Leighton uses a Greek myth (concerning the daughter of Debutades) as the basis for this scene. Here, the woman traces the departing knight's shadow against the wall. There are several versions including one in Cardiff and one in Alabama.
Remains of an expansive sugar factory, part of the Crusader castle of Colossi, Cyprus, 13th century.
What's the connection between "sweet salt" (=sugar), the Crusaders, and Cyprus?
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari, later Sultan of Yemen (r.1295-96).
Brass; cast and hammered, pierced, chased, inlaid with silver. Made in Yemen
A.H. 690/ A.D. 1291
The Metropolitan Museum, NYC, Edward C. Moore…
The Travels of Marco Polo. The Polo Brothers bid farewell to Constantinople en route to Trebizond and the Silk Route.
Le Livre des Merveilles,15th cent. Bibliotheque Nationale MS Fr. 2810.