Bakehouse of the Fifteenth Century
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 [...] [more...]
[$]Reading Desks. MS. Bodleian Library.
Two reading desks that were depicted in a 15th century manuscript. The left-hand one is circular and ornate, with space to hold both an open book and another closed book. It has a cross on the top. The secondreading desk, or lectern, has an open book, and the stand is carved with decorations in the [...] [more...]
[$]Carriage of the Fifteenth Century.
A woodcut based on a picture in a book from the 15th century. A cart or carriage is pulled by two horses. A man with a hat rides one of the horses and brandishes a whip; the horses are blinkered and have bits in their mouths. In the carriage ride three people, one in the front turning to look at, or talk to, two women inside. One of the [...] [more...]
[$]Reading Desks. MS. Bodleian Library. (detail)
The right-hand of two wooden reading desks that were depicted in a 15th century manuscript. This one has a an open book, and the stand (or lectern) is carved with decorations. [more...]
[$]The Tower Of London Castle Diagram (wallpaper version)
A version of The Tower of London woodcut with the borders and letters removed (and stretched vertically by about 5%) to make a cool wallpaper. [more...]
[$]Elizabeth Woodville Surrendering Her Son
Elizabeth Woodville was the consort of King Edward IV. and the mother of Edward V., King of England for only two months, at the age of thirteen, in 1483, before being locked up in the Tower of London and later, probably, [...] [more...]
[$]Note: If you got here from a search engine and don’t see what you were looking for, it might have moved onto a different page within this gallery.