This horse armour is one of only seventeen examples to survive from the medieval Ottoman period. Made in Turkey, it bears the marks of the Arsenal of St Irene, the Turkish Armouries in Istanbul.
Pierre Louÿs, Les chansons de Bilitis: traduit du grec, illustrations de G. Barbier, gravées sur bois par F. L. Schmied, Collection Pierre Corrard, Paris 1922, Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Anselm Kiefer, Questi scritti, quando verranno bruciati, daranno finalmente un po’ di luce (These writings, when burned, will finally cast a little light, 2022). Part of Venice Biennale program, and shown at Palazzo Ducale.