Great Races of Mankind Vol III (page 1/2)

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Buddhist Priest of Annam—TYPE

“Drawn by E. Ronjat, from a photograph.”

There may be some confusion here, as the emperor of Annam (Vietnam today) had the rôle of Great Priest at festivals. At any rate the pear-shaped ball at the top of his staff is truncated in other copies of this book too.

The man stands tall, with a pointy headdress turning into a long scarf behind his shoulders, and with a design on it that might be an eye. He has moustache and goatee. He wears an ankle-length robe, and holds his right hand against his chest, carrying a small statue of the Buddha, a [more...] [$]

Chaldean Slaves

Two women are working together to tun a grind-stone to make flour or meal; there’s a pile of it on a cloth on the right-hand edge of the picture. The slaves have bear arms and feet but are otherwise clothed. Another woman approaches, an anklet or shackle around her right leg, carrying a sack presumably of grain for the kneeling slaves to [...] [more...] [$]

Front Cover

This book was rebound, possibly for a library, and has a hand-written title on the cover. The cover is black; the label has red underlines for the races. [more...] [$]

Peasant Girl of Pays de Vaud—Type.

A young woman stands very upright. She wears a broad-brimmed hat, a puffy sleeve rulled up to the elbow, and carries a basket or grapes under her arm. Behind her, [...] [more...] [$]

Rustic floral border with trellis and grapevines

This border originally contained an engraving of a young Swiss woman. It features grapes and vines, and wooden poles forming a trellis to support the grapevines. [more...] [$]