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The Ruins of MontaigleThe Forest of Arden With Some of its Legends (1914)

Montaigle Castle, opening the chapter “De La Marck, the Wild Boar of the Ardennes.” This famous and picturesque castle is on a site that has been occupied since prehistoric times. The castle was first [...]

Keywords: castles, sketches, colour, ruins

Places shown: Falaën; Onhaye; Namur; Wallonia; Belgium

Added: 2012-05-04

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Medieval-style border with dog chasing rabbitLa Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

This full-page border is in the style of a border from a medieval/mediæval illuminated manuscript. There’s a dog chasing a hare (or rabbit) and two birds.

Keywords: borders, drolleries, floriated borders, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-07-28

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Gateway to King’s CollegeCambridge and its Story (1912)

“The old gateway facing Clare College, which had been begun in 1444, ws at last completed from the designs of Mr. Pearson in 1890, and remains one of the most beautiful architectural gates in Cambridg [...]

Keywords: entrances, architecture, colour

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2007-01-11

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Pembroke Castle (Plan)South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire (1892)

This plan appears to have been the one used by Charles Oman in his book of Castles that could be reached by the Great Western Railway. The main differences are that this one is printed in two colours [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, colour, castles

Places shown: Pembroke; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2006-02-15

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Romsey AbbeyMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

“It is a perfect Norman church, with only the two east windows and the three western bays added by later hands (thirteenth century). The massive piers of the nave arches remind one of Durham, the loft [...]

Keywords: abbeys, churches, colour

Places shown: Romsey; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-04-28

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Porta San PaoloRome (1905)

“Gate in the Aurelian wall rebuilt by Belisarius. This is the gate of the Ostian Way to the basilica of S. Paul’s—one of the seven great pilgrimage churches—of which the Kings of England were Protect [...]

Keywords: castles, colour, towers, people

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2006-06-05

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Porta San Paolo, Wallpaper EditionRome (1905)

A verison of the Porta San Paolo castle gate picture cropped so it fits on a computer desktop as a background image.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, castles, entrances, colour

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2006-06-05

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09: HebraicaOratio Dominica: The Lord’s Prayer in above 100 Languages, Versions and Characters (1713)

Keywords: page images, alphabets, typography, hebrew, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-07-15

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Lady Justice (Justitia)Jugend [German art magazine] (1900)

The woman representing Justice here is blindfolded (as usual in art) representing impartiality. She rides a lion to symbolise power and authority. Her name, Justitia, appears at the top of the picture [...]

Keywords: justice, emblems, allegory, art nouveau, jugendstile, colour, nudity, lions, animals, strength, authority, bare feet, people

Places shown: none

Added: 2026-01-21

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Martyrs’ Memorial and St. GilesOxford (1910)

Ridley and Latimer were burned to death here in the time of Archbishop Cranmer.

Keywords: monuments, towers, trees, colour, roads

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-04-01

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Plate 16.—Powis CastleHistory of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by J. C. Varrall. Powis is also spelt Powys in the book, and this is the usual modern spelling. The castle is silhouetted against a sunrise (or sunset); in the foregrou [...]

Keywords: castles, sunsets, animals, deer, trees, towers, colour

Places shown: Powys Castle; Welshpool; Powys; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

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Leycester HospitalWarwick and Leamington (1920)

These buildings mostly date from the 1570s; the site previously belonged to the Guild of the Holy Trinity and St George which was formed in 1383. The BBC has a panoramic tour. This building has been [...]

Keywords: houses, mediaeval, people, streets, colour

Places shown: Warwick; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2004-10-11

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Plate XXII. Ely Cathedral.The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Ely Cathedral once stood on an island in the marshes; you can still see it for miles around in any direction. It’s old, very old, and in the days before electric light even the great octagonal tower m [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, interiors, people, colour

Places shown: Ely; Norfolk; England

Added: 2005-07-16

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Raglan CastleCastles (1926)

The Tower of Gwent, Water-Gate The castle was started around 1435, by Sir William ap Thomas; it was slighted at the end of the Civil War. There is an older picture of Ragland Castle in the History of [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, towers, water, colour

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-05-15

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The Star LichnediaChristian Parlor Magazine Vol III (1847)

Systematic name—Phlox Drummondii; Class V., Pentandria; Order I., Monogynia; Natural order, Polemoniaceæ. Generic Character.—Calyx inferior, monosepalous, prismatic, five-cleft or five-parted; segment [...]

Keywords: flowers, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-05-05

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p. 161. Arch of Severus, Column of Phocas and S. MartinaMediaeval Rome (1901)

“The great Pontiff [Pope Gregory the Great] died in 604. Four years later a fine Corinthian pillar, taken froms ome ancient building, was erected in the Forum [in Rome] to commemorate the worst of all [...]

Keywords: columns, ruins, pillars, roman remains, temples, colour

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2003-04-16

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Bless the Lord O My SoulThe Circling Year (1870)

A late Victorian over-the-top feat of typography, with five colour printing. Bless the LORD O my Soul, and forget not all His benefits. The text is attributed to Psalm 103 verse 2, and uses the 1611 t [...]

Keywords: lettering, colour, typography, biblical texts, religion, biblical texts, christianity, gold, borders

Places shown: none

Added: 2025-08-10

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The Colosseum in a StormRome (1905)

Dark and broody skies over one of the world’s most famous landmarks in this painting by Alberto Pisa. The writer in the extract that follows appears to be unaware that the Greeks also had amphitheatre [...]

Keywords: roman remains, storms, art, paintings, ruins, buildings, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2015-10-03

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Decorative initial letter D, gold with red angelReligion in the Home (1913)

An illuminated letter “D” printed at the start of a chapter for a drop cap (dropped capital). The original was black and white, and I coloured it red and gold. The angel has wings and a trumpet; he ha [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, inhabited initials, angels, wings, religion, xmas, christmas, red, gold, colour, romance, musical instruments, trumpets

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-07-19

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K. Poland his wife and children devoured by ratsWonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685)

This probably refers to King Popielius, or Popiel, of Poland, who was said to have been eaten by rats along with his wife and children, in A.D. 830.

Keywords: people, death, rats, towers, castles, colour

Places shown: Poland

Added: 2006-10-29

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