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The Kiss: the two lovers in the bedroom, a woodcut from page 501.The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [William Morris, Kelmscott Press] (1896)

A man and a woman stand together in a bedroom; one kisses the cheek of the other. They are dressed in medieval costume. Although Troilus and Criseyde is set in ancient Greece, Chaucer was writing in [...]

Keywords: romance, people, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, arts and craft movement, greyscale

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Added: 2009-02-04

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Completely MesmerizedSafe Counsel: Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners (1896)

A man, with rather dark and creepy eyes, touches a blindfolded woman on the shoulder; they are both wearing somewhat formal Victorian costumes.

The wood-engraving is signed W. Bertram.

Keywords: people, costumes, greyscale

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Added: 2010-01-08

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Odysseus und PolyphemSagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882)

Odysseus and Polyphem

In English I think this is Oedipus and Polypheme; Polypheme was a Cyclops, whome Odysseus blinded after getting him drunk.

Keywords: heroes, bare feet, nudity, people, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2005-07-05

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Chapter-end Ornament: diagonalSafe Counsel: Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners (1896)

A small ornment at the end of the text.

Keywords: ornaments, greyscale

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Added: 2010-01-08

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Index, manicule, or pointing handTypographic Ornaments (1850)

Drawings of hands, often with arms attached, were added to mediæval manuscripts by people who used them; the hands were used to draw attention to particular passages of interest. This hand, index, or [...]

Keywords: manicules, hands, pointers, ornaments, drawings, indexes, maniculæ bookmarks, greyscale

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Added: 2020-09-07

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Stock block: two dancing harlequinsTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This vintage art pair of jesters are two men dressed as harlequins, or clowns; the one on the left has a hat with bells on it and carries a punch-and-judy style stick with a head on the end; the one o [...]

Keywords: clowns, harlequins, dancing, people, men, costumes, stock blocks, greyscale

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Added: 2018-09-13

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Winged fairy boy sitting in wreathLittle Folks Magazine Vol 64 (1906)

A naked boy with butterfly wings sits smiling in a large wreath of leaves and flowers; his bare feet are together and his hands reach out beside his ankles, his knees almost up aganst his chest. He ha [...]

Keywords: illustrations for children, children, people, nudity, bare feet, wings, fairies, mythological creatures, boys, wreaths, christmas, xmas, greyscale

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Added: 2018-08-08

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Border with cherubs, arrow piercing hearts, flowers and leavesLa Vie Parisienne (1863)

This top-piece is a sketch-like drawing from a double-page spread in an article about an English couple visiting France. We see two winged cherubs standing facing one another either side of a pediment [...]

Keywords: borders, vignettes, chapterheads, cherubs, boys, romance, putti, bare feet, nudity, greyscale

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Added: 2026-06-15

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stock block: scales, or equal-arm balance.Typographic Ornaments (1850)

In an equal arm balance like this one you can compare the weights of things in the two pans; often you use a set of standardized weights in one pan and add them until the lever at the top is level, in [...]

Keywords: scales, scientific instruments, diagrams, balance, balancing, stock blocks, libra, zodiac, astrology, greyscale

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Added: 2019-04-28

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MazeppaModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band I (1887)

A naked young man (a piece of black cloth hiding his loins) is tied to the back of a horse which appears to be about to try to roll over onto its back, presumably in an effort to rid itself of its bur [...]

Keywords: nudity, men, people, horses, animals, bare feet, torture, punishments, greyscale

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Added: 2026-05-30

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Stock block: Victorian railway engine and tenderTypographic Ornaments (1850)

No source is given for this 2-4-0 steam engine US: railroad locomotive) and it’s not clear whether it is a drawing of an actual engine and tender or just a generic one. This picture was originally sol [...]

Keywords: steam engines, railways, engines, transport, steam, smoke, people, stock blocks, greyscale

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Added: 2019-04-28

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The BitternBible Animals (1877)

“I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools for water” – Isa. xiv. 29. In the account of the hedgehog, page 120, it has been mentioned that the Hebrew word Kippod, which has been rend [...]

Keywords: birds, greyscale

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Added: 2010-07-07

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Stock block: deer skullTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This vintage woodcut of a deer skull looks almost like a Cthulhu monster or the “Kraken”. This picture was originally sold as a “stock block” or “stock cut”—that is, a form of clip art in which metal [...]

Keywords: skulls, death, horns, antlers, eye-sockets, spooky, cthulhu, tentacles, stock blocks, greyscale

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Added: 2018-09-13

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Stock block: Child kneeling in a circular vignetteTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This Victorian engraving shows a boy (probably) kneeling within a circular border; he holds a boquet of flowers in one hand as he gazes at a butterly perched on his other hand. There’s a circle of flo [...]

Keywords: children, innocence, flowers, butterflies, nudity, bare feet, boys, circular, stock blocks, greyscale

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Added: 2018-09-13

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stock block: Terrier woodcutTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This woodcut of a Scottish cairn terrier, or similar dog, is an example of a stock block (or stock cut): an illustraiton sold to printers on a stereotyped copy of the original engraving, for use in th [...]

Keywords: dogs, animals, stock blocks, clip art, cairn terriers, terriers, greyscale

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Added: 2018-11-05

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Chapterheads with cherubs, dragons, fish, neptune, flowersTypographic Ornaments (1850)

Three separate chapterheads: one with two cherubs, or naked boys, each holding one end of a rope, or a pipe with a bulb on the end, perhaps about to squirt some giant flowers; one with a Greek male h [...]

Keywords: chapterheads, cherubs, nudity, bare feet, flowers, fish, greek gods, heads, neptune, dragons, wyverns, mythological creatures, wings, floriated borders, foliated borders, greyscale

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Added: 2020-11-20

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Cairo, from the EastTravels Around the World (1873)

We see spread before us as far as the eye can see a city of dense buildings, mostly low, perhaps one to five storeys, but with towers, domes, minarets interspersed, and in the foreground a ruined towe [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, cities, buildings, domes, towers, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Cairo; Egypt

Added: 2025-09-04

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Odysseus toetet die FreierSagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882)

Keywords: bare feet, nudity, weapons, people, heroes, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2005-10-17

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57.—Second Pulley System.Elementary Mechanics, Including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics. Revised edition (1882)

The only system of pulleys frequently employed for hoisting is what is called the second system, where there are two blocks of pulleys, one attached to the weight, and the other to the beam; and where [...]

Keywords: pulleys, machinery, diagrams, greyscale

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Added: 2008-10-29

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The SpiritsLa Vie Parisienne (1863)

We see a heading, Les Spirites (the spirists), drawn as if from the back of a stage or platform in a dimly-lit room or theatre. There’s a large audience, but on stage maybe half a dozen people kneelin [...]

Keywords: spirits, ghosts, spooky, performance, dance, dancing, beetles, insects, musical instruments, guitars, people, kneeling, greyscale

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Added: 2026-02-28

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