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Papaver (Poppy), two varietiesTwo varieties of Papaver (Poppy) -- Papaver flore pleno rubrum (Double Red) and Papaver Eraticum rubrum (Wild Red), drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)
Ovis aries, sheepPlate 2 from The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands Vol. 2, 1842, by David Low (1786-1859). Entitled Breed of the Higher Welsh Mountains
Parasaurolophus skeletonThis dinosaur which grew up to 10 metres in length had a large crest over the top of its head which extended over a metre. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76 to 74 mya
Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Kay Kavus orders his soldiers to capture Rostam. Gouache on paper. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly
The Domesday Book, NottinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Red Shoes -- a young girl dressed in white for her confirmation looks at her reflection in a large oval mirror. Rather daringly, she is wearing red shoes! early 20th century
Windermere tourism bookletFront cover of a guide book covering the Windermere area of the Lake District in Cumbria at a time when walking and rambling in the countryside was very popular
The Autograph Album, by William Heath RobinsonA Souperscription. Illustration showing a missionary signing a little boys book whilst being boiled alive. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger
Native AmericanThe Native American as noble savage as depicted in a French costume book
Helen Keller reading BrailleHelen Adams Keller (1880-1968), American author and lecturer, blind, deaf and mute from the age of 19 months; sitting in a chair, reading a book
Rene Descartes / StatueRENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the statue at Tours with his famous saying, Cogito, Ergo Sum
Pussys PictureA young girl shows her cat her likeness in a picture-book, but the cat shows little if any interest
Lending Library TicketTicket for G Hitchcock, Williams & Co Young Mens Library. Book: S58 has been borrowed for 7 days from a private lending library possibly at a booksellers
Von Daniken CoverErich von Danikens book Chariots of the Gods in which he argues that UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft which have been visiting Earth throughout human history
Book of the Dead / 12Ani and his wife pass the Seven Gates and Ten Pylons and follow priest in a panther- skin
Book of the Dead / 11Ani and his wife approach the Seven Gates of Arit, the 10 pylons of Osiris
Book of the Dead Plate 2INVOCATION TO OSIRIS Ani and his wife make offerings; Isis and Nephthys (sisters of Osiris) kneel in adoration to Tat, symbol of Osiris on Solar Mount
Book of the Dead / Plate 4PAPYRUS OF ANI The dead Ani, judged innocent, is presented by Horus to Osiris. He kneels with whitened hair
Johannes Gutenberg, German goldsmith and printerJohannes Gutenberg (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg), German goldsmith and printer. He invented mechanical movable type and thereby began a revolution in book printing
Don Quixote attacks a windmillA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant
White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cups for chickens at Bristol 1872. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Lord William Howard, Belted WillLord William Howard (1563-1640), English nobleman and antiquary, nicknamed Belted Will (or Bold Will). circa early 17th century
Fula tribeswoman in headdress, French Sudan, West AfricaFula (Fulah, Fulani) tribeswoman in an elaborate headdress, French Sudan, West Africa. Date: 1922
View of the main street in Fiume, Free State of FiumeView of the main street in the city of Fiume, a seaport in the Free State of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia). Date: 1922
Pearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, North LondonPearly King, Pearly Queen and daughter, riding in a cart drawn by a mule, North London. Date: 1922
Back cover of William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated CatalogueWilliam Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue, containing 202 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white and colour illustrations including designs for ceilings and dados
Cover design, Dombey and SonCover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847
The Torah scroll. It contains the Pentateuch (Five Books ofThe Torah scroll is regarded as the holiest object in the synagogue. Contains the Pentateuch (Five Books of Moses). Israel Museum. Jerusalem
Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Colored engravingSaint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese franciscan priest. Colored engraving. 19th century
The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The SynRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild, known as The Syndics, 1662. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Altarpiece of Saint Quiteria, 1332, by Joan Loert. SpainJoan Loert, Master of Privileges. 13th-14th centuries. Altarpiece of Saint Quiteria, 1332. From the Hospital of Saint Anthony, Palma of Majorca. Museum of Majorca. Spain
Romanesque Art. France. 12th century. Moissac Abbey. Tympanum of the south-west portico. Tetramorph and Pantocrator
Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) withHistory of Spain. Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in which Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Almohad army of Caliph al-Nasir Muhammed. Colored engraving
Satires by JuvenalJuvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis). 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Roman poet. Satires. Start of the First Satire. Leyden, 1532
John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Tristram Shandy by Hogarth, designed by Mr. Hogarth for Mr. Sternes comic novel, incomparable Tristram Shandy. The characters in the representation so graphically depicted are Mr
John Masefield, English poet and writerJohn Masefield (1878-1967), English poet and writer, seen here in uniform during the First World War. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967. 1917
Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt areaView of Peckforton Wood, in the Cheshire Hunt area, with a hunt in progress. Date: 1936
Between Red Mile and Belvoir, with Belvoir CastleView of the countryside between Red Mile and Belvoir, with Belvoir Castle in the distance, an area popular with the Belvoir Hunt, Leicestershire. Date: 1936
Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames EmbankmentIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Extinct bivalve mollusks: Pholadomya and Terebratula species. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), versatile French born British writer of poetry, history, and essays. Date: 1914
Lloyd Georges Munition GirlsFront cover of a book describing womens experiences in a munitions factory during the First World War with a detailed account by an anonymous female shell-maker
John Ridd meets Lorna DooneA scene from the novel set in 17th century Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore. Lorna, from the notorious Doone clan, meets John Ridd, destined to be her lifelong love. Date: 1937
Botanical Sketchbook -- Wood Anemone. Date: 1920s
The oblique-leaved Begonia, engraved by Caldwall after Philip Reinagle, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807
