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Cartouche or frame from title page of ConcordanceGeneva Bible Scans (1581)

This is the frame around the device (or trade-mark) of the printer Christopher Barker that was on the 1581 title-page of the Geneva Bible. It features trees and scroll-work and an oval central space. [...]

Keywords: cartici, frames, borders, colour

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Added: 2012-06-18

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Ornate Rectangular FrameArt-Journal (1850)

This ornate rectangular frame or cartouche surrounded the volume number of the magazine on the title page. I liked the flourishes on the top and inside, with a hint of acanthus leaves. I have made sep [...]

Keywords: frames, borders, cartici, acanthus, greyscale

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Added: 2015-09-24

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Cartouche with Sculpture, Art and ArchitectureArt-Journal (1850)

This is the main engraving from the title page of the 1850 Art-Journal, without the writing. A group of three topless women stand on an ancient sarcophagus; the women represent sculpture (with a hamme [...]

Keywords: cartici, frames, borders, art, architecture, sculpture, painting, people, statuary, circular, sarcophagi, greyscale

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Added: 2015-09-24

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Dedication page With CartoucheArt-Journal (1850)

The dedication page comes after the title page and imprint page. Here it uses a giant circular frame or cartouche of gems or diadems to enclose the text. At the foot of the page, under the text, and s [...]

Keywords: page images, cartici, frames, borders, circular, statuary, art, heraldry, greyscale

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Added: 2015-09-24

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Oval or Elliptical Victorian FrameArt-Journal (1850)

This giant elliptical (oval) frame or cartouche is taken from the dedication page of the magazine. The giant circular frame or cartouche of gems or diadems enclosed the text. At the foot of the page, [...]

Keywords: frames, cartici, borders, crowns, heraldry, royalty, sculpture, statuary, art, greyscale

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Added: 2015-09-24

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Decorative clip-art Victorian border, antique greenThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This is a version of the red border from Page 27 coloured green. There are also a brown and a black and white version. To make your own coloured version of this old page border, see the notes for the [...]

Keywords: colour, borders, decorative elements, frames, cartici, victorian borders, turquoise, teal

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Added: 2008-03-04

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Shabby-Chic Cartouche!Eccles. Liber, In Quo Omnia ... (1564)

This cartouche or frame is supported by two winged cherubs or putti, each holding rope with many tassels that connects to a broad-brimmed hat surmounting the frame. There is also a small cross. You ca [...]

Keywords: ornaments, frames, cartici, borders, cherubs, bare feet, nudity, wings, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

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Added: 2013-04-18

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Cartouche from Dedication PageEccles. Liber, In Quo Omnia ... (1564)

This woodcut features a scroll-work oval cartouche or frame, with a wide-brimmed hat on top of it. Two cherubs, or winged putti, one on either side, hold multi-tassled rope. I don’t know the significa [...]

Keywords: frames, cartici, borders, cherubs, ornaments, nudity, bare feet, wings, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2013-04-19

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Clip-art: Victorian Floriated Border in Green and BrownThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A swirly Victorian border around each page in the section about the plates; lots of tendrils! This is the original portrait version but coloured, with the leaves and flowers in green and the stems in [...]

Keywords: colour, borders, frames, floral, floriated borders, decoration

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Added: 2011-02-17

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Clip-art: Victorian Floral Border, Landscape VersionThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A swirly Victorian border around each page in the section about the plates; lots of tendrils! This is the original portrait version but coloured, with the leaves and flowers in green and the stems in [...]

Keywords: colour, borders, frames, floral, floriated borders, decoration

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Added: 2011-02-17

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Vintage gold circular leaf border or frameThe Circling Year (1870)

Today people looking at this circular wreath design stamped in gold would think first of Christmas: there’s holly and ivy and what could pass for ornaments. But if you look more closely it represents [...]

Keywords: borders, circular, gold, winter, seasons, christmas, xmas, frames, cartici, ornaments, frames, holly, ivy, mistletoe, leaves, foliate borders, colour

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Added: 2018-01-20

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Full-page oak-leaf borderThe Select Works of John Bunyan (1864)

This engraved border of oak leaves and acorns would be ideal for an invitation to a sacred druidical confluence, but it’d also make a great frame for a wedding invitation or a certificate relating to [...]

Keywords: borders, frames, leaves, oak leaves, acorns, surrounds, full-page borders, greyscale

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Added: 2018-03-13

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Full-page arts and craft movement borderThe Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

This ful-page border, frame, or surround is made with an intricate design of grape leaves and swirling vines and includes bunches of grapes. It’s taken from the title page of the William Morris editio [...]

Keywords: foliated borders, borders, arts and crafts movement, arts and crafts, grapevines, grapes, vines, leaves, surrounds, frames, full-page borders, greyscale

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Added: 2018-09-08

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Border of Roses and ThornsDays With the Victorian Poets (1910)

A decorative oval border or roses and thorns that was around a chapter title in this book.

Keywords: borders, frames, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2012-06-23

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Full-page holly and ivy border, US Letter sizedThe Circling Year (1870)

This leafy border features ivy with some holly thwoen in for good measure: it’d be great at Christmas but could be used at other times too. It surrounds the titlepage of the book. This version is prop [...]

Keywords: borders, xmas, christmas, foliated borders, vinles, leaves, full page, surrounds, frames, greyscale

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Added: 2018-02-20

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Irregular border of flowers, birds and natureBible Pictures and Stories (New Testament) (1892)

This border of wild berries, thorns, flowers, leaves, and even has a pair of nesting birds in it. It came from the title page of the second half of this book. There is also a version of the border col [...]

Keywords: borders, frames, cartici, floriated borders, floral, wild flowers, decoration, page elements, spring, greyscale

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Added: 2013-10-01

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Green floriated borderBible Pictures and Stories (New Testament) (1892)

This border of wild berries, thorns, flowers, leaves, and even has a pair of nesting birds in it. It came from the title page of the second half of this book. The original was a black and white floral [...]

Keywords: colour, borders, frames, cartici, floriated borders, floral, wild flowers, decoration, page elements

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Added: 2013-10-01

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Vintage shabby-chic ornate full-page borderOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A shabby-chic Victorian border taken from the book cover of this vintage book of alphabets and lettering. The 200 pixel thumbnail for this image has some text in it, but the others are plain. It’s a n [...]

Keywords: borders, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds, victoriana, decoration, frames, cartici

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Added: 2013-12-03

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Guild of Carriage-MakersAllegorien und Embleme, Vol II (1882)

This incredibly busy design is for the guild of carriage-makers (I think) in 1612. The border includes two scantily-clad women, six scantily-clad or naked small children, two gryphons, a bunch of baro [...]

Keywords: heraldry, borders, full-page borders, page images, frames, people, cherubs, nudity, women, boys, shields, greyscale

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Added: 2018-10-30

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Ornate baroque-stye border with herubs and gryphonsAllegorien und Embleme, Vol II (1882)

This border is from the 1612 sign for the Nurenberg Guild of Carriage-Makers made by Adolf Mießner. The border includes two scantily-clad women, six scantily-clad or naked small children, two gryphons [...]

Keywords: borders, full-page borders, cherubs, bare feet, women, people, nudity, scrollwork, cartici, frames, inhabited borders, greyscale

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Added: 2018-10-30

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