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| Ruins of Lindisfarne PrioryThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783) The caption reads, History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity. The side View of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island Monastery, Northumberland. Pub. 25 May 1781 by S. Hooper The image is signed, S. Spurrow [...] Keywords: abbeys, castles, windows, arches, ruins, people, clouds, bare feet, nudity, colour Places shown: Lindisfarne; Northumberland; England Added: 2003-02-28 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | Knight and HermitThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783) A knight in armour carrying a shield is on foot, leading his horse. He stands by a tree in front of a church or monastery door. A bearded monk beckons him in, pointing towards the open door. In a nic [...] Keywords: castles, trees, hills, towers, knights, animals, horses, monks, armour, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour Places shown: none Added: 2004-02-20 + S K L |
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1890x1114, 339x200, 945x557 | Ornate Rectangular FrameArt-Journal (1850) This ornate rectangular frame or cartouche surrounded the volume number of the magazine on the title page. I liked the flourishes on the top and inside, with a hint of acanthus leaves. I have made sep [...] Keywords: frames, borders, cartici, acanthus, greyscale Places shown: unspecified Added: 2015-09-24 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 138x200, 1419x2056, 518x750, 710x1028 | Cartouche with Sculpture, Art and ArchitectureArt-Journal (1850) This is the main engraving from the title page of the 1850 Art-Journal, without the writing. A group of three topless women stand on an ancient sarcophagus; the women represent sculpture (with a hamme [...] Keywords: cartici, frames, borders, art, architecture, sculpture, painting, people, statuary, circular, sarcophagi, greyscale Places shown: unspecified Added: 2015-09-24 + S K L |
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| 136x200, 511x750, 771x1132 | Dedication page With CartoucheArt-Journal (1850) The dedication page comes after the title page and imprint page. Here it uses a giant circular frame or cartouche of gems or diadems to enclose the text. At the foot of the page, under the text, and s [...] Keywords: page images, cartici, frames, borders, circular, statuary, art, heraldry, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2015-09-24 + S K L |
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1215x1829, 133x200, 486x732, 608x915 | Oval or Elliptical Victorian FrameArt-Journal (1850) This giant elliptical (oval) frame or cartouche is taken from the dedication page of the magazine. The giant circular frame or cartouche of gems or diadems enclosed the text. At the foot of the page, [...] Keywords: frames, cartici, borders, crowns, heraldry, royalty, sculpture, statuary, art, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2015-09-24 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1226x1254, 196x200, 750x767 | Decorative initial letter T with cherubs hanging a wolfFabrica... (1543) A decorative initial letter “T” used as a drop cap on the introduction to the “Epitome;” this version is coloured in red and blue and yellow (or gold) and comes from a copy at the University of Cambri [...] Keywords: lettert, initials, cherubs, children, nudity, historiated initials, inhabited initials, bare feet, animals, wolves, punishments, colour Places shown: none Added: 2014-11-24 + S K L |
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148x200, 518x703, 691x937 | Front Cover, VeniceVenice (1907) The book has (or had when I started) its original binding, blue with gold lettering stamped in place. Keywords: book covers, colour Places shown: none Added: 2006-04-12 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 143x200, 535x750, 780x1094 | Front Cover, Benson Stock ImagesStock Designs of Page Borders, Top Folio Headings, Tailpieces, Display Pages (1922) This catalogue was issued in a green cover with gold foil-stamped lettering to impress possible customers. STOCK DESIGNS Page Borders, Top Folio Headings, Tailpieces, Display Pages Benson Printing Co. [...] Keywords: book covers, colour, green, gold, lettering, printing Places shown: none Added: 2020-11-16 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 143x200, 609x850, 811x1133 | Title PageFarm Weeds (1906) Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture Branch of the Seed Commissioner Farm Weeds of Canada by George H. Clark, B.S.A. and James Fletcher, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.L.S. with illustrations by Norman Cr [...] Keywords: page images, title pages, colour Places shown: none Added: 2006-01-14 + S K L |
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156x200, 659x847, 878x1130 | Front CoverFarm Weeds (1906) The illustration is Lesser Burdock, which is also shown in Plate 27. The text reads, Farm Weeds, Department of Agriculture, Canada, 1906. Keywords: flowers, page images, colour, book covers, pictures of books, wild flowers, weeds Places shown: none Added: 2006-01-14 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 162x200, 503x623, 671x830, 895x1107 | Bookplate of James HallCraftsman’s Plant-Book, The (1909) There is a bookplate or “ex libris” pasted inside the front cover of this book; it includes the words, “EX LIBRIS JAMES HALL and a styilized pine tree or feather-based design. Keywords: bookplates, colour Places shown: none Added: 2011-05-21 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested |
152x200, 498x656, 996x1311 | Front Cover, Northland JourneysNorthland Journeys, Part I (1881) The text on the bright red cover reads as follows, in gold letters (the title filled in with blue): Nordland-Fahrten Malerische Wanderungen / durch / Norwegen, Schweden, Irland und Schottland. That is [...] Keywords: book covers, front covers, red, lettering, gold, waterfalls, log cabins, crosses, colour Places shown: none Added: 2020-03-17 + S K L |
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146x200, 501x687, 669x917, 892x1222 | Frontispiece: Clerk ColvillSome British Ballads (1919) The young man clutches his hat with one hand and with the other holds aloft a sword as he kneels at the edge of a pond. From that same pond a mermaid rises up, arms raised, breasts bare. This beautifu [...] Keywords: people, trees, water, swords, mermaids, colour Places shown: Slane; County Meath; Ireland Added: 2006-05-13 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested |
