Items matching castles, colour (results page 100)

Tall BookcasePentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

A bespectacled gentleman sits reading a large book in front of the end of a tall bookcase. This was originally used as a drop cap for the initial letter I in ‘IN’.

Keywords: letteri, initials, historiated initials, inhabited initials, people, furniture, books, colour

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2006-03-17

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TypographiaPentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

Typographia stands with her robe and chain(??), holding a book out to a cherub with a press; another cherub sets type.

Keywords: cherubs, nudity, bare feet, books, printing, colour

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2003-03-28

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The City of London Seen from the National Liberal ClubThe British Isles (1905)

From the Painting by charled W. Wyllie. This painting of the London cityscape uses pastel colours, light and perspective to convey distance and, at the same time, the greatness of the cathedral, with [...]

Keywords: views, cityscapes, rivers, cathedrals, cities, bridges, colour

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2014-09-27

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Stocks at Stanton Harcourt (Sepia-Tinted Edition)The British Isles (1905)

A “sepia-tinted photograph” version of The Stocks at Stanton Harcourt.

Keywords: colour, punishments, stocks, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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On the Edge of Sherwood ForestThe British Isles (1905)

From the Painting by John MacWhirter, R.A. John MacWhirter (1839 – 1911) was a Scottish painter. He showed great promise as a boy, and his work was shown at the Royal Academy of Art (entitling him to [...]

Keywords: colour, trees, views, forests, deer, animals

Places shown: Sherwood Forest; Nottinghamshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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Llanthony Priory, Valley of the HondduThe British Isles (1905)

The ruins of Llanthony Abbey, later converted into farm buildings. The priory was built around the year 1200 by the Augustinians, but some three hundred years later the church had become corrupt and w [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, churches, hills, romantic ruins, arches, towers, sheep, fields, hills, trees, colour

Places shown: Llanthony; Honddu valley; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2024-10-17

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King’s College, CambridgeThe British Isles (1905)

A watercolour painting of King’s College, by J. Fulleylove, R.I.

Keywords: cambridge university, renaissance architecture, medieval architecture, paintings, people, spires, colour

Places shown: Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2025-11-03

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Criccieth CastleThe British Isles (1905)

From the painting by Edwin Hayes, R.H.A. R.I. The first place of note you come to over the undulating road from Portmadoc is Criccieth, of which the demure aspect proclaims a watering-place of the be [...]

Keywords: art, castles, water, views, towers, hills, ruins, colour, waves, storms, rocks

Places shown: Criccieth; Eifionydd; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2021-03-17

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St. Peter Port, GuernseyThe British Isles (1905)

From the painting by Edwin Hayes, R.H.A., R.I. A sailing boat is tossed about on heavy swell in the English Channel with the port, and a larger sailing ship, in the background, along with a small stea [...]

Keywords: wavess, storms, boats, water, harbors, colour, art, sailing boats, ships, sails

Places shown: St. Peter Port; Guernsey; Channel Islands

Added: 2021-07-12

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Verso, unidentified eary printed pageA Single Leaf (1476)

The other side of the piece of printed paper that I have from some time between 1470 and 1480.

Keywords: page images, typography, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-06-27

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watermark: crossbow in circleA Single Leaf (1476)

Watermark from an early printed page. I found similar watermarks at the Gravell Watermark Archive suggesting plausible dates of 1476 and 1501 for the paper.

Keywords: watermarks, weapons, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-06-27

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[p.242] The Bloody TowerLondon (Volume II) (1841)

The portcullis stands open, and some soldiers with spears and shields are about to enter. From the crosses on their shields (the symbol of death) they are probably crusaders.

Keywords: towers, castles, entrances, people, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2005-07-15

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Gate of St John’s Abbey, ColchesterThe British Isles (1905)

Built around the 1400s to help defend an Abbey that was even then some 300 years old, today the gate is open to the public.

English Heritage age for St John’s Abbey Gate

Keywords: castles, abbeys, gates, greyscale

Places shown: Colchester; Essex; England

Added: 2010-09-16

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