Items matching mythical creatures taken from Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

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mythical creatures: Unicorns, Cherubim, Griffons, Pegasi and any other creature whose existance is not well substantiated.

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Images from The Magazine of Art. Illustrated (c. 1878), published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris and New York.

I have marked these images as being in the public domain, but I am actually not certain if this is correct in all cases. You have been warned!

Heraldic Dragon.

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

The dragon is, perhaps, the most venerable symbol employed in ornamental art. (p. 375) Fronm the first the dragon was always a favourite device in heraldry. What more frequent than the dragon-crested [...]

Keywords: dragons, mythical creatures, heraldry

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Added: 2009-01-09

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

Decorative Initial T With Dragons (Borderless Version)

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

This is a version of the drop cap letter t with a dragon but without the gray border around it, to make it a little more versatile. You can use the smaller sizes directly in your Web pages if you lik [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, clipart

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Added: 2009-01-10

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Decorative Initial T With Dragons

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

An initial used for a drop cap (drop capital, or decorative initial) in this 1880 book. The initial is a letter “T” and has two dragons in it. It is signed with a monogram LFD, presumably for Lewis [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, dragons, mythical creatures

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Added: 2009-01-10

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

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