Screens Collection (page 2)

Tunisia - Plaster Carving
The carving of fantastically decorative plaster screens in a Tunisian workshop

Factory worker operating control box
A worker, standing at a control device, signals for a part of the production process to proceed. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror
Copy of illustration, " I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror" by A.B. 30 August 1776. HPG/8/2/1 (v)"

Arab Carpentry Shop, Cairo, Egypt, making screens, furniture, bookstands and Mother-of-pearl inlay

French at Padova
The French, invading Italy yet again, besiege Padova : this is a fine view of contemporary siege methods including the use of screens to conceal the siege artillery. Date: 1509

Japanese Style Screen
A screen in a London home, reflecting the Japanese influence which is making such an impression in the late 19th century. Note the fan and the Japanese doll, too

Defending a Coast
As a hostile fleet approaches the coast, the defences are manned - chiefly crossbows behind protective screens

Dame Marjorie book, title page design
Title page design, based around a large pre-Victorian fireplace

Screen in Posh Home
A fashionable reception: The Duchess of Do-Goods Screen; an attractive subject to Tom, Logic & Jerry

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