Highlights Collection

Avro Vulcan B2 XH534 Farnborough
The second B2 Vulcan built was based at A&AEE Boscombe Down for trials until 1965. The Vulcan display was always one of the highlights of Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1960

Dunfermline Abbey Arena Waterfall Proposal
A photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, with an illustrated retouching, which highlights the proposal of the building of an arena, at the foot of which a waterfall joins onto the stream. Date: circa 1904

Lovers Loan Footpath Proposal
A pair of photographs which show a proposed improvement to a narrow footpath at Lovers Loan, Scotland. The bottom image highlights these improvements with retouching

Exhibition Of White And Black
A series of three black and white illustrations, each portraying a different gentleman wearing suits or uniform, the use of white highlights notable parts of their bodies

Broken Trees, Wytschaete
A landscape etching which highlights a large number of broken trees, damaged from war during the capture of Wytschaete in the battle of Messines, on the Western Front, in WW1. Date: circa 1918

Flora Of The Fells
A landscape oil painting of the Fells, displaying a mountainous background, which leads to a circular, serene lake, which highlights the side profile of a young woman

Enchanted
A painting which highlights the gleaming quality of light, hitting a beautiful pond with flowers decorating the surface, in front of a dark forest. Date: circa 1916

This Is A Heart The Queen Leant On
This painting shows a lone man, wandering down a set of steps with a parade of people walking through the arched hallways behind

Take Special Care
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of of precautionary labels. Date: circa 1950

Appropriate Frowarding Documents
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of checking forwarding documents to keep goods management in order

Rope Loads Securely
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of tying a load safely. Date: circa 1950

Remove or Cancel all Old Labels
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster highlights the importance of removing old labels from packages. Date: circa 1950

Biblical Commentary (Fragments)
Two leaves from a Biblical commentary, parchment. From the same manuscript, possibly two halves of a bifolium, although the text is not consecutive

Statutes for Elections (Fragment)
Bifolium from an unidentified text, possibly a work such as book of statutes or constitution for a monastic community, on parchment

Liber Sextus Decretalium (Fragment)
Leaf from a copy of the Liber Sextus Decretalium or Decretals of Pope Boniface VIII, parchment. Main body text in two columns in a cursive documentary script

Donatus Liber de Octo Partibus Orationis (Fragments)
Two double leaves (bifolia), parchment, from Liber de Octo Partibus Orationis, part of Donatus Ars Grammatica, specifically Ars Minor

Biblical Commentary (Fragment)
Fragment of a leaf from a religious text, probably a biblical commentary, parchment. Contains a commentary on and text from Romans

Gebetbuch (Fragment)
Five leaves from a prayer book (Gebetbuch) in Middle Dutch, parchment. Consists of one bifolium and three loose leaves, probably consecutive

Kim Wilde Wannabe
A Kim Wilde or Bananarama wannabe with blonde highlights and a fetching string vest with an off-the-shoulder t- shirt and rather tight jeans ignores The Jam lookalikes! Date: mid 1980s

Patricis Ellis - American Movie Actress
Patricia Ellis (1916-1970) - American Movie Actress. Date: circa 1935

Scottish Types - Highland sword dance, Clan Cameron. 19th century

Suffragette Which Way? Votes or Love?. Highlights the dilemma for the young woman. Should she dedicate herself to the campaign for the vote, or seek love and marriage

Ascot - The Royal Procession
Stylised illustration showing the traditional carriage drive by the King and Queen down the course at Royal Ascot, one of the highlights of the summer social calendar

Design for book cover, The Squires Grandson
Design for a book cover entitled The Squires Grandson, by J.M. Callwell. Gouache and pencil on heavy paper with gold paint highlights. Blackie, London; Silver Studio. 1897

Male head study by Raymond Sheppard
Study of mans head - viewed full face. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Koran Page 1552 (Front)
A folio from a small Koran for individual use, scribed in the popular Naskhi script with marginal roundels marking verse counts, gold highlights reflect the owners status. Date: 1552

Koran Page 1552 (Back)
A folio from a small Koran for individual use, scribed in the popular Naskhi script with marginal roundels marking verse counts, gold highlights reflect the owners status

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