Items matching books taken from Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

books: pictures of books from the outside; see also pictures of books, old books

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Illustrations from The Illustrated London News, Vol. LVI (1870).

This was a popular weekly newspaper in London, with huge numbers of engravings. Because of the printing processes and relatively low paper quality the engravings are not always very clear.

There is an index online at iln.org for 1870.

Out of the World

Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“[...] The scene is one which we understand the artist witnessed years ago at the Franciscan monastery at Tivoli. In a whiewashed cell of the monastery a young monk sits playing the harpsichord—one of [...]

Keywords: monks, religion, musical instruments, pianos, music, books

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Added: 2007-03-31

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Mr. Charles Dickens’s Last Reading.

Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

The woodcut appeared in the Supplement, March 19, 1870 to the Illustrated London News. An accompaanying story noted that Mr. Charles Dickens had been giving public readings, but would no longer do so [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, books, beards, authors

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Added: 2007-03-19

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