Items matching christmas taken from A Short History of the English People (1902)

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christmas: the supposed anniversary of the birth of Jesus, although since there were baby lambs it was more likely at Easter. Many of these christmas pictures would make good xmas clip-art or would be good on the front of a christmas card.

Synonyms: xmas, noel

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Pictures from “A Short History of the English People” by J. R. Green M.A., Macmillan, 1902. This book was first published in 1874, and was very successful. I have the illustrated edition, which was edited posthumously by his widow; this is a reissue of the 1892 edition as far as I can tell from the Impressions page. John Richard Green was an English historian (1837 – 1883). I also have England by the same author.

Lady and Youth Playing Draughts,

A Short History of the English People (1902)

A lady and a young man playing “draughts” from an early fourteenth century manuscript (MS. Roy. 2 B. vii). It appears that two of the pieces differ from the others, leading me to suspect that this is [...]

Keywords: games, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-08-31

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

The Virgin and Child

A Short History of the English People (1902)

From MS. Roy. 2 A. XXII. 13th Century. The Virgin mary holds the baby Jesus in her arm. Incense burns in the background. Mary wears a dirk blue skirt with stars and an embroidered hem. She sits on a [...]

Keywords: people, religion, christmas, colour

Places shown: Bethlehem; Palestine

Added: 2006-11-03

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