Items matching borders, greyscale (results page 115)

The Old English HoundWood Engravings by Thomas Bewick (1947)

The Old English Hound, a dog with large ears and an upward-curing tail.

Keywords: dogs, animals, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2009-12-18

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The MastiffWood Engravings by Thomas Bewick (1947)

A male mastiff stands with tail curled upwards; in the background, many other dogs are playing (and fighting); beyond them we see farm buildings.

Keywords: dogs, animals, farms, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2010-08-12

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For Ever. By Herbert Schmalz.Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

To the genre of sentiment, not history, belong Mr. Herbert Schmalz’s “For Ever” (page 352) and Mr. Arthur Stocks’ “Her Sweetest Flower” (page 349); the one is romantic, the other realistic, but both [...]

Keywords: people, art, sketches, windows, romance, music, musical instruments, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-05-04

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Initial Capital Letter “D” with BacchusMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

Decorative initial letter capital “D” featuring vine-leaves, and a modestly-clad almost-naked seated Bacchus figure with a large wine-cup. A bare-footed woman or boy outside the letter holds a jug or [...]

Keywords: initials, letterd, people, bare feet, nudity, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-05-03

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Figure 3.54.—Ionic FriezeA Textbook on Ornamental Design (1901)

88. Ionic Order.—In Fig. 54 is shown a frieze from the principal Ionic temple in Athens, the Erechtheum, the style of which is typical of this class of relief ornament throughout Greek design. it is p [...]

Keywords: ornamentation, architecture, borders, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-15

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Figure 3.55.—Corinthian Ornament.A Textbook on Ornamental Design (1901)

89. Corinthian Order.—In Fig. 55, however, is shown a section of ornament from the choragic monument of Lysicrates at Athens. This is the principal structure of Greek origin designed in the Corinthian [...]

Keywords: ornamentation, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-15

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Figure 3.56.—Acanthus Leaf.A Textbook on Ornamental Design (1901)

In Fig. 56 is shwon a form of the acanthus leaf taken from the Tower of the Winds at Athens. it is purely conventional in form, possessing a broad, bold treatment, necessary or its execution in stone, [...]

Keywords: ornamentation, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-15

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In the desert between Assouan and Philae.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

The picture shows what appears to be a ruined building, perhaps a temple or mosque, with two large stars for decortion and with arched windows, with other ruins nearby, but the text suggests that it [...]

Keywords: ruins, tombs, cemetaraies, graves, desolation, death, ewers, graves, greyscale

Places shown: Philae; Aswan; Egypt

Added: 2021-09-27

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Spring hedge-border corner image with love-birdsAtalanta Magazine (1888)

A Valentine’s Day image from 1888; this border was in the upper-left of a page of poetry for Valentine’s Day, and features leaves and berries and two romantic little song-birds. The signature is uncle [...]

Keywords: birds, romance, spring, borders, flowers, berries, corners, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-01-09

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Ointment of the ZodiacDie Holzschnitte des Petrarca-Meisters zu Petrarcas Werk "Von der Artzney bayder Glück des guten und widerwärtigen" Augsburg 1532 Gebundene Ausgabe – 1955 (1532)

On the left is a pharmacist (chemist) at work in his apothecary; he is preparing bandages by brushing them with an ointment. On the right is a diagram showing the supposed planetary influences of diff [...]

Keywords: people, medicine, zodiac, woodcuts, petrarch, interiors, shops, apothecaries, illness, nudity, bare feet, astrology, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2018-01-18

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Vintage Signs of the Zodiac from WoodcutsDie Holzschnitte des Petrarca-Meisters zu Petrarcas Werk "Von der Artzney bayder Glück des guten und widerwärtigen" Augsburg 1532 Gebundene Ausgabe – 1955 (1532)

These zodiac astrological symbols are taken from a woodcut designed by Hans Weiditz (the Petrarch Master) in approximately 1530.

See the original woodcut

Keywords: zodiac, astrology, symbols, aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, greyscale

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Added: 2018-01-18

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Corner decoration: Owl with leaves and treeThe Works of Shakspere, with notes by Charles Knight (1873)

This pointilliste-style decoration would look fabulous on a letterhead or in a scrapbook; it was filling in one corner of a pate in an 1870s edition of Shakespeare’s plays. It features an owl sitting [...]

Keywords: borders, owls, birds, leaves, trees, ornaments, decorative elements, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-08-16

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Corner decoration: brown owl with green leaves and treeThe Works of Shakspere, with notes by Charles Knight (1873)

I made a coloured version of the owl in the corner of the page.

Keywords: owls, birds, borders, nature, leaves, ornaments, decorative elements, colour

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Added: 2012-08-17

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Lake Como: The Waterfall of the FiumelatteIllustrirtes Familienbuch zur Unterhaltung & Belehrung häuslicher Kreise, V Band (1858)

The River Fiumelatte in Varenna in Italy, a town built on a steep slope and with a rapid river running through it. There are brdges, one of stone and one looking rather rickety of wood; there are hous [...]

Keywords: waterfalls, rivers, cities, towns, cityscapes, views, buildings, bridges, greyscale

Places shown: Varenna; Lecco; Lombardy; Italy

Added: 2021-02-21

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Sheridan’s Ride by T. Buchanan ReadGreat Men and Famous Women, vol. II (1894)

“[Philip Sheridan]’s next operations, however, were the most important, as they have become the most renowned, in his career. Passing through Strasburg [USA], he posted his troops on the further bank [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, soldiers, horses, swords, american civil war, greyscale

Places shown: Strasburg; Pennsylvania; USA

Added: 2006-08-30

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Apollo beschuekt die Leiche HektorsSagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882)

Hector tried to tire [Achilles] by running around the walls of Troy with Achilles in hot pursuit. He caught him on the third lap around and killed him. He then took his armor, tied the corpse behind h [...]

Keywords: bare feet, heroes, nudity, chariots, people, horses, animals, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-06-14

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stock block: Young male servant carrying a boar’s headTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This young man carries a platter of food: a roasted pig’s head with fruit or vegetables around it, on a platter. He wears a ruff round his neck, a tunic over a long-sleeved shirt, and simple shoes; pr [...]

Keywords: servants, food, service, waiters, youths, boys, men, people, animal heads, pork, feasting, feat, holiday, christmas, xmas, costumes, medieval costume, stock blocks, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2019-04-10

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The robber was watching him curiouslyLittle Folks Magazine Vol 64 (1906)

This picture was made to illustrate a chapter from the children’s story “Gideon and the Magic Myrtle” by Myra Hamilton. these days people probably think of Harry Potter and Dumbledore! It’s signed by [...]

Keywords: wizards, people, illustrations for children, beards, candles, fantasy, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2016-11-04

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Wizard with book and candleLittle Folks Magazine Vol 64 (1906)

A wizard, complete with pointy hat and beard, sits at a table; there’s a large open book on the table and a wax candle in a tall candlestick gives off light. This is a detail from a picture by H. R. M [...]

Keywords: wizards, people, illustrations for children, beards, candles, fantasy, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2016-11-04

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Banner with ribbons and SnitchStrong’s Book of Designs (1917)

An Art Deco (Jugenstile) masthead design featuring a woman holding a winged sphere.

Keywords: borders, octagons, floriated borders, ribbons, people, women, balls, wings, art deco, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2024-08-29

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