Items matching colour, book covers (results page 18)

He received the kindest welcome from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve, could not stand against such a reception Works of Jane Austen (1906)

Mrs. Dashwood was surprised only for a moment at seeing him; for his coming to Barton was, in her opinion, of all things the most natural. Her joy and expression of regard long outlived her wonder. [...]

Keywords: people, jane austen, dogs, colour

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Added: 2009-01-25

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H Sperling: Horrified Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Heinrich Sperling was a German artist known for painting animals, especially dogs and horses, but also cats. His paintings were full of realism but also often humour. Here, inEntsetzt(Horrified), an o [...]

Keywords: animals, pets, dogs, cats, surrealism, windows, colour

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Added: 2020-03-01

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Page 3. The Sunday Wood Out to Old Aunt Mary’s (1904)

The picture shows two boys carring small logs suitable for use in the woodstove in the background; the nearer boy is barefoot and the farther one (whose feet are not in the picture) wears a yellow hat [...]

Keywords: colour, people, bare feet, people, children, interiors, page images, illustrations for children

Places shown: USA

Added: 2006-01-16

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St. Simon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 35)

Saint Simon, partly bald but with a long flowing beard, kneels barefoot on the top of a pillar and holds up a cross. He is wearing sackcloth.

Keywords: people, crosses, religion, bare feet, clouds, pillars, beards, easter, colour

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Added: 2003-03-31

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37.—Writing My Master’s Words La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

The poet sits at a writing desk let by a candle. The image is printed in black and gold.“I resolved that I would make a ditty, before I left my chamber, according to the words my master had spoken.” ( [...]

Keywords: scholars, pictures of books, candles, colour, christmas

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Added: 2005-12-20

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Plate III. Gloucester Cathedral. West Front and South Side. The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Gloucester Cathedral was built 900 years ago (it was completed in 1100); it was originally the Abbey of St. Peter, part of a Benedictine monastery. Here we see the towers and spires, the gothic windo [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, towers, windows, gothic, gothic architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Full-page foliated border from 1478. Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

This ornate foliated border is festive (because I coloured it red) and swirly. It’s from the title page of a 1478 book, over 500 years old.See thefull title page.Note that one side of the border is wi [...]

Keywords: borders, colour, floriated borders, criblé

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Added: 2013-04-28

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Gloucester Cathedral Old Print - Wallpaper Version The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

A version ofPlate IIIwithout the border, scaled very slightly to make a computer desktop or wallpaper image.

Keywords: cathedrals, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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4.—View on the Grand Canal Venice (1907)

The Grand Canal, Venice; theCanal Grandeis the largest canal in Venice.

Keywords: water, canals, colour, cities, buildings, colour

Places shown: Venice; Veneto; Italy

Added: 2006-05-22

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Byron’s Pool Cambridge (1920)

Cambridge is no city of spires. She lies belted with woods in the midst of a wide plain. To south, to west, to east stretches a lowland landscape, delicately moulded, rich in pasture and corn-bearing [...]

Keywords: colour, water, trees

Places shown: Grantchester; Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2006-06-21

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In winter I get up at night / And dress by yellow candle-light. A Child’s Garden of Verses (1905)

In this illustration a small child, probably a girl, stands barefoot by a bed lit by the yellow glow of a candle; she is in the process of getting dressed in the dark, by the light of the candle.I. B [...]

Keywords: illustrations for children, children, poetry, bare feet, people, interiors, beds, bedrooms, colour

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Added: 2007-03-08

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Reconstructed Interior of Fourteenth-century Hall (Penshurst, Kent). Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

The lord and lady are dining on the daïs, the retainers grouped round the hearth. Notice the dog and the jester.From a model of the Great Hall at Penshurst. Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, New York. [...]

Keywords: interiors, windows, halls, manors, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Penshurst; Kent; England

Added: 2005-07-08

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The Map of Berkshire The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A public domain map of the County of Berkshire in England, from 1783.Note: I have only a very few of these: I own volumes one and two of the series, but volume two was sold to me via eBay and was enti [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Berkshire; England

Added: 2005-08-21

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folio 4/recto, illumination, woman writing Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A woman is writing in a book; perhaps she is a scribe, or a nun in a monastery. She is wearing mediaeval [medieval]-style blue dress and a white headdress. She is seated at a table with a small open b [...]

Keywords: illumination, people, books, writing, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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calligraphy: mediaeval decorative letter “A” Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A richly decorated capital letter “A” from an illuminated manuscript made in 1414. It is coloured in red and blue, with black outlines and gold leaf. It is from the recto (front) of folio 4 of the bo [...]

Keywords: lettera, calligraphy, initials, lettering, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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calligraphy: mediaeval pen-letter “A” Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A red letter “C” made with a calligraphy pen in the early fifteenth century. The roughness of the edges is partly from the texture of the writing surface, but it gives an “antique” look to the letter. [...]

Keywords: letterc, calligraphy, initials, lettering, red, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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calligraphy: mediaeval decorative letter “H” Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A richly decorated capital letter “H” from an illuminated manuscript made in 1414. It is coloured in red and blue, with black outlines and gold leaf. It is from the verso (back side) of folio 4 of th [...]

Keywords: letterh, calligraphy, initials, lettering, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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calligraphy: mediaeval decorative letter “P” Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A richly decorated capital letter “P” from an illuminated manuscript made in 1414. It is coloured in red and blue, with black outlines and gold leaf. It is from the verso (back side) of folio 4 of th [...]

Keywords: letterp, calligraphy, initials, lettering, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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calligraphy: mediaeval decorative letter “Q” Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A richly decorated capital letter “Q” from an illuminated manuscript made in 1414. It is coloured in red and blue, with black outlines and gold leaf. It is from the verso (back side) of folio 4 of th [...]

Keywords: letterq, calligraphy, initials, lettering, colour

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Added: 2010-08-05

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1.—Title page: The Book of Urizen First Book of Urizen (1794)

The Book of URIZENLAMBETH. Printed by Will. Blake 1794A long-haired man, seemingly naked, squats on top of an open book, his beard covers all except his knees and one bare foot. His outstretched han [...]

Keywords: blake, occult, colour, people, nudity, beards

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Added: 2007-11-17

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