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Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys Slipper OrchidOriginally published in: Paxtons magazine of botany, and register of flowering plants. Published in London. December 1836. Natural History Museums Botany Library. Plate Collection number 169
URBAN II (c. 1035 - 1099). First Crusade (1095). Council of Clermont. Pope Urban II authorizes the departure to the Crusades. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris
Napoleon reviewing his troops. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library
SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). The Theory of Moral" SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). " The Theory of Moral Sentiments". Half-title with portrait of the author. Published in 1809. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona
Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Faridun
Arabian-Byzantine coin. Coin. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
RAIMUNDI, Vicente (16th century). Antiphonary of Charles V. 1537. Santiago Matamoros fighting. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library
A. K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands, Cal.. Date between 1898 and 1905
Library of AlexandriaPtolemy I Soter inaugurates the great library at Alexandria Date: circa 370 BC
Hereford Chained LibraryChained books in the library of Hereford Cathedral
Bristol Uni StudentsWomen students at Bristol University reading in the library
Edinburgh Uni StudyingStudents at Edinburgh University, apparently studying science, read and make notes in a library
Reform Club Library / IlnThe library of the Reform Club
France / Rennes-Le-ChateauLa Tour Magdala, built by Berenger Sauniere, circa 1900, on the western ramparts of the town, to house his library
Christ Church LibraryThe interior of Christ Church Library, Oxford showing ceiling to floor bookshelves. A student is shown working. Two ladies are being given a tour in the background
Egretta garzetta, little egretA watercolour by James Hope Stewart, c. 1825-35. From Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library
Koran written in Arabic (14h c. ). Miniature PaintingKoran written in Arabic (14h c.). Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)
Reino Unido (20th c. ). Suffragette demonstrationReino Unido (20th c.). Suffragette demonstration in London. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
Monk CopyistsJohn Mielot, author of Miracles de Notre Dame using a quill and a scraping knife in a monestary library
Extension of the British Museum, LondonExtension of the British Museum in London: the new King Edward VII Galleries. A birds eye view showing the new section of the building. Date: 1914
Juan Fernandez firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis (female). Critically endangered. (Stokes hummingbird, Trochilus stokesii)
Alcuin of York (730-804). Alcuin presents to Rabanus MaurusAlcuin of York, or Ealhwine, nicknamed or Flaccus (730-804). English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. Alcuin presents to Rabanus Maurus to Saint Martin. Miniature
GENGIS KHAN (1162-1227). Emperor founder of the first Mongol Empire in 1206. Fol. 44v. Mongols tributing to Genghis Khan. Illustration of the first section with the history of the Mongols
Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and library at Soho SquareSir Joseph Banks herbarium and part library in his house at 32 Soho Square, London. It remained there until 1827 when it was moved to the British Museum at Montagu House
SCOTLAND. Edinburgh. 19 cntury. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)
Munrospun advertisement featuring librarians, 1964An advertisement for Munrospun knitwear of Edinburgh featuring two glamorous librarians, wearing skirts and sweaters in softest Lambswool. Date: 1964
The Caverio Map or Caveri Map, circa 1505. This map was one of the primary sources used to make the Waldseem map. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading" Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863. Illustration of " Don Quixote of La Mancha" (preface of the first part). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid
Poster of Ballets Russes in a scene of Claude" Poster of " Ballets Russes" in a scene of Claude Debussys " Jeux". It shows the dancers: Ludmilla Schollar, Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina. FRANCE. Paris
The Reform Club, 1969The smoking room of the Reform Club on Pall Mall, London in 1969. The Reform Club was founded in 1836, in Pall Mall, in the centre of what is often called Londons Clubland
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
Emmanuel College 1690A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, gardens, brewery, kitchen & an area for real- tennis or le jeu de paume
University of London - Plans of the new buildings - HoldenUniversity of London - Drawing based on the plans for the new buildings by Architect Charles Holden (1875-1960). Date: circa 1930
Map of Germany and current Netherlands. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). First Edition. Antwerp, 1574. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
John Law (1671 1729). Scottish economist. Dutch satiricalJohn Law (16711729). Scottish economist. He was appointed Controller General of Finances of France under King Louis XV. In 1716 Law established the Banque Ge?ne?rale in France, a private bank
BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Noble French, companion in the military campaign of Joan of Arc. Fighting in a city square. Illustration in Le Jouvencel (1461-1466) Folio 155 r
Highclere Castle LibraryA corner of the library at Highclere Castle, showing the chimney piece from Greenwich Palace. Date: 1889
The Albion Press, the larger press used by the Daniel Press, a small private press mainly active in Oxford run by Rev. Charles Henry Olive Daniel
Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the DayWashington DC, USA - Mural - The Occupation of the Day by Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Religion. Worship before an altar of Fire
Talpa europaea, European molePlate 123 Common Mole. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 3, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)
French mathematician and theologian Nicole Oresme" French mathematician and theologian Nicole Oresme offers hs book to Charles V of France, nicknamed " the Wise". Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."
Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, EssexThe Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach
Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireWatercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre
Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D. C. USAFolger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C. USA Date: circa 1930s
London Trade Card - Francis Nobles Circulating Library, Otways Head, King Street, Covent Garden. 18th century
Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri LankaSri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s