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Constantinople FiremenIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

A group of barefoot men rush through busy streets at a run. They are all barefoot, and only their leader has a shirt; he also has a jacket and carries what seems to be a short ceremonial spear, and pe [...]

Keywords: men, people, firemen, bare feet, street scenes, pumps, engines, greyscale

Places shown: Constantinople; Marmara; Turkey

Added: 2025-12-12

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Index, pointing hand, or maniculeTypographic 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

Places shown: none

Added: 2022-01-13

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Buddhist Priest of Annam—TYPEGreat Races of Mankind Vol III (1893)

“Drawn by E. Ronjat, from a photograph.” There may be some confusion here, as the emperor of Annam (Vietnam today) had the rôle of Great Priest at festivals. At any rate the pear-shaped ball at the to [...]

Keywords: priests, men, people, beards, wizards, sages, staffs, wands, costumes, religion, buddhism, greyscale

Places shown: Vietnam

Added: 2025-07-29

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One of the dark cellsThe Leisure Hour (1896)

From a contemporary sketch. Depicting a cell in the dark and feared dungeon of Vincelles, some time between the 16th century and 18th century. The prisoner sits glumly on a rather uncomfortable-lookin [...]

Keywords: prisons, punishments, people, chains, greyscale

Places shown: Vincelles; Jura; France

Added: 2007-01-20

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Decorative initial letter H with dragonLa Civilizacion (1881)

This decorated initial h is inan uncial form and has a dragon resting on top of it! In the book, the bottom of the large rectangle containing the letter was aligned with the baseline of the second lin [...]

Keywords: letterh, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-05-21

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The Royal FamilyThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

Portraits of some of the British Royal Family in 1878... DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. PRINCESS ROYAL. THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. DUKE OF EDINBURGH. PRINCESS ALICE. PRINCE OF WALES. THE QUEEN. PRInCESS OF W [...]

Keywords: portraits, royalty, borders, beards, people, faces, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2017-05-03

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Rustic twig and leaf border (portrait version)The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

This full-page border features rustic twigs and stylized acanthus leaves at the corners. It was used to frame portraits of the Victorian Royal Family. There is also a landscape or sideways version of [...]

Keywords: borders, frames, twigs, leaves, rustic, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2017-05-05

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Rustic twig and leaf border (landscape, or wide version)The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 3) (1878)

This full-page border features rustic twigs and stylized acanthus leaves at the corners. It was used to frame portraits of the Victorian Royal Family.

There is also an upright version of this border.

Keywords: borders, frames, twigs, leaves, rustic, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2017-05-05

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Rustic full-page border of twigs in four sectionsThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

This steel-engraved border is made up of twigs which divide the page into four areas.

The border is taken from a engraving of fourteenth century costumes.

Keywords: borders, twigs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-06-30

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Full-page simple border of twigsThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

Full-page border of twigs; this is a single version of the four-way rustic border that does not divide the page into four.

The border is taken from a engraving of fourteenth century costumes.

Keywords: borders, twigs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-06-30

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Male and Female Costume, Time of Richard II.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

King Richard II of England reigned from 1377 to 1399. So this picture shows people dressed for court in the end of the fourteenth century. The picture shows two mearded men with long pointed soft shoe [...]

Keywords: costumes, people, men, women, medieval, mediaeval, shoes, pointy shoes, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2020-04-06

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Portraits of Samuel and DanielThe Holy Court (1663)

These two portraits were made on a single plate (probably a woodcut or wood engraving); no source is given for the likenesses (or possibly unlikenesses) of these two characters from the scriptures. T [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, prophets, faces, beards, moustaches, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-13

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DanielThe Holy Court (1663)

Wood-engraved portrait of Daniel taken from the picture of Daniel and Samuel, in the section entitled The Statesmen, following on from Moses. DAniel entred into the Court by Captivity, stayed there by [...]

Keywords: daniel, portraits, people, faces, moustaces, biblical characters, jewish history, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-13

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Typographical ornament or printer’s flowerThe Holy Court (1663)

Ornaments like this were very popular in 17th and 18th century France; they are getting a resurgene in popularity on the Web. This one shows a ring of five circles, with a central ring too; the shado [...]

Keywords: ornaments, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-01-27

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SamuelThe Holy Court (1663)

Wood-engraved portrait of Samuel taken from the picture of Daniel and Samuel, in the section entitled The Statesmen, following on from Moses. SAmuel that seemed to have been born for nothing but to pr [...]

Keywords: samuel, portraits, people, faces, beards, helmets, biblical characters, jewish history, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-13

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Four Cherubs With Garlands, Ribbons and FlowersAtalanta Magazine (1888)

These four winged cherubs, tastefully nude, have spring flowers, ribbbons or garlands, and are dancing playfully in the air. They were used as a tail-piece at the end of a chapter. Maybe it’s love on [...]

Keywords: cherubs, romance, bare feet, nudity, flowers, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-01-13

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Arrest of the Duke of GloucesterThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

On a grassy knoll, with trees, outside a castle, the King’s soldiers arrest the Duke of Gloucester on his horse. You can tell the King on the right by his crown and the royal coat of arms just visibl [...]

Keywords: royalty, nobility, knights, soldiers, horses, trees, boats, spears, crowns, robes, costumes, hills, castles, caparisons, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-03-10

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ReconciledGood Words (1862)

A man in a bowler hat and jacket is giving a plucked flower to a lady with a long billowing dress. They are in the garden [US: lawn or yard] of a house; in the porch we see two faces looking on. The i [...]

Keywords: couples, people, romance, victorian costumes, gardens, hedges, hats, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2025-12-26

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Mellon’s Baby Food with baby and rosesStrong’s Book of Designs (1917)

Meant apparently as a cover design for a bulletin, there is a chapterhead ornament of roses with vertical Art Deco stems, and also a rectangle with a baby sitting amidst leaves and thorns (ouch), the [...]

Keywords: babies, borders, chapterheads, roses, flowers, art deco, lettering, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2024-08-29

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Ladies’ Costume, Time of Edward IThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

In this woodcut a man in 13th century costume holds up a woman’s garment, a tunic perhaps although I am not certain. This is a Victorian engraving based on a thirteenth Century drawing. In the origin [...]

Keywords: clothing, costumes, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-08-29

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