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Page detail: Art Neuveau Cartouche The Cynic’s Calendar (1905)

The encyclopedia of the book says that a cartouche is the enclosed space on a map within which an elaborate drawing of human figures, plant life, animals or heraldic devices and the name or title are [...]

Keywords: cartouches, candles, borders, colour

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Added: 2007-05-25

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candle A Child’s Garden of Verses (1905)

Keywords: illustrations for children, candles, greyscale

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Added: 2007-07-31

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37.—Writing My Master’s Words La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

The poet sits at a writing desk let by a candle. The image is printed in black and gold. “I resolved that I would make a ditty, before I left my chamber, according to the words my master had spoken.” [...]

Keywords: scholars, pictures of books, candles, colour, christmas

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Added: 2005-12-20

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37.—Writing My Master’s Words (detail) La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

The central part of the picture on page 37 showing the mediaeval scholar writing a manuscript at his desk with his quill pen (a feather trimmed, slitted and used for writing) in his hand.

Keywords: scholars, pictures of books, candles, mediaeval, christmas, greyscale

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Added: 2005-12-20

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Earth Could Not Answer The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1905)

XXXIII Earth could not answer; nor the Seas that mourn In flowing Purple, of their Lord forlorn; Nor rolling Heaven, with all his Signs reveal’d And hidden by the sleeve of Night and Morn. An old man [...]

Keywords: robes, beards, people, colour, candles, pictures of books

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Added: 2005-08-26

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Letter N from page 63 Old English Country Cottages (1906)

A decorative initial used as a drop cap (drop capital) at the start of a chapter. The letter features a candlestick with smoke.

Keywords: candles, initials, lettern, greyscale

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Added: 2006-03-20

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yyy A Child’s Garden of Verses (1905)

And face with an undaunted tread The long black passage up to bed. The picture shows a small frightened boy going to bed carrying a candle to fend off the gloom. North-west Passage 1. Good-night Then [...]

Keywords: illustrations for children, children, fear, candles, shadows, colour

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Added: 2007-07-31

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Memories Pictures of old books (2003)

A photograph of an old leather-bound photograph album with a candle and a rose nearby. Sunlight, polished wood, and emotion.

This work is dedicated to the Public Domain.

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, candles, romance, roses, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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Discourse into the Night Pentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

Two learned robed, bearded and barefoot gentlemen converse, books in their lap. The smoke-filled scene is lit by a single flame.

Keywords: people, bare feet, candles, scholars, colour

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Added: 2005-08-21

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Pillar Pictures of old books (2003)

A candle in its holder rests on top of an old book, standing atop a decorative wooden pillar.

The book is an old dictionary by Nathan Bailey from 1736.

Keywords: books, colour, candles, pillars, pictures of books, pictures of books

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Added: 2003-07-13

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Antique Books: Grose Pictures of old books (2003)

Various antiquarian books, including Francis Grose’s Antiquities; this is one of the most popular images. If you want to use it, please copy it and host it on your own site. It’d be nice if you link [...]

Keywords: books, colour, candles, pictures of books

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Added: 2004-02-29

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