Illustrated Collection (page 71)

Transport / Wagon / Alphabet
W for waggon (sic), that stands empty alone

Alphabet / E for Esquire
A British gentleman farmer walking his land

Alphabet / Q for Quince
Q stands for the Quince I have plucked from the tree

Alphabet / Y for Yard
Y is the yard, where the chicks love to feed

British Footman, 1867
I was an Italian who had a white mouse, whom John the footman drove from the house

Alphabet / K for Kittens
K are the kittens, that live in the stable

Reptiles / Frog being Shot
A - for the Archer who shot a frog

Alphabet / F for Fowl
F for the fowls: the hens and the cocks

Alphabet / G for Gamester
G - was a gamester who had but ill-luck

Alphabet / R for Rabbits
A group of captive rabbits nibbling away at carrots and cabbages

Alphabet / H for Horse
H - is the horse, so sleek and so strong

Alphabet / C for Captain
C - was a captain all covered with lace

Alphabet / T for Turkey
Free-ranging turkeys in an English field. (Meleagris gallopavo)

Alphabet / E for Eggs
E - for eggs, which we find in the nest

Alphabet / N for Nobleman
N - was a Nobleman, gallant and bold

Alphabet / O for Organ-Boy
An organ-boy entertaining children accompanied by a monkey

Alphabet / V for Vine
V for the vine, growing high on the wall...... Children picking grapes on an English farm. Date: 1867

Alphabet / Z for Zany
Z - was a Zany, who looked a great fool

Children Picking Nuts
N stands for the nuts: and when lessons are done

Page from the Edict of the Lombard King Rothair
A page from the Edict (Edictum Rothari) of the Lombard King Rothar (Rothair, Rothari, reigned 636-652). Written in Latin, it is a compilation of Lombard law

Manuscript depicting the visit of the Three Kings
Page from an illuminated manuscript, Leben der Maria, by the Bavarian priest Wernher (c 1170), depicting the visit of the Three Kings to the newly born Christ child. Date: 12th century

Fragment of Sintrams Evangelium Longum
A fragment of Sintrams Evangelium Longum, a gospel book. It is one of the great treasures of the Monastery and Library of St Gall in Switzerland

Advertisements, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for various illustrated books for children, some for them to colour in themselves, and some designed to bring them up as good little Christians

Shakespeare illustrated title page
An illustrated title page, showing vignette scenes from the Comedies, with Shakespeare himself above and below in youth and old age

Nursery stories, cover design
Cover design of an illustrated book of nursery stories, showing a royal procession watched by a delighted brother and sister

Advert page, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for illustrated books for children, including such enticing titles as Peas-Blossom, Honor Bright, and Robin and Linnet

Printing L illustration
L ILLUSTRATION : cross-section of the works at 12, rue Saint- Georges, Paris, where Frances most venerable illustrated magazine was produced until its demise during WW2

Edward Whymper
EDWARD WHYMPER Prolific alpinist and talented wood engraver. Illustrated his books on alpine exploration with wood engravings

Victoria / Diamond / Penny I
Cover of the Penny Illustrated - Diamond Jubilee special number

Smoking / Pipes / Holland
The pleasures and pitfalls of smoking are illustrated in this picture of Dutch pipe smokers

1918 / American Allies
A French journal provides an illustrated guide to the American allies, and their friends

PATIENCE BOOK COVER
Cover of The Illustrated Book of Patience Games by Professor Hoffmann

Nurnberg Chronik 1493
The 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

Society of Rail Servants
A wonderfully illustrated commemorative certificate, conferring the rail workers of Market Rasen into membership of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants

Alphabet Letters / Shaw / O
THE LETTER O

Cranmers Bible
Archbishop Thomas Cranmers bible, in the North Choir Aisle, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

MOTHER KNOWSBEST
Edna Ferbers book deals with the vicissitudes of a womans career on Broadway : this edition is illustrated with scenes from the silent movie starring Madge Bellamy

Dunlop advertisement 1936
Dunlop advert showing the boot of a car (with obligatory Dunlop tyre) winding its way along a windswept country road through a village

Andersen Fairy Tales
Rackhams title page to an illustrated edition of Andersens Fairy Tales

Alphabet / Illust / T (Shaw)
T - illustrated in a medieval style

Alphabet Letters / Shaw / V
THE LETTER V

Alphabet Letters / Shaw / C
THE LETTER C

Alphabet / W for Waiter
W - was a waiter, with dinners in store

Applegarth printing press
The Applegarth printing press, as used by The Times and by the Illustrated London News

Page from an Irish psalter, Beatus Vir
Page from an Irish psalter, with Psalm 112, beginning Beatus vir ( Blessed is the man who fears the Lord )

Page from a Troubadour poem
A page from a Troubadour poem, written in Italian and Provencal, with decorated initial letters and decorated margins

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