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Title PageA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

Title Page from John Ray’s book of English proverbs. a compleat COLLECTION of English Proverbs; also The most Celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch,  Italian, French, Spanish, and other Languages. The who [...]

Keywords: title pages, page images, greyscale

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Added: 2007-07-31

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Chapter Heading Woodcut featuring Neptune and MermaidsA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A decorative woodcut from above the Introduction; it is not related to the text. The engraving features Neptune, the God of the Ocean; he is naked, crowned, complete with trident, and rides a chariot [...]

Keywords: mythical creatures, mermaids, water, horses, transport, chapterheads, greyscale

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Added: 2007-10-10

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Initial Letter T WoodcutA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A decorative initial letter “T” used as a drop cap (drop capital). It features palm trees and buildings in the background, perhaps intended to be evocative of the Holy Land.

Keywords: initials, lettert, greyscale

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Added: 2007-07-31

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Chapter Heading Woodcut featuring EagleA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

This decorative woodcut was at the start of the preface; the woodcuts do not appear to bear any relation to the text, but are purely decorative. This one features an eagle, the symbol of the Roman Emp [...]

Keywords: decorations, eagles, chapterheads, greyscale

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Added: 2007-07-31

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Initial letter B WoodcutA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A decorative initial letter “B” used as a drop cap (drop capital) at the start of a paragraph. The woodut (or wood engraving) shows a tree and a building in the background. I have included multiple [...]

Keywords: initials, letterb, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-09

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Chapter Heading woodcut featuring a flaming heartA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

This decorative woodcut was used at the top of the first page of a chapter or section, as a decorative element. It features a heart on a pillar; there are flames bursting out of the heart, and the fla [...]

Keywords: decorations, hearts, chapterheads, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-23

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Detail: burning heartA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A bad case of heartburn or a romantic metaphor? This heart on a pillar with flames coming out of it is a detail from a chapter head. I also made the heart is also a available by itself, without the fl [...]

Keywords: hearts, romance, clipart, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-23

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Detail: engraved heartA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A wood engraving of a heart, taken from a $ this chapter head woodcut.

Keywords: hearts, romance, clipart, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-23

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Chapter end decoration: eaglesA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A decoration centered after the text of a chapter. I’ve made lots of sizes so you can use it on Web page. The woodcut was clearly fairly old and damaged, and it is not a clean print, but perhaps tha [...]

Keywords: decorations, eagles, ornaments, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-01

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Chapter Heading Woodcut Featuring Soldiers on Horesback with SpearsA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

A decorative woodcut from above the section entitled Proverbs and Proverbial Observsations cocerning Husbandry, Weather, and the Seasons of the Year. It is not related to the text. The engraving feat [...]

Keywords: decorations, battles, chapterheads, horses, weapons, people, greyscale

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Added: 2008-02-28

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Chapter end decoration: cherubsA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

Two cherubs (naked, winged children) sit amongst ornate rococo foliage, apparently discoursing. This decoration was used to fill space at the end of a chapter, and to show that the text had ended.

Keywords: decorations, ornaments, cherubs, nudity, bare feet, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-14

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Tailpiece with FishermanA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

This elaborate frame, surmounted by a basket of flowers, was used to mark the end of a chapter in the printed book.

The central design features a man fishing with rod.

Keywords: frames, tailpieces, ornaments, fishing, people, cartici, flowers, scrollwork, greyscale

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Added: 2015-01-15

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Chapter head with musical instrumentsA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

Chapter headpieces like this were very popular in the eighteenth century; they remained in widespread use into the early 20th century as a low-cost way to make a book appear more expensive than it rea [...]

Keywords: chapterheads, vinework, musical instruments, floriated borders, greyscale

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Added: 2014-12-27

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Initial Letter T With Angels and DevilA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

The two winged creatures in this decorative initial letter T are very definitely female and probably intended to be naked. They seem to have fish’s tails rather than legs and feet, so maybe they are A [...]

Keywords: initials, lettert, angels, devils, mythical creatures, mermaids, vignetted initials, passé partout initials, greyscale

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Added: 2014-12-26

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