Items matching boats, greyscale (results page 121)

A Blasphemer turned into a black dog Wonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685)

The caption in the woodcut mentions page 4, and there is indeed an account there of someone being turned into a black dog.

Keywords: religion, animals, dogs, death, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-04-27

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A Woman torn in pieces by the Devil. pa. 14. Wonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685)

The “pa. 14.” refers to page 14, which has the following text:XVII. AtOster, a Village inGermany, there happened a most strange and fearful judgement upon a Woman who gave her self to the Devil, both [...]

Keywords: religion, people, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Oster; Mosel; Germany

Added: 2006-07-28

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G. Tornai: At the harem Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

A woman, baring her breasts, is dancing in a harem, one arm over her heard, her feet bare. In the background a musician plays a lyre; another woman serves Moroccan-style tea on an octagonal side-table [...]

Keywords: harems, slavers, slavery, nudity, breasts, women, people, dancing, music, dance, oriental, middle eastern, interiors, bare feet, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2019-05-16

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H Hendrich: Sea Fables Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Seemärchen.Here we see a woman, or perhaps a mermaid, emerging from the sea onto a rock, dripping with water. She is gazing at a sea-monster or dragon some way away, coming through a natural stone arc [...]

Keywords: people, women, water, monsters, sea creatures, mythological creatures, dragons, rocks, cities, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2020-02-29

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Old Advert: 12: Drumnadrochit Hotel at Lochness South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire (1892)

The back of the guide book has a section of “additional advertisements” for railways and hotels in England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland. This one takes up the whole of page 12 of that supplement an [...]

Keywords: advertisements, page images, greyscale

Places shown: Drumnadrochit; Inverness-shire; Scotland

Added: 2006-02-15

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Old Advert: 13: National & Station Hotel; Glenalbyn Hotel; Melrose hotels South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire (1892)

The back of the guide book has a section of “additional advertisements” for railways and hotels in England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Page 13 of that supplement is headed “Scotland” and has thre [...]

Keywords: advertisements, page images, greyscale

Places shown: Scotland

Added: 2006-03-05

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Cricklade The British Isles (1905)

“To all intents and purposes it is atCrickladethat the Thames comes into existence, and to ninety-nine Thams enthusiasts out of a hundred Cricklade itself is a mere name.” (p. 118)

Keywords: rivers, trees, water, greyscale

Places shown: Cricklade; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2006-07-05

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Stocks at Stanton Harcourt The British Isles (1905)

“Stanton Harcourt still preserves the stocks in which petty offenders were held in ludicrous durance. (p. 120)”People were forced to sit with their ankles locked into the wooden holes so that their fe [...]

Keywords: punishments, stocks, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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York Minster, From the South West The British Isles (1905)

Photo: Wilson, Aberdeen

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, towers, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-01

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Clevedon The British Isles (1905)

Many are the pleasant and busy towns and villages which look forth upon [the River Severn at the Bristol channel] in its salted and merged condition and know it not. Of these,Clevedonalone may be indi [...]

Keywords: views, water, greyscale

Places shown: Clevedon; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-02-01

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Plan of York The British Isles (1905)

Plan of the city of York, from approx. 1890

Keywords: maps, plans, cities, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-02

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York Minster from the Walls The British Isles (1905)

“It is almost impossible for a Yorkshireman to write of York in anything but the language of enthusiasm. To him York is what Rome is to the Roman, Paris to the Parisian, Jerusalem to the Jew. London a [...]

Keywords: cities, views, walls, roman remains, churches, cathedrals, abbeys, towers, cityscapes, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-02

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Chapel of Henry VII., Westminster Abbey The British Isles (1905)

“Beyond the Confessor’s Chapel, and beyond the imposing Chantry of Henry V., is Henry VII.’s splendid chapel, in the Perlendicular style, with a richly decorated ceiling of fan tracery, and lined with [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-06-02

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Westminster Hall The British Isles (1905)

“Westminster Hall, built [...] by [William] Rufus, and rebuilt by Richard II., is one of the largest chambers in the world, its fine timbered roof unsupported by pillars.Innumerable are its historic a [...]

Keywords: halls, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-05-18

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey The British Isles (1905)

From the painting by Edwin Hayes,R.H.A., R.I.A sailing boat is tossed about on heavy swell in the English Channel with the port, and a larger sailing ship, in the background, along with a small steame [...]

Keywords: wavess, storms, boats, water, harbors, colour, art, sailing boats, ships, sails

Places shown: St. Peter Port; Guernsey; Channel Islands

Added: 2021-07-12

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Detail from verso, showing the letter-forms. A Single Leaf (1476)

A small detail from the printed page, showing the shapes of the letters.

Keywords: typography, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-06-27

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Heraldic Crest and Symbols of Industry Il Museo Pio Clementino (1792)

This heraldic crest is from the title page to Volume VI of the huge book. If you are able to give a formal description of this image I’d love to hear from you; informally, it shows an armorial bearin [...]

Keywords: heraldry, shields, crests, science, symbols, coins, money, nudity, people, cherubs, boys, bare feet, travel, keys, masks, spirit, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-06-01

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[p.242] The Bloody Tower London (Volume II) (1841)

The portcullis stands open, and some soldiers with spears and shields are about to enter. From the crosses on their shields (the symbol of death) they are probably crusaders.

Keywords: towers, castles, entrances, people, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: London London; England

Added: 2005-07-15

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Gate of St John’s Abbey, Colchester The British Isles (1905)

Built around the 1400s to help defend an Abbey that was even then some 300 years old, today the gate is open to the public.

English Heritage age for St John’s Abbey Gate

Keywords: castles, abbeys, gates, greyscale

Places shown: Colchester; Essex; England

Added: 2010-09-16

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High Street, Chelmsford The British Isles (1905)

The high street [US: main street] in Chelmsford, Essex, around 1900. There are people riding bicycles, carts and carriages drawn by horses, and a sign visible reading “Barnard Cabinet Maker Upholster [...]

Keywords: street scenes, old photographs, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Chelmsford; Essex; England

Added: 2008-07-14

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