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

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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.

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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Front Cover, A Short History of the English People

A Short History of the English People (1902)

Green buckram. My copy is bound in four separate volumes.

Keywords: book covers, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-08-26

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A Banquet

A Short History of the English People (1902)

A medieval feast! Two people are seated behind a table laden with food; at either side a person (a servant or slave perhaps) kneels and hands food to one of the seated figures. Between the two seat [...]

Keywords: colour, food, people, thanksgiving, feasts, servants, tables

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-08-26

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Frontispiece: Map of England

A Short History of the English People (1902)

This 1902 map shows an England of over 100 years ago. It is attributed to Stanford’s Geographical Establishment.

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-08-26

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