Items matching cathedrals (results page 1)

Frontispiece: Cathedral o MessinaSouth by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe (1877)

This engraving was published in 1877; since then, the cathedral was damaged in an earthquake in 1919 and mostly rebuilt, only to be bombed in the Second World War and again partly rebuilt. In spite of [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, buildings, churches, architecture, gothic architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Messina; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2012-05-29

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Religious OrdersThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A note on page 90 reads: The names of the orders delineated in the annexed plate, follow in the same succession in which the figures stand; beginning with the nun on the left, and reckoning towards th [...]

Keywords: monks, cathedrals, churches, interiors, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2004-02-20

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Chester, from the Alford Road.The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

Probably this view was drawn from the road between Chester and Aldford, as it’s written today, at the bank of the River Dee.

Keywords: views, cityscapes, cows, animals, water, rivers, boats, towers, trees, fences, cities, cityscapes, towers, churches, buildings, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2018-08-07

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Frontispiece: Lâon, View From the PlainCathedral Cities of France (1907)

The Cathedral of Lâon, or Laon, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, was built in the 12th century. “Voillet-le-Duc, in his review of the cathedral of Lâon, says that it has a certain ring of democracy and [...]

Keywords: colour, cityscapes, views, cathedrals, sheep, hills, trees

Places shown: Lâon; Picardy; France

Added: 2006-06-29

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St. Mark’s.Turrets Towers and Temples (1899)

St Mark’s Cathedral, Venice, Italy.

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-05

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Frontispiece: St. Paul’s Catheral from Cheapside.English Cathedrals (1910)

St. Paul’s Cathedral in London replaced a much older building that was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. In the foreground a boy with a dustpan and trowel i [...]

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, domes, buildings, roads, street scenes, children, horses, carriages, carts, trees, greyscale

Places shown: London; Longon; England

Added: 2020-10-15

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Initial letter I with Transitional CapitalEnglish Cathedrals (1910)

This letter “I” is set about a sketch of an English “transitional” capital from the Galilee Chapel of Durham cathedral. The decorated top-part of a pillar is called a capital, and transitional architc [...]

Keywords: capitals, sketches, architecture, historiated initials, letteri, initials, pillars, architecture, transitional architecture, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Durham; County Durham; England

Added: 2025-03-31

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Plate II. Canterbury Cathedral. South West View.The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Canterbury Cathedral Church, pictured here under a rather dramatic and gloomy sky, burned down in 1174, and was rebuilt as shown here; the building work was finished in the year 1184.

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, towers, gothic, gothic architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Plate III. Gloucester Cathedral. West Front and South Side.The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Gloucester Cathedral was built 900 years ago (it was completed in 1100); it was originally the Abbey of St. Peter, part of a Benedictine monastery. Here we see the towers and spires, the gothic windo [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, towers, windows, gothic, gothic architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Gloucester Cathedral Old Print - Wallpaper VersionThe Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

A version of Plate III without the border, scaled very slightly to make a computer desktop or wallpaper image.

Keywords: cathedrals, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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The Coronation ChairOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The celebrated stone which now forms the seat of the coronation chair of the sovereigns of England is a flat stone, nearly square. It formerly stood in Argyleshire, according to Buchanan; who also say [...]

Keywords: colour, chairs, royalty, interiors, cathedrals

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2012-11-17

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View From City WallsRed Book Of York (1901)

A view of the mighty cathedral, York Minster, seen from the ancient city walls of York in this old photograh. Notice the blurred person crossing the street: the film wasn’t very sensitive, and a smal [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, cathedrals, walls, people, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View from City Walls (background version)Red Book Of York (1901)

A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a widescreen version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, views, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View From City Walls (Widescreen Version)Red Book Of York (1901)

A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a 1600x1200 (4:3) version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, buildings, people, views, street scenes, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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One Bay of the “Angel Choir,” Interior, Lincoln CathedralEnglish Cathedrals (1910)

A view as if one were standing in the chancel between the stone Rood Screen and the small step leading up to the sanctuary with its alter, and looking to the side of the great building. The architectu [...]

Keywords: decorated style, gothic architecture, transitional architecture, cathedrals, interiors, columns, windows, tracery, churches, chuch architecture, stonework, pillars, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2025-04-07

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S. Peter’s and Castel Sant’ Angelo From the TiberRome (1905)

A painting showing St Peter’s Basilica and Saint Angelo’s Castle from the river Tiber, at sunset. There is also a version of this image cropped for use as a computer desktop background, or wallpaper i [...]

Keywords: rome, churches, cathedrals, colour, sunsets, christmas

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2006-02-09

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St. Peter’s Rome from the River Tiber: wallpaper versionRome (1905)

A version of the painting of St. Peter’s Rome from the River Tiber cropped for use as a screen background, desktop, wallpaper image, root window picture, or whatever you want to call it.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, colour, cathedrals, sunsets

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2006-02-09

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Milan CathedralSouth by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe (1877)

A very fine engraving of the exceptionally beautiful Milan Cathedral; the scaled-down versions don’t do it justice.

Keywords: cathedrals, buildings, greyscale

Places shown: Milan; Italy

Added: 2007-08-06

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View of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the ThamesAlt-England (1888)

This is an unusual view of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, which replaced an earlier cathedral founded in A.D. 64 after it burned down in the Great Fire of London. We see a man leaning out of a st [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, circles, windows, sailing boats, ships, boats, churches, domes, london, rivers, river thames, greyscale

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2022-06-03

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Cathedral of S. Mark, VeniceSouth by East: Notes of Travel in Southern Europe (1877)

“The centre of life in Venice is the Piazza of S. Mark, which is not altogether unlike the Palais Royal in Paris. It is surrounded on three sides by lofty houses, the lowest parts of which are shops o [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, buildings, cities, greyscale

Places shown: Venice; Italy

Added: 2006-04-18

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