of engravings…