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The Harmony of the World Astrology (1806)

The Biblical references at the bottom of this picture as as follows:Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be [...]

Keywords: zodiac, astrology, planets, sun, heaven, stars, angels, colour

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Added: 2005-01-17

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Decorative initial letter “B” with boy and book Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

This decorative initial letter B was used as a drop cap alongside a poem. It features an open book with a quill pen, old-fashioned spectacles scrollwork, roses, fruit, a styilized su with rays shoning [...]

Keywords: romance, cherubs, nudity, letterb, initials, books, pens, writing, sun, roses, flowers, cartici, frames, greyscale

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Added: 2012-10-14

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Vernal Equinox Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Perhaps not a very clear illustration of an equinox, but still a pretty woodcut of the Sun’s rays reaching the Earth.

Keywords: astrology, stars, sun, calendars, diagrams, greyscale

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Added: 2006-02-01

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Decorative initial letter “U” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital letter “U” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It shows a sun, with rays and a face rather li [...]

Keywords: letteru, initials, calligraphy, sun, astrology, faces, greyscale

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Added: 2009-12-10

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Zodiac wheel with woman (detail) La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

The central part of the illustration of the Zodiac wheel with the Evangelist symbols; here the main symbols are the astrological signs for the planets, the sun and the moon. I have also made separate [...]

Keywords: people, women, zodiac, astrology, colour, symbols, planets, sun, moon

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Added: 2009-10-26

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

The purpose of the four interwoven figures here is to explain how an eclipse of Jupiter’s satellites (or moons) works. I will scan the details on request. These are beautifully-engraved diagrams, wi [...]

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, sun, labels, eclipses, zodiac, colour

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Added: 2009-10-22

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: sun and eclipses Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

A diagram with the sun in the middle, complete with a face, and showing the illumination of the earth at varoius times of the year, marked by month and zodiac sign. There is also a version of this dia [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, zodiac, diagrams, eclipses, planets, astrology, colour

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Added: 2009-10-22

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Plate XLII.—Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

This diagram, taken from plate XLII on eclipses, shows the sun as an eight-pointed star with a face in the middle, including eyes, nose and mouth! (Obviously the sun does not have a beard, since the h [...]

Keywords: astronomy, sun, diagrams, zodiac, colour

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Added: 2009-10-22

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

This full-page copper plate engraving contains a number of diagrams for the article on astronomy; I will post them as separate images on request.

figure 1

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, moon, greyscale

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Added: 2012-08-03

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 1. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

Figure 1.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, moon, astrology, greyscale

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Added: 2012-10-02

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 2. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

Figure 2, showing the Winter Solstice on December 22nd.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, astrology, solstices, greyscale

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Added: 2012-10-07

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 3. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

This diagram shows how (and why) the moon appears to grow and shrink at different times of the month.

I also made a full Sun with pointy rays based on the one on this diagram.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, astrology, sun, moon, diagrams, equinoxes, greyscale

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Added: 2012-10-09

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