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Mr. Charles Dickens’s Last Reading. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

The woodcut appeared in the Supplement, March 19, 1870 to the Illustrated London News. An accompaanying story noted that Mr. Charles Dickens had been giving public readings, but would no longer do so [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, books, beards, authors, dickens, greyscale

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The Missing Screw Steamer City of Boston Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“THE CITY OF BOSTON.The fate of the Inman steamer City of Boston, which left the port of Halifax for Liverpool on Jan 28 [1870], has during the last two or three weeks been a subject of the most anxio [...]

Keywords: ships, waves, greyscale

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Holy Trinity, York Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

See353-Alms-Box,-Skipwithfor more details

Keywords: churches, towers, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

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Alms Box, Skipwith Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

Leaves from a Sketch-Book. YORK. The Engravings on this page are drawn from various sketches made some time ago in York and its neighbourhood. As their name implies, they are not intended to represen [...]

Keywords: boxes, churches, religion, greyscale

Places shown: Skipwith; Yorkshire; England

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Micklegate Bar Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The gates, of which several remain in perfect preservation, and one of which, called the Micklegate Bar, forms the subject of our Engraving, are singularly imposing. The view is taken from the inside [...]

Keywords: battlements, castles, stairs, walls, towers, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

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Door, Skipworth Church Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

SeeAlms Box, Skipwithfor the caption.I [Liam] would guess that the arch over the door is Norman, and hence from about A.D. 1070 – 1150, judging by the smooth curve with no point and by the zig-zags. [...]

Keywords: doors, entrances, greyscale

Places shown: Skipwith; Yorkshire; England

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Doorway, York Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

SeeAlms Box, Skipwithfor the caption.The engraving shows an ancient arched doorway, with a wooden paneled door standing closed. The doorway is carved, and above it is an heraldic coat of arms. The l [...]

Keywords: heraldry, entrances, doors, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

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Screen in Selby Church Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The Abbey of Selbey was founded by William the Conqueror, who richly endowed it, according to some because it was the place where Matilda of Flanders gave birth to Henry Beauclerc, while others state [...]

Keywords: arches, churches, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: Selby; Yorkshire; England

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: A.—Mountain Horn Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The mountain horn, of wood, bound with brass, is nearly 8ft. long, and is one of those used by the Alpine herdsmen of Switzerland, and likewise in Sweden, to give signals to each other, or to call th [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: B.—Serinette Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The serinette, or French bird-organ, was employed by ladies to teach airs to their little singing-birds,serinsor finches; this one is of the seventeenth century, 11 in. by 8 in., made of beech-wood, [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: C.—Dulcimer Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The dulcimer is Italian, with twenty-six sets of metal strings, to be played with two little hammers.” (p. 368)

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: D.—Machête. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The machête, or small guitar, shaped like a fish, is a Portugese instrument, from Madeira.” (p. 368)

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: E.—Quinterna, of Chiterna Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

The quinterna, or chiterna, made at Hamburg in 1539, is ornamented with tortoise-shell, ivory figures, and precious stones; it has ten strings of cat-gut.” (p. 368)

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: F.—Guitar Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“[F] is an Italian Guitar of the sixteenth century, which seems to have been mounted with five sets of strings, fouor sets having three strings each, and one set having four strings, each set tuned in [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: G.—Flauto dolce, or flûte à bec. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

TheFlauto dolce, or sweet flute, is called in English the Recorder.; in French is is theflûte à becor beaked flute.“The tortoise-shell flauto dolce, or flageolet, belonged to the late illustrious comp [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-Gurdy Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The French vielle, which we should call a hurdy-gurdy, bears the date of 1550, and the monograms of Catherine de Medici and of Henri II., with the Royal arms of France; it has ten ivory keys and six [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: K.—Violin. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The Earl of Warwick sends a boxwood violin, carved with woodland scenes, bearing the date of 1578, which was given by Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Leicester, and which our present Queen [Victoria] [...]

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: L.—Italian Kit, or Small Fiddle. Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The remaining articles shown in our Illustration are two kits, or small fiddles, one being Italian, of the date 1600 [...]” (p. 368)

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: M.—Italian Lute, about 1580 Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

Judging by the tuning pins there are 17 strings on this instrument, but I’m not sure it’s wise to take the illustration too literally.

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: N.—Viola di Bordone Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

A Violoa di Bordone is a stringed musical instrument played with a bow. It is a sort of viol with cat-gut strings, but with a second, parallel set of metal strings. The metal strings are not played [...]

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