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Sir Thomas MoreThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A beautiful engraving showing Sir Thomas More in his prison cell; the gaoler [jailer] approaches, carring a heavy bundle of keys. Sir Thomas More (also Saint Thomas More) was executed by beheading whe [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, prisons, punishments, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail]The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 4:3 aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen (8:5) version [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail, widescreen version]The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 8:5 wide-screen aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen ( [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-24

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Plan of Oxford from circa 1900Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Overview map of Oxford from 1900 or so, showing the River Thames of Isis, giving the names of almost all the streets, marking the colleges of Oxford University, the railway and other items.

Keywords: maps, plans, cities, colleges, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-07-19

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Oxford and its CollegesHarmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

The figure is captioned as follows: 1. Oriel. 2. St. John’s. 3. Christ Church Cathedral and Chapter House. 4. Christ Church and Tom Tower. 5. St. Mary’s and ‘the High. 6. Magdalen College and Bridge f [...]

Keywords: colleges, cathedrals, towers, churches, cities, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-07-19

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St. Nicholas (Botticelli. Capitol, Rome)Sacred and Legendary Art (1890)

Saint Nicholas is remembered on the 6th of December. Devotional figures of St. Nicholas exhibit him as standing in the habit of a bishop. In the Greek pictures he is dressed as a Greek bishop, withou [...]

Keywords: religion, saints, iconography, christmas, xmas, bishops, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-12-06

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Knight, Death and the Devil (1513)Engravings on Metal by Albrecht Duerer

This is one of three engravings in a series called Meisterstiche. The others are Melancholia I and Saint Jerome in His Study. The engraving is dated 1513, two hundred years after the dissolution of t [...]

Keywords: knights, death, people, spooky, swords, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-06-25

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Cherub wth harvest fruitAtalanta Magazine (1888)

This engraving looks as if it’s of a stone carving; it depicts a cherub, (a sort of putti), together with flowers, vines and fruits; apples, pears, grapes and more; perhaps to celebrate fertility, or [...]

Keywords: cherubs, nudity, bare feet, harvest, thanksgiving, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-10-20

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TaufersMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

Taufers is first mentioned in the year 1080, but not until the yeat 1149 does the family seem to have risen to any importance; but from then, until it does out in 1312, it was one of the most influent [...]

Keywords: castles, views, towers, montains, people, goats, trees, walls, arches, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Taufers; Tyrol; Italy

Added: 2012-07-07

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Decorated Initial Letter T with Cherubs and MaskMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

A cherub or putti holds up a bearded man’s facemask to scare the three other cherubs in this decorative initial letter “T” used as a drop cap. The capital T has floral decorations as well as wild ros [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, lettering, cherubs, romance, nudity, bare feet, boys, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-01-25

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

This full-page copper plate engraving contains a number of diagrams for the article on astronomy; I will post them as separate images on request.

figure 1

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, moon, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-08-03

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 1.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

Figure 1.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, moon, astrology, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-10-02

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 2.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

Figure 2, showing the Winter Solstice on December 22nd.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, diagrams, eclipses, sun, astrology, solstices, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-10-07

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Fig. 3.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

This diagram shows how (and why) the moon appears to grow and shrink at different times of the month.

I also made a full Sun with pointy rays based on the one on this diagram.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, astrology, sun, moon, diagrams, equinoxes, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-10-09

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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.—Detail – Smiling Sun.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771)

An engraving of the sun with a smiling face in the middle.

The full Fig. 3.

The full plate

Keywords: astronomy, astrology, sun, faces, diagrams, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-10-08

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MelencoliaEngravings on Metal by Albrecht Duerer

This engraving contains the legend “Melencolia I” or, in modern English, Melencholia. The magic square in the background gives the date, 1514, in which Duerer (Dürer) made the engraving. John Read on [...]

Keywords: people, religion, occult, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-02-18

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Specimens of Furniture, Time of Anne.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

A wood-engraved line drawing of various items of Queen Anne furniture arranged in a group. there are three chairs, a stool, a clock on a table, an armoire or wardrobe, a cupboard and I think a mirror [...]

Keywords: furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-16

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Queen Anne ClockThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

An sketch or line-drawing of an ornate clock from the early eighteenth century (C18, 18th C., the Queen Anne period). This is a detail from Specimens of Furniture, Time of Anne.

Keywords: furniture, clocks, clipart, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-16

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Queen Anne ChairThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

A sketch or line-drawing of an upholstered airmchair from the early eighteenth century (C18, 18th C., the Queen Anne period). This is a detail from Specimens of Furniture, Time of Anne.

Keywords: furniture, chairs, clipart, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-16

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William Herbert, Earl of PembrokeWilliam Shakspere Biography (1841)

William Pembroke, 1580 – 1630, is remembered in the name of a Cambridge University college for his gift of Greek manuscripts. Chalmers has a short short biography of William Herbert that does not ment [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, men, beards, ruffs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2022-11-19

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