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Ornament: Cornucopia The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This antique typographic ornament was used as a chapter tail-piece at the end of a section of the preface. You could also use it as a decorative page element. This was scanned from a 1780s book, and i [...]

Keywords: ornaments, cornucopias, fruit, harvest, horns, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-03-25

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Druidical Antiquities The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Published by S. Hooper April 16, 1784; the illustration is signedGoodnight Sculpt.This is an overview: I have scanned the individual parts of this image separately and will add them along with the des [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, temples, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-03-21

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No. 1 from the Druidical Antiquities The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

The caption for this engraving of an obelisk just says Nº1.

This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: ruins, druids, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Carne or Carnedd, from the Druidical Antiquities plate The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A cairn is a pile of stones or rocks used to mark a place, perhaps a burial.

This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Kist-vain, from the Druidical Antiquities plate The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This is an engraving of akist-tomb.

Kistis an old name for chest or coffin, andvainused also to mean empty or pointless, as,in vain.

This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: ruins, druids, megaliths, tombs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-08-05

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Cromleh near Dundalk Ireland, from the Druidical Antiquities plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This is an engraving of Proleek Dolmen, part of a megalithic portal tomb, although this should not be taken to imply that there is a burial chamber. The capstone is almost four metres long and over t [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, ruins, tombs, greyscale

Places shown: Dundalk; County Louth; Ireland

Added: 2005-08-05

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Cromleh near Plaisnewdd in Anglesea The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

The modern spelling of Plaisnewdd is Plas Newydd; this megalithic burial chamber is near the National Trust site at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey (Ynys Mon).modern picture by hamishThis is one item from [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, megaliths, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2005-08-05

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Lanyon Cromleh Cornwall. From the Druidical Antiquities plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This appears to be an engraving of a dolmen called Lanyon Quoit in Cornwall.The monument was actually destroyed in 1815 by a storm, and was rebuilt incorrectly. This engraving is of the original monu [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, ruins, megaliths, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Bosiliack; Cornwall; England

Added: 2005-08-05

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Tolmen St. Mary’s Scilly. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

This Tolmen Stone on St Mary’s, the largest of the the Isles of Scilly, was destroyed in 1869 by explosives, so that the granite underneath it could be quarried.An account of the unfortunate incident, [...]

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: St Mary’s; Isles of Scilly; England

Added: 2005-08-12

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Tolmen Northwethel Scilly. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

There are over 150 Bronze-age remains or sites on the Isles of Scilly; I could not find any specific information on this one at Northwethel and would appreciate further details.This is one item from a [...]

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Northwethel; Isles of Scilly; England

Added: 2005-08-12

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Rocking Stone. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A rocking stone is one so placed that it can be wobbled easily, apparently a neolithic amusement.

This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Cornwall; England

Added: 2005-11-03

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Druidical Circle near Keswick in cumberland. From the Druidical Antiquities Plate. The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

I remember visiting this stone circle one November, drawn to the spiritual nature of the place. It was cold and rainy, and as group of very determined hikers walked past me one of them, seeing I was c [...]

Keywords: stone circles, druids, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: Keswick; Cumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-21

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Rock basons The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

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This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: druids, ruins, megaliths, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2006-03-01

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Rock Bason Coit at Karnbre The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

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This is one item from a full-page plate,Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: megaliths, druids, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Carn Brea; Cornwall; England

Added: 2006-03-01

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Gothic Chapter Head: Mediaeval Birds Architecture: Gothic and Renaissance (1896)

A decorative element (a typographic ornament, or part of a border) at the head of the first chapter (the glossary) features mediaeval (medieval) bird designs.

Keywords: chapterheads, ornaments, birds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-17

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Bookplate (ex libris) from Volume III The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol III (1783)

A bookplate (ex libris) from inside the front cover of Volume III of Grose’sAntiquities. People who collected books would often have these printed onto labels that they would paste inside the covers o [...]

Keywords: bookplates, heraldry, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-14

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Frontispiece: When He Comes He will Rule over the Whole World The Lost Boy (1913)

“At last, [Hillel] said:“It is better to hope and to wait patiently for Him than to reckon the day of His coming. For if the reckoning is wrong, and He does not come, then men despair, and no longer m [...]

Keywords: religion, people, children, bare feet, people, beards, scholars, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: Jerusalem; Palestine

Added: 2007-05-16

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Title Page, The Lost Boy The Lost Boy (1913)

Title page from “The Lost Boy”

Keywords: title pages, page images, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-16

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Early Victorian Border from Book Cover Gems by the Way-Side: An Offering of Purity and Truth (1878)

This Victorian decorative border is taken from the cover of the book; it features flowers and berries. Note that it is made from eight separate pieces that you could move around if you wanted: for ex [...]

Keywords: borders, floriated borders, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-01-28

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John Carroll D..D., Portrait and Signature My Boy Life (1882)

A portrait of the author, Dr. John Carroll, and a reproduction of his signature.

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, signatures, handwriting, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-09-01

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