Items matching birds

Decorative initial letter “A” from 16th Century

This capital “A” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, birds, insects

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-10

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Decorative initial letter “C” from 16th Century

This capital “C” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letterc, initials, birds, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-10

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Decorative initial letter “F” from 16th Century

This capital “F” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letterf, initials, birds, flowers

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-12

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire.Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.There are more pictures of Ragland Castle (also called Raglan Castle) in this gallery, and another in Oman’s Castles book. [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, people, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Llantisilio Church

Llantisilio Church, Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire Drawn by H. Gastineau; Engraved by H. Adlard. The modern spelling is Llantysilio. The church was founded some time before the 12th Century, with mu [...]

Keywords: views, trees, people, sheep, animals, birds, churches

Places shown: Llantysilio; Denbighshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle (Wallpaper Edition)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.

This version is cropped to make a screen background (desktop wallpaper); there’s also the original uncropped version.

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Letter T from page 47

A decorative initial used as a drop cap (drop capital) at the start of a chapter. The letter features an open casement window with two birds sitting on the top and another flying downwards. The birds [...]

Keywords: windows, birds, initials, lettert

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-01

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Hollingbourne, Kent

A half-timbered cottage in Kent. The steep tiled roof was probably once thatched. From a water-colour drawing by Mrs. Allingham, R.W.S. The image is also marked “by permission of Mrs. Lionel Beddingt [...]

Keywords: cottages, flowers, moss, rooves, gardens, houses, colour, people, birds, colour, christmas

Places shown: Hollingbourne; Kent; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Alice and the Dodo

“Then they all crowded round her once more, while the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble, saying ‘We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble’; and, when it had finished this short speech, they al [...]

Keywords: alice, people, birds, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-26

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The mouse tells Alice a story

“‘You are not attending!’ said the Mouse to Alice severely. ‘What are you thinking of?’ ‘I beg your pardon,’ said Alice very humbly: ‘you had got to the fifth bend, I think?’ ‘I had not!’ cried the Mo [...]

Keywords: alice, animals, mice, birds, people, illustrations for children

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-26

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Holyrood Palace From the Public Gardens Under Calton Hill

“Holyrood Palace stretches across the picture east and west, and is dominated by Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags. The dark turret at the west end of the nearest and north wing contains the private s [...]

Keywords: abbeys, manors, cities, houses, trees, mountains, birds, palaces, views, cityscapes, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-03

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Fox and Goose Decoateive Element

A decorative motif, or page element, from the imprint page, shpwing a fox and a goose (or a duck maybe) reading a book.

Keywords: ornaments, animals, birds, books, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-01-28

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