The great awakening in China. An official reception in China: varieties and diplomacy. Bulgaria’s preparations for war against Turkey. Warring against the heavens: seeking to scare a comet. The Dalai Lama holding the ashes of his first embodiment. A cricket match: tickling crickets with rats' whiskers to encourage them to fight. The strangest uniforms in one of the strangest of scenes. The five-colours replaces the dragon: New China in London. Crying the war: drumming-up troops in a Turkish village. King Ferdinand’s sword-arm: the Bulgarian commander-in-chief. Handschrift: II. Pratijcke des Landmetens. Van de maete, tevens Weeghkonsitgh Gedachtenisse / van Simon Stevin kataloge des bayerischen armeemuseums ingolstadt Eiserne Kreuz : 1813 - 1870 - 1914 ; Geschichte und Bedeutung einer Auszeichnung / Frank Wernitz ; unter Mitarbeit von Volker Simons