Items matching astrology taken from Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
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astrology: Anything to do with the zodiac, stars, horrorscopes, star-signs, predicting the future from the planets and stars.
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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.
The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.
There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.
The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.
| Aries Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
Aries comes under the entry for the 20th of March: “Aries, or the ram, as a zodiacal sign, is said to have been derived by the Greeks from the golden fleece brought from Colchis by Jason, about 1263 y [...] Keywords: zodiac, astrology, months, aries, animals, sheep, march, april Places shown: none Added: 2006-07-05 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Pisces Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
The zodiacal sign of pisces, two fish, here with a ribbon or rope bound from the tail of one to that of the other. “This zodiacal sign is said to symbolize the fishery of the Nile, which usually comme [...] Keywords: fish, pisces, zodiac, astrology, february, march, wallpaper, backgrounds Places shown: none Added: 2006-06-03 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested |
| | Aquarius, or, the Water Bearer. Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
“The sun enters Aquarius on this day [21st January], though he does not enter it in the visible zodiac until the 18th of February. Ganymede, who succeeded Hebe as cup-bearer to Jove, is fabled to have [...] Keywords: bare feet, people, beards, water, zodiac, astrology, january, february, wallpaper, backgrounds Places shown: none Added: 2006-02-14 + S K L R N |
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| August and Virgo Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
“AUGUST The eigth wsa August, being rich array’d In garment all of gold downe to the ground: Yet rode he not, but led a lovely mayd Forth by the lily hand, the which was crown’d With eares of corne [w [...] Keywords: people, weapons, swords, summer, calendars, months, august, virgo, zodiac, astrology, september Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-02 + S K L R N |
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Items matching astrology taken from Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)
