Items matching handwriting, greyscale (results page 12)

10.—Astronomical Instrument. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The precise description which Cæsar has thus left us if tghe religion of the Druids—a religion which, whatever doubts may have been thrown upon the subject, would appear to have been the prevailing re [...]

Keywords: astrology, occult, druids, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-03-13

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11.—Gaulish Deity. Cernunnos. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Celtic god Cernunnos is crowned with antlers. He is sometimes also called as Herne the Hunter, and may be the Green Man of British folklore.“[...] Under the church of Notre Dame, at Paris, were fo [...]

Keywords: spirit, druids, gods, religion, greyscale

Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France

Added: 2005-03-13

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Title page detail: facing the gorgon The New World (1671)

In this engraving from the title page, a two-faced woman uses a mirror to look safely at the medusa in the border of the picture. She is Prudence, trampling on Envy, a man with snakes instead of hair, [...]

Keywords: people, mythological creatures, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-04-09

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12.—Gaulish Deity. Hesus. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A Celtic war god

Keywords: spirit, druids, gods, religion, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France

Added: 2005-03-13

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13.—Two Druids. Bas-relief found at Autun. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This carved likeness was found in an earth burial-mound, abarrow.“These remarkable monuments contain not only the bones and the ashes of the dead, but various articles of utility and ornament, domesti [...]

Keywords: people, beards, astrology, druids, robes, greyscale

Places shown: Autun; Burgandy; France

Added: 2005-02-13

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Heraldic chapter head The New World (1671)

This woodcut was at the start of a chapter. It features two mermen, I think, holding a shield bearing an armorial crest.

Keywords: chapterheads, ornaments, heraldry, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-04-16

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14.—Druidial Ornaments Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“These remarkable monuments contain not only the bones and the ashes of the dead, but various articles of utility and ornament, domestic utensils, weapons of war, decorations of the person, perhaps in [...]

Keywords: druids, jewellery, greyscale

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-03-17

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15.—Group of Arch-Druid and Druids Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A group of bearded older men wearing robes sit in disputation or discussion. They are in a forest.

Keywords: people, beards, monks, robes, druids, trees, astrology, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-02-13

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16.—Ancient British Weapons of bone and flint. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Mela says that the Druidical belief in a future state led the people to bury with the dead things useful to the living. The contents of these barrows indicate different stages of the arts. In some th [...]

Keywords: weapons, druids, greyscale

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-03-17

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17.—Sarum Plain Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In the foreground a barefoot shepherd with crook and straw hat, probably a boy, accompanied by his sheep, who graze on grassy burial mounds perhaps of ancient kings. In the far background, over Salisb [...]

Keywords: bare feet, people, sheep, stonehenge, megaliths, druids, ruins, views, burial mounds, greyscale

Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-03-26

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18.—Various Barrows. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The text reads: “a. Long barrow.b, c.Druid Barrows.d. Bell-shaped Barrow.e. Conical Barrow.f. Twin Barrow.”

A stone circle (probably meant to be Stonehenge) is visible in the distance.

Keywords: stonehenge, megaliths, druids, views, burial mounds, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-04-02

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Map of the Americas The New World (1671)

Novissima et AccuratissimaTotius Americæ Descriptio per Gerardum a Schagen.This map of both North America and South America shows California as an island. The map was popular, and was probably first a [...]

Keywords: maps, greyscale, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-04-09

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Gymnastics for Youth Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Children play on swings and on a climbing frame in a park.

Keywords: children, trees, swings, parks, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-07-28

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19.—Various Barrows Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The text reads as follows:

1. Long barrow. 2. Bowl-barrow.. 3. Bell-barrow. 6. Variety of Druit barrow. 8. Cone-barrow. 9. Broad-barrow. 13. Silbury Hill.

Keywords: stonehenge, megaliths, ruins, burial mounds, views, druids, diagrams, greyscale

Places shown: Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-04-03

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Initial letter D from first page of text The New World (1671)

Capital D, a decorative initial “D” used as a drop cap for the first paragraph of the text.

Keywords: initials, letterd, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-02-18

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Guild of Carriage-Makers Allegorien und Embleme, Vol II (1882)

This incredibly busy design is for the guild of carriage-makers (I think) in 1612. The border includes two scantily-clad women, six scantily-clad or naked small children, two gryphons, a bunch of baro [...]

Keywords: heraldry, borders, full-page borders, page images, frames, people, cherubs, nudity, women, boys, shields, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-10-30

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Decorative initial letter O with cherubs cooking soup Fabrica... (1543)

A Decorative initial letter “O” used as a drop cap on the first page of this famous book. The outer border around the outside of the letter “O” has oak leaves and dragons; inside the “O” we see naked [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, cherubs, children, nudity, bare feet, dragons, historiated initials, inhabited initials, borders, mythical creatures, cooking, food, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2010-01-19

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Ornate baroque-stye border with herubs and gryphons Allegorien und Embleme, Vol II (1882)

This border is from the 1612 sign for the NurenbergGuild of Carriage-Makersmade by Adolf Mießner.The border includes two scantily-clad women, six scantily-clad or naked small children, two gryphons, a [...]

Keywords: borers, full-page borders, cherubs, bare feet, women, people, nudity, scrollwork, cartici, frames, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-10-30

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Boy in a Box Royal Children of English History (1904)

A boy, probably a prince, is hiding in a large and ornate chest in this sketch.

Keywords: children, boys, people, illustrations for children, chests, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-09-08

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Angel Messenger Everyman (1930)

The angel messenger announces the start of the play “Everyman” with raised hand and sword. He wears an ankle-length cloak fastened with a broach around his neck and a belt above his waist, has wings a [...]

Keywords: angels, religion, christmas, wings, christianity, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-12-19

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