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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

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Detail – Smiling Sun. Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

An engraving of the sun with a smiling face in the middle.

The full Fig. 3.

The full plate

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Melencolia Engravings on Metal by Albrecht Duerer

This engraving contains the legend “Melencolia I” or, in modern English, Melencholia. The magic square in the background gives the date, 1514, in which Duerer (Dürer) made the engraving.John Read on [...]

Keywords: people, religion, occult, greyscale

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Specimens of Furniture, Time of Anne. The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

A wood-engraved line drawing of various items of Queen Anne furniture arranged in a group. there are three chairs, a stool, a clock on a table, an armoire or wardrobe, a cupboard and I think a mirror [...]

Keywords: furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Queen Anne Clock The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

An sketch or line-drawing of an ornate clock from the early eighteenth century (C18, 18th C., the Queen Anne period). This is a detail fromSpecimens of Furniture, Time of Anne.

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Queen Anne Chair The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

A sketch or line-drawing of an upholstered airmchair from the early eighteenth century (C18, 18th C., the Queen Anne period). This is a detail fromSpecimens of Furniture, Time of Anne.

Keywords: furniture, chairs, clipart, greyscale

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William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke William Shakspere Biography (1841)

William Pembroke, 1580 – 1630, is remembered in the name of a Cambridge University college for his gift of Greek manuscripts. Chalmers has a shortshort biography of William Herbertthat does not mentio [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, men, beards, ruffs, greyscale

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Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page image The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Troilus and Criseyde are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There is grass on the floor, suggesting a courtyard. This illustration is the start [...]

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decorative letter “I” The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Decorative initial letter “I” suitable for use as a drop cap.Related images from this page of the book:Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page imagedecorative letter “I”Leafy Border from page 483I [...]

Keywords: letteri, initials, arts and craft movement, floriated initials, greyscale

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Leafy Border from page 483 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the leafy border that surrounds the page.Related images from this page of the book:Page 483: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 2 page imagedecorative letter “I”Leafy Border from page 483Inner leafy b [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, asymmetrical, vines, leaves, greyscale

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Woodcut with border The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Troilus and Criseyde are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There is grass on the floor, suggesting a courtyard. This illustration is the start [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, leaves, vines, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Inner leafy border from page 483 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the leafy decorative border that surrounds the woodcut picture on page 483. There are flowers and leaves and I think a dandelion on the right.Related images from this page of the book:Page 48 [...]

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Troilus and Criseyde Exchange tokens The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This woodcut is from page 483; Troilus and Criseyde, a young man and a young woman respectively, are shown on either side of a hexagonal table; there are plates of fruit and a flagon of drink. There i [...]

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Apteryx Mantelli. From a Photograph. The Leisure Hour (1896)

TheApteryxis the name given to the genus of birds moer commonly known as thekiwi; they are native to New Zealand. The Apteryx Mantelli is the north Island Brown Kiwi bird.

Wikipedia on the Kiwi Bird

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Page 501: A Chaste Kiss – Troilus and Criseyde Liber II The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

From book two ofTroilus and Criseyde, a 14th century poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer and here illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones and published in 1896 by William Morris. The picture shows Troilus, a T [...]

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The lovers, wallpaper edition, from page 501 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A man and a woman stand together in a bedroom; one kisses the cheek of the other. They are dressed in medieval costume. Although Troilus and Criseyde is set in ancient Greece, Chaucer was writing in [...]

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Leafy Border from page 501 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This is the inner leafy border that surrounds the picture onpage 501.Images frompage 501: theouter decorative page border, theinner leafy border, and two wallpaper images, the picture of thelovers wit [...]

Keywords: borders, arts and craft movement, floriated borders, vines, leaves, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Decorative initial L The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

Decorative initial letter “L”Images frompage 501: theouter decorative page border, theinner leafy border, and two wallpaper images, the picture of thelovers with the border, andthe loverswithout the b [...]

Keywords: letterl, initials, arts and craft movement, floriated initials, criblé, greyscale

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Page 501: the vine-leaf page border The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A vine-leaf border with grapes; it is from a right-hand page 9a recto), page 501. If you use it for a left-hand page you should flip it so that the thicker side is towards the edge of the page. It’s [...]

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The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A man and a woman stand together in a bedroom; one kisses the cheek of the other. They are dressed in medieval costume. Although Troilus and Criseyde is set in ancient Greece, Chaucer was writing in [...]

Keywords: romance, people, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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