Words and Pictures From Old Books

The eagle's Nest, from the book of Deuteronomy ch. 32 v. 11, from Bible Symbols (1908), added on 15th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:22:00 GMT

A bird’s nest, supposedly an eagle’s nest, illustrating part of the Biblical book of Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12.

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The eagle, from the book of Deuteronomy ch. 32 v. 11, from Bible Symbols (1908), added on 15th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:22:00 GMT

The eagle, perched on a rock, taken from Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12.

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55.---As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young,..., from Bible Symbols (1908), added on 15th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:22:00 GMT

The complete pair of verses from Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12, using the King James Bible of 1611, read as follows:

As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

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Table of Contents, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 14th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:51:00 GMT

8th Century. Vatican
8th Century. British Museum
8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon.
9th Century From an Anglo-Saxon MS. Battel Abbey
From MS. Library of Minerva, Rome
10th Century. British Museum.
11th Century and Numerals
12th Century. From the Mazarin Bibe
12th Century. Two small. British Museum
12th Century. British Museum
12th Century. Bodleian Library
13th Century. Henry III. Westminster Abbey.
13th Century. From Latin MS.
13th Century. MS.
14th Century. Date about 1340
14th Century. British Museum
14th Century. Illuminated MS.
14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Westminster Abbey.
14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Small. Westminster Abbey.
14th Century. British Museum
14th Century. From MS. Munich.
14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum.
1475. British Museum
1480. British Museum
1490. British Museum
Henry VII. Westminster Abbey

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20.---Tortured with quicklime, boiling oil, etc., from Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903), added on 14th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:33:00 GMT

A. Wooden horse.

B. Martyr taken down from the horse and being rolled about over shards of pottery.

C. Having quicklime, boiling oil and the like, poured over him.

(p. 120)

Quickline, or calcium oxide, can cause burns and make breathing difficult; burning oil causes severe burns because it retains heat and also remains in contact with the skin, continuing to injure.

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fore-edge, from The Holy Court (1663), added on 14th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:11:00 GMT

The fore-edge of the book: you’re looking at the front of the book, the opposite to the spine. It is marbled, a decoration that also served to seal the edges of the pages so that the book can be dusted more easily.

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150.---Horce racing., from New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840), added on 13th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

Two badly-drawn horses are neck-and-neck at the finish line in a horse-race, their jockeys brandishing whips.

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162.---Horse and Carriage., from New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840), added on 13th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

Two (or maybe four?) horses are pulling this coach; the driver weilds a long horse-whip.

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138.---Auction and auctioneer., from New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840), added on 13th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

A bearded man stands at an auctioneer’s bench, holding a gavel, with other people milling about beneath him.

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Page 67. Heaven and Earth., from Buch der Natur [Book of Nature] (1481), added on 11th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:20:00 GMT

Heaven, Earth, and intermediate spheres (or layers) of the skies. The moon looks depressed.

The page has only this illustration, no text.

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62r.---Initial capital letter ``R'' from Dance of Death Alphabet., from Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878), added on 11th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:08:00 GMT

This decorative initial letter “R”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. The skeleton figures in the alphabet represent death. This letter, R, includes a skeletons, or Death, being fought by a jester or fool. The implication is presumably that only a fool would try to fight death.

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169.---German Gothic Initials (R to Z), from Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921), added on 10th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:11:00 GMT

Figures 167 to 169 show a more elaborate but an excellent and typical variety of this form of capital, which is one of the most beautiful and distinctive of Gothic letters. Shorn of its fussy small lines the main skeleton is eminently virile; and, though extremely difficult to draw, it cannot be surpassed for certain limited uses. (p. 140)

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Reading Desks. MS. Bodleian Library., from The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878), added on 6th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:50:00 GMT

Two reading desks that were depicted in a 15th century manuscript. The left-hand one is circular and ornate, with space to hold both an open book and another closed book. It has a cross on the top. The secondreading desk, or lectern, has an open book, and the stand is carved with decorations in the form of gothic arches; it has a cross-shaped base.

See also a picture of just the right-hand book-stand.

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Bakehouse of the Fifteenth Century, from The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878), added on 5th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:17:00 GMT

In this wood engraving two people are working in a bakery, or bake-house. One is putting dough into a brick oven to bake using a long spoon-shaped device, and the other is carrying a ball of dough ready to go in next. Behind them are shelves, resumably with already-baked loaves

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The Ruins of Montaigle, from The Forest of Arden With Some of its Legends (1914), added on 4th May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:16:00 GMT

Montaigle Castle, opening the chapter “De La Marck, the Wild Boar of the Ardennes.”

This famous and picturesque castle is on a site that has been occupied since prehistoric times. The castle was first built in around A.D. 900, but was extensively changed through the ages. It was “slighted” in 1554 at the orders of King Henry II of France.

Montaigle Web page (French)

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Dean Colet, from The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878), added on 2nd May 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:28:00 GMT

Dean John Colet is best known for having founded St. Paul’s school in London; he is called Dean Colet because he was the dean of St. Paul’s cathedral, and COlet was his name..

An 1812 biography of Dean John Colet

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All Eyes on the Rescue Ship, from Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic (1912), added on 28th April 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:37:00 GMT

Survivors of the Titanic in one of her collapsible lifeboats, just before being picked up by the Carpathia—Women may be seen at the oars.

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Victorian Retro-Goth Book Cover With Gryphon and Gold Border, from Spécimen Album (1900), added on 26th April 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:54:00 GMT

This is a dark version of the book cover of a 1900 French catalogue of type and engravings.

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Front Cover with Gryphon, from Spécimen Album (1900), added on 25th April 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:36:00 GMT

The front cover of this typeface and engraving specimen features a gryphon (griffin) in gold, standing on the catalogue...

I also made a black and gold Victorian Goth version of this cover.

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Double Border, from Spécimen Album (1900), added on 24th April 2012

liam@holoweb.net (Liam Quin) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:50:00 GMT

Late Victorian green foliate border with red line, French.

This double border formed part of the tile page, I think. Here I have removed the text so that the Victorian border is alone for reuse.

I have also made the inner border and the outer border (also in brown) available as separate images if you would like something less ornate.

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