Items matching unicorns (results page 1)

God and my Divine Right: Royal CrestAlt-England (1888)

The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain was printed in black and gold leaf possite the inside front cover (on the end page) of this book. The paper is textured, giving an almost [...]

Keywords: heraldry, colour, coats of arms, unicorns, gold

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Added: 2025-02-08

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Monoceros (Unicorn) EngravingA description of the nature of four-footed beasts (1678)

An engraving of a Monocerous, or Unicorn, on brass, from the 1678 edition of the book. It is taken from Tab. XI.

Onager Aldro
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Keywords: mythical creatures, unicorns, animals, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-08

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Unicorn with Mane (Monoceros seu Unicornu Jubatus)A description of the nature of four-footed beasts (1678)

This picture of a unicorn with a mane was engraved on brass and included in the 1678 edition of this book. It is taken from Tab. XI. Monoceros seu Unicornu Iubatus Einhorn mit mahnen. Which is, Unico [...]

Keywords: mythical creatures, unicorns, animals, greyscale

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Added: 2009-11-05

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Unicorn with Mane (another one)A description of the nature of four-footed beasts (1678)

This picture of a unicorn with a mane was engraved on brass and included in the 1678 edition of this book. It is taken from Tab. XI.

Monoceros seu Unicornu aliud
Einhorn mit mahnen ein andr art.

Keywords: mythical creatures, unicorns, animals, greyscale

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Added: 2007-06-13

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Ploughing 51 B.C.Bill Nye’s History of England (1900)

“Agriculture had a pretty hard start among these people, and where now the glorious fields of splendid pale and billowy oatmeal may be seen interspersed with every kind of domestic and imported fertil [...]

Keywords: people, cartoons, humour, agriculture, animals, horses, rocks, unicorns, mythical creatures, greyscale

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Added: 2006-06-28

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The white horse carried the earth king’s son and the princess over the seaLegends of the Seven Seas (1929)

… the spike was no more of iron. It was white like ivory, and when the king’s son touched it with his fingers [...] he saw that the spike had become a horn and a part of the horse himself, growing fr [...]

Keywords: unicorns, mythical creatures, animals, horses, people, illustrations for children, princes, princesses, riding, water, waves, greyscale

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Added: 2025-03-06

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145.—St. Justin and Alphonso I of Ferrara (Moretto)Sacred and Legendary Art (1890)

St. Justina is shown here with the unicorn, representing chasitity or virginity. The original painting by Bonvicino of Brescia (Il Moretto) was in Venice. This is the St, Justina of the Belvedere. Sh [...]

Keywords: saints, mythical creatures, unicorns, people, religion, iconography, greyscale

Places shown: Ferrara; Emilia-Romagna; Italy

Added: 2013-03-27

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Kneeling unicornSacred and Legendary Art (1890)

A unicorn with beard, mane and horn kneels, looking to the right.

This is a detail from Fig. 145, St. Justin and Alphonso I of Ferrara.

Keywords: unicorns, mythical creatures, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

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Added: 2013-03-27

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