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Ornament: Cornucopia This antique typographic ornament was used as a chapter tail-piece at the end of a section of the preface. You could also use it as a decorative page element. This was scanned from a 1780s book, and is not perfect: I have not tried to clean it up or make it look new. It [...] [more...] |
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Druidical Antiquities Published by S. Hooper April 16, 1784; the illustration is signed Goodnight Sculpt. [more...] |
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No. 1 from the Druidical Antiquities The caption for this engraving of an obelisk just says Nº1. [more...] |
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Carne or Carnedd, from the Druidical Antiquities plate A cairn is a pile of stones or rocks used to mark a place, perhaps a burial. [more...] |
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Kist-vain, from the Druidical Antiquities plate This is an engraving of a kist-tomb. [more...] |
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Cromleh near Dundalk Ireland, from the Druidical Antiquities plate. This is an engraving of Proleek Dolmen, part of a megalithic portal tomb, although this should not be taken to imply that there is a burial chamber. The capstone is almost four metres long and over three wide (twelve feet by four [...] [more...] |
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Cromleh near Plaisnewdd in Anglesea The modern spelling of Plaisnewdd is Plas Newydd; this megalithic burial chamber is near the National Trust site at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey (Ynys Mon). [more...] |
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Lanyon Cromleh Cornwall. From the Druidical Antiquities plate. This appears to be an engraving of a dolmen called Lanyon Quoit in Cornwall. [more...] |
