Items by Quin,Liam R. E.

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Photograph of the Book

Photograph of the Book

Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A photograph of the “Picturesque Views” book showing the red moroccan leather cover and the gold tooling. In the background are some other antique books, and a brown leather-bound antiquarian book fr [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

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Added: 2007-06-10

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

He was taking notes until he died

He was taking notes until he died

Pictures of old books (2003)

A relief pen (an old-fashioned dip-pen for writing), with a steel nib and an ivory handle, lies on an open book; a written manuscript lies below. Leather-bound books litter the oaken desk.

Keywords: pictures of books, pens, calligraphy, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-02-21

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Manfredi’s Book

Manfredi’s Book

Pictures of old books (2003)

This is a close-up of the antiquarian book tableau in Alphabet Book Pile. The book in the foreground was printed in 1564, and is a legal text by Girolamo di Manfredi; there are also some more pictures [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, calligraphy, music, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-06-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Stack of old books

Stack of old books

Pictures of old books (2003)

A stack of mostly leather-bound antique books. Old books. Antiquarian books. Dusty books. These are the books whose images (and in some cases text) you will find on www.fromoldbooks.org. The books [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, colour

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Added: 2007-08-19

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Green and Gold books on polished wood

Green and Gold books on polished wood

Pictures of old books (2003)

A row of old books, green, with gold decoration and lettering on their spines, arranged in a row on the top of a polished wooden surface.

Keywords: colour, books, pictures of books, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-09-12

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Alphabet Book Pile

Alphabet Book Pile

Pictures of old books (2003)

Several antique books of alphabets all open in a pile: 1. Manfredi from 1564, with the medieval music used as a cover; 2. Ornamental Alphabets by Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1879 (with the green letters); [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, alphabets, colour, music, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-06-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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