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60.—Chinese Capstan. Elementary Mechanics, Including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics. Revised edition (1882)

A pulley is often used in conjunction with a capstan, the rope passing round a pulley attached to the weight, and the mechanical advantage of the capstan is thereby doubled. Moreover, the free end of [...]

Keywords: machinery, diagrams, wheels, pulleys, steampunk, greyscale

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Added: 2010-08-02

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Title page, The Whole Booke of Psalmes Geneva Bible Scans (1581)

The title page from the book of psalms (with music) at the back of this 1581 Geneva Bible. I didn’t clean up this scan, so you can see the music showing through from the back a little.THEWHOLE BOOKE O [...]

Keywords: page images, title pages, typography, greyscale

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Added: 2009-01-11

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Title page for Concordance Geneva Bible Scans (1581)

The title page for two concordances printed after the end of the New Testament in this 1581 Bible. The first was a table of words and names, the second more exegetical. My copy of this bible is missin [...]

Keywords: page images, typography, religion, title pages, greyscale

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Added: 2012-06-17

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Initial Letter T With Naked People Geneva Bible Scans (1581)

This decorative initial was printed on the back of the title page of the “Whole Booke of Psalmes” to start the introduction. I am guessing the to figures are Adam and Eve, although at first I thought [...]

Keywords: initials, lettert, nudity, people, greyscale

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Added: 2009-01-11

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606. The quivering brain. Fabrica... (1543)

Showing the anatomy of the brain.

Keywords: anatomy, brains, death, spooky, greyscale

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Added: 2008-11-03

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61.—Wheel and axle comined with a screw. Elementary Mechanics, Including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics. Revised edition (1882)

A wheel and axle may be combined with a screw, as shewn in the contrivance of fig. 61. When the handle is turned, the screw-thread on its axle sends the cog-wheel forward one tooth for every revolutio [...]

Keywords: machinery, screws, diagrams, wheels, knobs, greyscale

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Added: 2009-01-04

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62.—Chepstow from the bridge. History of Wales (1853)

An engraving of Chepstow castle from (I think) the bridge over the River Wye.There is also a cropped version showing just theWelsh castle, suitable for 4:3 aspect ratio screens such as ipads and many [...]

Keywords: castles, water, battlements, ruins, towers, trees, water, boats, people, widescreen, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2014-03-28

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Chepstow Castle, 4:3 cropped version History of Wales (1853)

This is a detail from theChepstow From the Bridgeengraving, sized suitably for a background.

Keywords: castles, water, battlements, ruins, towers, trees, water, boats, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2014-03-28

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Jaffa Travels Around the World (1873)

A version of theJaffapicture cut down so you can use it as a desktop image (wallpaper, as Windows people say).

Keywords: cities, water, boats, backgrounds, wallpaper, cityscapes, greyscale

Places shown: Palestine

Added: 2004-03-15

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Charles Dickens Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

This full-page illustration accompanied an obituary of Charles Dickens in the edition of the “Illustrated London news” for the 18th June, 1870; Dickens’ death had been reported in the newspaper the pr [...]

Keywords: portraits, dickens, people, beards, writers, greyscale

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Added: 2013-05-25

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A closer crop of a portrait of Sir Charles Dickens Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

The portrait is from anobituary of Sir Charles Dickenspublished the week after he died, in June 1870. This version is cropped so you just have his head, and is an aspect ratio suitable for a desktop o [...]

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

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Added: 2013-05-26

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Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Parker’s deliberation, prudence, learning, and his thorough knowledge of ecclesiastical affairs in general, and particularly of the state of the Church of England from the beginning of the Reformation [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, clerics, moustaches, signatures, hats, greyscale

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Added: 2015-05-17

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Pool of Hezekiah Travels Around the World (1873)

The engraving is signed in the bottom left cornerMeeder Chubb, which I take to be Philip Meeder and F. Y. Chubb.Tradition links this pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) with the work mentioned in th [...]

Keywords: cities, boats, temples, cityscapes, views, greyscale

Places shown: Jerusalem; Israel

Added: 2005-03-04

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Title Page, Historical Observations The Holy Court (1663)

This title page occurs maybe three quarters of the way through the book; probably the book was published in separate sections and has been bound into a single volume. I made a separate image for theCr [...]

Keywords: title pages, greyscale

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Added: 2007-11-06

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Gadshill Place, Home of Charles Dickens. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

A photograph of Charles Dickens outside his country home, Gadshill Place (also Gads Hill or Gas’s Hill Place) in Higham, Kent, UK, taken shortly before his death in 1870.

Keywords: dickens, people, houses, buildings, exteriors, writrs, greyscale

Places shown: Higham; Kent; England

Added: 2013-06-05

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Crown from title page at p. 637 The Holy Court (1663)

A woodcut of a crown, used as decoration on the title page ofDisturbers of the Holy Court.

Keywords: crowns, royalty, greyscale

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Added: 2007-10-13

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Out of the World Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“[...] The scene is one which we understand the artist witnessed years ago at the Franciscan monastery at Tivoli. In a whiewashed cell of the monastery a young monk sits playing the harpsichord—one of [...]

Keywords: monks, religion, musical instruments, pianos, music, books, greyscale

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Added: 2007-03-31

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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Robert Dudley is here seen wearing what looks like a Scottish regimental beret; he has a beard and moustache, and wears a ceremonial chain, ruff and (presumably) robe.His learned son, also Sir Robert [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, beards, men, hats, berets, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-04-06

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p. 650, showing page layout Fabrica... (1543)

Fine typography from the 16th century. This image shows use of “historiated initials” as drop caps (available on this Web site as separate images), marginalia, and careful control of the darkness and [...]

Keywords: page images, typography, greyscale

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Added: 2010-01-24

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Initial letter “D” from p. 650 Fabrica... (1543)

A block initial letter “D” used as a drop cap; This decorative initial features gleeful naked children (putti) sawing through a severed human head on a table!

Keywords: initials, letterd, nudity, children, bare feet, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-01-25

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