60.—Doorway from Church at Batalha (Begun 1385)

This is a doorway at Batalha Monastery in Potugal, or rather, a portal, as there do not seem to be physical doors that close. It is made of intrica...

This 1896 engraving shows the entrance to Batalha Monastery The portrayal of light and shadow, foreground and depth, is very strong here. There are clear Moorish influences, i’d say, being no expert in such things. The paper used in Smithś Gothic Architecture book is smooth, calendared, and makes for easy scanning and cleaning up with #GIMP #vintageArt #gothic #gothicArchitaecture #ornate #doorway #fobo #engraving #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 @npub1jxdd...txs3

Helmsman on a Vltava steamer

A man with a moustache is wearing a flat cap, a billowing jacket and button-up waistcoat, and has his hands on a horizontal wheel at the stern of a...

I didn’t make an extract from the 1884 book about the River Vltava in #Bohemia here (it’s in Czech) but i loves this image of a well-dressed man concentrate on piloting a ferry-boat on the Vltava River. Scaned at 2400dpi and cleaned with #GIMP ( @npub1jxdd...txs3 ). #vltava #sailing #sailor #helmsman #vintageArt #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 #shipsWheel #wheel #pilot #man #moustache #steer