Items matching gardens, greyscale (results page 15)

Rumwood CourtArt in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

Rumwood Court, Langley, Kent, from a water-colour drawing by E. Arthur Rowe [1863-1922]. Today, Rumwood Court is a Grade II listed building. Since E. Arthur Rowe died more than 75 years ago, this imag [...]

Keywords: colour, houses, flowers, gardens, manors

Places shown: Rumwood Court; Langley; Kent; England

Added: 2005-02-07

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Decorative initial letter BGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

An almost-naked young mang sits on a rock and plays a recorder or pipe in a forest; his dog sits next to him, and in the background a young woman approaches. There is a large letter “B” in the German [...]

Keywords: initials, letterb, people, bare feet, dogs, animals, forests, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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Bucolic scene from a glade in a forest.Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A young man, topless and bare-legged, sits on a rock in a forest and dangles his feet as he plays a pipe or recorder. His dog is by his side. In the background, a young woman, wearing a dress, appro [...]

Keywords: people, forests, nudity, bare feet, dogs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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Typographic ornament or flower from page 2.Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A piece of 19th century clipart? A small decorative piece from the end of a poem, a twirly flourish.

Keywords: ornaments, decorative elements, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-01-30

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20.—Varieties of Druid BarrowOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The caption (retained in the image) reads as follows:

4, 10, 11. Varieties of Druid Barrow. 5. Another variety. 7. Twin-barrow. 12. Tumulus called Mil-barrow, Wilts. 14. Tumulus, New Grange, Drogheda.

Keywords: druids, stonehenge, megaliths, ruins, burial mounds, diagrams, views, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-05-01

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21.—Four Tumuli at Barlow Hills, EssexOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

(17) Four tumuli at Barlow Hills, Essex; (18) Gallery of the largest. Presumably the plate was made for another publication, since this is marked as figure 21 and not 17 or 18. This is said to be the [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, diagrams, burial mounds, tombs, greyscale

Places shown: Bartlow; Essex; England

Added: 2005-07-24

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22.—Galleries at New Grange, Plan and SectionOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

New Grange (Newgrange) is the oldest known Irish passage tomb; it could be over five thousand years old. There is also a stone circle here.

Modern Pictures of New Grange

Keywords: ruins, diagrams, tombs, burial mounds, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Slane; County Meath; Ireland

Added: 2005-07-24

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23.—Remains of Old SarumOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Across the plain [Salisbury plain], at a distance [from Stonehenge] not exceeding twenty miles, was the great temple and Druidical settlement of Avebury. The town and hill-fort of Sarum was close at [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, hills, trees, views, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Old Sarum; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-07-26

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24.—Contents of Ancient British BarrowsOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The plate also has the following text: “1, 2. Flint Arrow-Heads. 3,4. Celts [Note: Webster (1913) gives Celt, n. LL. celts a chisel. (Archaeol.) A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the t [...]

Keywords: weapons, druids, burial mounds, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-08-02

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25.—General View of Abury Restored.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Avebury: stone circles within stone circles!

“The general view (Fig. 25) is a restoration formed upon the plan (Fig. 26).”

The costumes of the three black-robedr ‘druids’ are presumably fanciful.

Keywords: druids, people, temples, ruins, megaliths, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-08-13

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26.—Abury Plan and SectionOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An 1840s plan of Avebury stone circle. “The plan exhibits this bank, e, with the ditch f: immediately within the ditch was a circle of stones, dotted on the plan. This circle is stated to have been co [...]

Keywords: megaliths, druids, temples, ruins, plans, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-08-13

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27.—Abury. Extended Plan.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A map covering a larger area than that of Fig. 26. “The general view (Fig. 25) is a restoration formed upon the plan (Fig. 26). Upon that plan there are two openings through the bank and ditch, a and [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, druids, megaliths, temples, ruins, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-08-29

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28.—Abury. Bird’s eye view, from the South.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The bird’s-eye view (Fig. 28), exhibits the restoration of Abury and its neighbourhood somewhat more clearly. 1 is the circumvallated bank, 2 and 3 the inner temples, 4 the river Kennet, 5 and 6 the [...]

Keywords: views, megaliths, temples, druids, ruins, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-08-29

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29.—Arch-Druid in his full Judicial Costume.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A fanciful drawing of an Arch-Druid (archdruid) in his full costume, judicial presumably meaning that he is ready to judge over people. An old and stern-looking man with a long flowing beard wears a r [...]

Keywords: people, beards, bare feet, monks, robes, druids, spooky, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-29

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3.—Width Proportions of Modern Roman Capitals.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“Width proportions, which may be found useful in laying out lettering for lines of a given length, are shown in [Fig. 3] in a more modern style of the Roman capital. In the classic Roman letter the cr [...]

Keywords: lettering, alphabets, diagrams, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-12

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The boy himselfLes Aventures de Jean-Paul Choppart par Louis Desnoyers: L’Episode de Panouille (1843)

A sketch of a curly-haired scruffily-dressed boy with his hands in his pockets, reproduced as a wood engraving.

Keywords: children, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-10

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Letter TOld English Country Cottages (1906)

A decorative initial T from page 3, used as a drop cap, or capital.

Keywords: initials, lettert, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-15

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The ChimæraMyths Every Child Should Know (1914)

Chapter-head illustration for “The Chimæra” or, “The Chimera” as one might write today. Two children are shown in silhouette on a shore by the edge of a forest. The boy (seated) wears shorts and the [...]

Keywords: children, people, water, streams, bare feet, trees, chapterheads, illustrations for children, forests, trees, silhouettes, mountains, pointing, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-29

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3. Seal of VassagoThe Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904)

[Buy a modern reprint of this book from Amazon: Canada, USA.] (3.) Vassago. — The Third Spirit is a Mighty Prince, being of the same nature as Agares. He is called Vassago. This Spirit is of a Good Na [...]

Keywords: symbols, occult, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-02

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candleA Child’s Garden of Verses (1905)

Keywords: illustrations for children, candles, bedtime, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-07-31

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