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Medieval ceremony of the creation of a knightCeremony of the creation of a knight. A king dubs a kneeling warrior with a sword, while pages hold his spurs and shield with coat of arms. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after P.L
Tournament held in England circa 1450. (Caption refers to the huge tournament held at Beaucaire during King Henry IIs reign)
Calligraphic title page with wreath of flowers. Tinted lithograph from Emily Edens Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co, Dusseldorf, 1860s
Title page vignette of goddess of agricultureTitle page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe sTitle page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus, 1648. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London
Title page with illuminated lettering and red wax seals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and J.H
Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815
Title page with vignette of bull, picador horses, lances, banderillas, ribbons, and flowers. Chromolithograph by E. Casanova after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros
Exotic butterflies of SurinamBrown page butterfly, Siproeta epaphus 1, 2, and adonis morpho butterfly, Morpho adonis, 3, 4, upperside and underside. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch
French page boy, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
Court costumes: pages 1648 and 1678, gentlemen 1646 and 1664Court costumes: page 1648, page 1678, gentleman 1646 and gentleman 1664. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio X from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs
Page or squire, Varlet ou damoiseau, to a knight, 15th century France. He wears an embroidered surtout, red pourpoint and hose, and holds an epee and shield without coat of arms
Title page with vignette of escutcheon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten
Title page, The Penny Magazine of the SDUK, 1842Title page, The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1842. Date: 1842
The Savoy. Contents pageIllustration for contents page of The Savoy magazine No 1. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1895
Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, BracketsElectrical Fixtures catalogue, Brackets in copper, brass, etc, with a range of glass shades. Date: 1922
Title page, Electrical Fixtures, FS & Co LimitedTitle page, Supplementary Catalogue, Electrical Fixtures, Falk, Stadelmann & Co Limited, Veritas Works, Farringdon Road, London EC1, also with offices in Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. 1922
Lady Graham, page from The Tatler 1913Page from The Tatler, Sporting and Country House Supplement, 12th March 1913: A Mixed Bag, featuring a photo of Lady Graham and a friend at a point-to-point meeting
Adverts for motoring 1910Page of three adverts for 1910 of cars. Date: 1910
River pollution and its problems, ILN January 1932Page from the Illustrated London News, 23rd January 1932, on The World of Science, River Pollution and its Problems, by W P Pycraft
Various bird speciesA selection of birds, drawn by A. F. Lydon for the Boys Own Paper. Birds depicted include: 1. Blackcap; 2. Nightingale; 3. Goldfinch; 4. Siskin; 5. Linnet; 6. Redpole; 7. Skylark; 8. Greenfinch; 9
Yankee Notions, by E. V. Page and Vincent DaviesPromotional music sheet for Yankee Notions, music hall song of 1880 by E. V. Page and Vincent Davies and sung by Charles Otley
Illustration, The Earthly Paradise, William MorrisIllustration, The Earthly Paradise, an epic poem by William Morris. The Three Graces title page for the 1890 edition. 1890
E T Cook, editor of the Westminster GazetteCaricature, E T Cook, editor of the Westminster Gazette. 1893
Title page, Hail, Rain, Steam and Speed by an Old Stoker - a satire on JMW Turners painting of the same name. 1850
Cairo Characters, ministers to the travellers comfortSketches of the types a traveller to Cairo might meet during his stay. Top left, a page boy, top right, a porter, centre, the dragomans (guides)
Front page of the Military Mail, 4 December 1903Front page of the Military Mail and Volunteer Review for 4 December 1903, showing advertisements, with a photo of guards in Whitehall, London, in the middle
Knitted womens cardigans 1940Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative
Knitted swim wear 1940Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940
Womens petticoats 1935Double page catalogue of a selection womens full length petticoats. Date: 1935
Fashion page, The Afternoon Dress and the Lampshade Skirt - a Mainbocher model at Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London, in black fancy-weave romaine with organ-pleated frills. Date: 1933
Fashion page, White Stripes on a Red Wool Blouse, modelled by Mrs Constant Lambert (Florence Kaye), first wife of the composer. The blouse is by Jaeger, from their Autumn Collection. Date: 1933
Cover page, The Sketch Diary of Fashion - Grey and Red with a Chinese Hat - woman in a garden, modelling a grey suit in English jersey by Shiaparelli
Advert for Swan & Edgar winter fashions 1909Page selection of Edwardian womens fur coats, stoles and muffs for winter fashion of 1909. 1909
Page of Victorian adverts 1897A variety of advertisements in The Illustrated London News, dated May 1897. Date: May 1897
Religious verse 1882Religious verse, Trust ye in the Lord for ever for in the lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. 1882
The Natural History of Cage Birds - Title Page - Their Management, habits, food, diseases, treatment, breeding and the methods of catching them by J M Bechstein M.D. Date: 1845
Interior pages of The Illustrated London News, 1849Example of a double page spread from The Illustrated London News, dated 17th March 1849. Pictured here is heroic young seaman Lieutenant Molesworth
Title page design, The Story of Me -- a baby book in which details can be recorded of the babys date of birth, weight, first birthday, etc. Showing a baby turning the pages of a large book
Opening of the New Royal Exchange, London 1844Page from The Pictorial Times, 1844, celebrating the opening of the New Royal Exchange, London. Date: 1844
Letter from Albert Auerbach from northern France, WW1First page of a letter dated 18 August 1918 from Albert Auerbach of the Royal Fusiliers to his sister Lucy. He was stationed with his regiment in northern France
Girl with picture album on a New Year postcardGirl tearing a page out of a picture album on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Three cats playing the piano on a greetings postcardThree cats playing the piano and turning the pages on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Page of fashion adverts - February 1930Page of three fashion adverts for womens clothing, for winter, from The Tatler, February 1930. Marshall & Snelgrove, new seasons hats, Walpoles, tailored blouse and Debenham & Freebody
Holly and open book on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
King Edward VII, Lying-in-State 1910Page of two photographs of King Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, top photograph, Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, coffin guarded by Gentleman-at-Arms and Yeomen
Page from Illustrated London News 22 April 1848Page from The Illustrated London News, 22 April 1848 featuring portraits of the late Signor Donizetti, the late John Jacob Astor of New York
Girl with dog - Can t You Read?
