Items matching fleurs de lys (results page 1)

Foliated chapter-head with geometric borderDie Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

An Egyptian-inspired geometric border containing a fleur-de-lys in a circle between two vine branches. It was at the head of the first index page. The border style was popular in the nineteenth centur [...]

Keywords: chapterheads, borders, fleurs de lys, vines, geometric borders, greyscale

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Added: 2013-07-09

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Decorative initial letter “E” from 16th CenturyOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “E” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and depicts [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2009-11-12

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53.4.—Decorative CrossOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A decorative cross. The outer part is an anchor cross or a fleur-de-lys cross. I have no further information on this one. There is an index of different crosses at Seiyaku (a site primarily about West [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, arrows, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2005-11-02

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53.6.—Cross with CircleOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Perhaps the circle represents the world, the inner signs the four nails used to crucify the naked Jesus, the outer branches of the cross with the fleurons representing the religion itself. This would [...]

Keywords: crosses, symbols, spirit, religion, arrows, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2005-11-02

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53.7.—Clubs On LegsOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Possibly an architectural cross seen at the top of an arch.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, fleurs de lys, colour

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Added: 2005-11-02

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53.18.—Fleur-de-LysOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration. The name fleur-de-lys, or fleur-de-lis, may derive from the iris flower found on the banks of the River Lys in France, although the fl [...]

Keywords: symbols, ornaments, calligraphy, spirit, religion, heraldry, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2006-12-23

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53.23.—Fleur De LysOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

The fleur de lys, or fleur de lis, or possibly a Christian symbol.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, ornaments, calligraphy, spirit, religion, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2007-02-04

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53.32.—Fleur-de-lysOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Another Fleur-de-lys.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, ornaments, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2008-07-17

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 17The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows an orange tulip, with fleur-de-lys designs at the corners. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: fleurs de lys, flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Added: 2010-08-19

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 20The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture contains fleur-de-lys signs inside, and between, small circles. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: fleurs de lys, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Added: 2010-08-19

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 28The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a bunch of grapes with leaves, hemmed in on four sides by cog-wheels and at the corners by fleurs-de-lys. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. I also made a v [...]

Keywords: fleurs de lys, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

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Added: 2010-08-19

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Dutch Delft ceramic tile 28, SVG versionThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a bunch of grapes with leaves, hemmed in on four sides by cog-wheels and at the corners by fleurs-de-lys. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. See the origina [...]

Keywords: fleurs de lys, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour, svg

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Added: 2016-10-20

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1373.—Wood-cut of a Knight. (From Caxton’s ‘Game of the Chess’)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A fifteenth-century woodcut of a knight riding a horse; he bears the Fleurs-de-Lys, the French badge. This is from an early printed book, made for a book printed at Westminster Abbey by William Caxton [...]

Keywords: knights, people, weapons, horses, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2007-06-19

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Heraldic Crest from the end of RevelationGeneva Bible Scans (1581)

This armorial bearing has three lions en passant and three fleurs-de-lys in quarters. The scrollwork cartouche around it includes a crown and a tudor rose. It was printed at the end of the Book of Rev [...]

Keywords: heraldry, lions, fleurs de lys, crowns, cartici, borders, frames, greyscale

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Added: 2012-06-19

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