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Garden / Levens Hall 1911Examples of creative topiary at Levens Hall, Westmoreland, UK
Early Type Beagle DogsThree very early examples of the Beagle. Traditionally used for hare hunting, with men on foot, they have also become very popular pets
Printing Example 1691A very fine example of the use of fonts in 17th century printing
German News Sheet 1678Front page of the KRIEGS- POSTILLION, bringing news of the war to the people of Leipzig
Caxtons First BookCaxtons first printed book - part of the French and English editions of the History of Troy (Histoires de Troyes)
Caxton PrintingA page from Caxtons edition of Speculum Vite Christi, a theological translation from the German : Adam and Eve are depicted, just about to eat
Three-Colour ChartA new three-colour chart showing the range of tones which are made available when primary printing colours are combined in varying degrees
Printing in Latin 1687Scholarly magazines intended for an international readership were at this time printed in Latin, with which every well-read person was expected to be familiar
Coxs Tasteless PillsSix jolly imps play a ball game with some large examples of Coxs Tasteless Pills
Manuscript of E. A. PoeAn example of Edgar Allan Poes handwriting
Sussex Shop FrontsFine examples of Sussex architecture - shop fronts in one of the streets of Lewes, Sussex, England
TEXTILES (C13-C14)Various examples of textiles patterns from medieval France
Flagellation / NurnbergerPage 215 of Meisterlins Nurnberger Chronik
Nurnberger ChronikA 15th century, German view of what Babylon may have looked like depicted in Meisterlins Nurnberger Chronik
Nurnberger Chronik / PopesSeveral popes depicted in Meisterlins Nurnberger Chronik: Gregory, Innocent and Adrianus
Pig / Small English 1897Three examples of the small white English breed of pig
LANDSCAPE, 1495A very early example of illustration in a printed book - a landscape of England (!) in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon
Writing / Robert BurnsA poem by Robert Burns, giving a good example of his handwriting
Writing / Whittier PoemManuscript of a short poem by the American poet, in his own handwriting, dated July 1879
Newton / HandwritingLetter from the English scientist, dated 20 June 1682, from Trinity College, Cambridge, discussing another scientists Theory of Vision
Mary / Scots / LetterA letter from Mary Queen of Scots - she signs herself Marie
Elizabeth I / Letter HenriA letter from Queen Elizabeth I to Henri V
Thackerays HandwritingManuscript in Thackerays handwriting for " Sorrows of Werther"
Locke / HandwritingHandwriting of philosopher John Locke
Thomas Hughes / LetterA letter from the English MP and author of Tom Browns Schooldays - written on House of Commons notepaper
Writing Example / RossiniA letter of thanks from the Italian composer to a friend, written in French
Town Houses 1795Old houses lately standing at the south corner of Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London : examples of the plain gable style, but, alas, taken down in 1809
The London Gazette 1687The London Gazette
DAILY GRAPHIC 1915Front page of the DAILY GRAPHIC bringing readers news of the most brilliant air feat of the war - the downing of a dreaded Zeppelin
Dutch Printers ExampleA splendid jeu d esprit from a Dutch printer, demonstrating his skill
Koln Bookseller JubileeLeonard Schwann, bookseller of Cologne, announces his jubilee in an appropriately jubilant style
Electric Discharges / GasExamples of electric discharges in rarified gases
Electric Arc / 1870Examples of the electric arc in rarified gases
Fox Talbot PhotoWILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT Three men, a ladder, a doorway, shadows - a moment of time caught by what Talbot termed the pencil of Nature -
Outdoor PhotographerA young couple with a baby in a pram approach an outdoor photographer and his stand of photographic examples
Handwriting / GarrickEnglish actor, famous for his Shakespearean roles, enclosing a lock of his hair for use in a portrait
Writing / Examples / NelsonHORATIO, LORD NELSON Part of a letter from the English naval officer to Emma, Lady Hamilton, dated 19 and 20 October 1805, before the Battle of Trafalgar
Nurnberg Chronik 1493The Cities of the Plain are destroyed : Lots wife, who turns to admire the show, is turned to a pillar of salt, but the rest of her family escape with angelic help
Q. Victorias WritingQueen Victorias handwriting in a letter to Wellington
Weapon / Chariot / AncientukCHARIOT - Ancient British chariot and examples of weaponry of that time
1457 Printed PsalterPart of the first page of the Latin Psalter, printed by German printers Schoeffer & Fust
Anglo-Saxon Mantles 2Examples of the variety in style and ways of wearing Anglo-Saxon mantles. Other garments include hose and a short tunic with side vents & an ornate border
Anglo-Saxon Mantles 1Examples of the variety in style and ways of wearing Anglo-Saxon mantles including a draped mantle worn over a long square-necked tunic. Also short tunics with borders
Costume C16 & C17 / StruttExamples of English costume of the 16th and 17th centuries according to a later source
Page, Book of Hours (2)Page from a printed BOOK OF HOURS, with woodblock illustrations, printed on vellum and with initial letters coloured by hand to imitate a manuscript
Page, Book of HoursPage from a printed BOOK OF HOURS, with woodblock illustrations, printed on vellum and with initial letters coloured by hand to imitate a manuscript
Early Colour PhotoAn early example of colour photography, showing that the necessary technology was available before the close of the 19th century