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Illustration, A Song of the English, Barren LandscapeIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Title page design, Hassan by James Elroy FleckerTitle page design, Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie
RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917). The Thinker. 1902. Based on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Contemporary Art. Sculpture on bronze. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE
ENNIUS, Quintus (239-169 BC). Writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Biografic de los hombres del reino de Nᰯ les. Engraving
AUBERT, David (15th c. ). Chroniques et conquestesAUBERT, David (15th c.). Chroniques et conquestes de Charlemaine. 1458. Ms. 5089. Folio 167V. Battle of Charlemagne against the Saracen king Agolant and his son Helmont in Calabria
Tomb of Ines de Castro. 14th c. PORTUGAL. Alcoba确; Monastery of Santa Maria. Gothic art. Sculpture on marble
Marching Song of the Daily Sketch - Childrens Road Safety LeHand coloured. Illustration of a scroll with a poem about road safety inside, bordered by a boy and girl holding up flags with treble and bass clefs on them
Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench ratsOne of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War illustrated by Lewis Baumer. This one employs the familiar image of a British Tommy dismayed to find that
The Kaisers Dream A poem on a postcardThe Kaisers Dream. A poem on a postcard. Commemorative Art
Poem and badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps, WW1A poem and badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps, dated 13th May 1916, at Park Hall Camp, Oswestry. Written by 2158 Private E Thomas, 3/1 Welsh Field Hospital. Date: 1916
Paradise and the Peri - The Treasure from the watercolourThis illustration of a woman discovering a chest of treasure is based on Schumanns music and Thomas Moores poem Lalla Rookh. Date: Christmas Number 1923
Ilya Muromets - Elijah of Murom on horsebackIlya Muromets (Elijah of Murom) - a Kievan Rus epic hero. He is celebrated in numerous byliny (folk epic poems). Along with Dobrynya Nikitich
Robert Burns as the Ploughman PoetScottish poet Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) working as a ploughman, which inspired his poem To A Mountain Daisy : " Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow r
Victorian Birthday CardA Victorian birthday card with a poem
William Pendrill & the Boscobel OakWilliam Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651
Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridgePublius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius
The Ramesseum - mausoleum of Pharoah Rameses II, LuxorThe Ramesseum, the mausoleum of Egyptian Pharoah Rameses II, with the fallen statue of Rameses, Thebes (Luxor), Egypt - famed as the part-inspiration for the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. MarbleOdysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark
Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. Coloured aquatint by J C Stadler after William Heath, published by Thomas Tegg, 1 April 1818. Wellington at a Ball receiving news, 16th June 1815
WW1 - To My Dear One - A Drummer pens a poem to his love, using his magnificent bass drum as a writing stand. " Though from your side I am away; My thoughts are with you night & day; With eyes
Will You Be My Valentine by A. K. MacdonaldLovely double page spread from The Tatler for Valentines Day. A poem is decorated with charming romantic vignettes. 1930
An American Greetings Postcard - To My Own Good Mother (plus poem) - displaying beautiful Art Nouveau (and even some early hints to Art Deco) stylings. Date: 1917
Illustration to St Jeromes Love, a poem by Thomas Moore - Wan and sunk with midnight prayer, Are the pale looks of her I love. From a publication entitled Sacred Songs (2 volumes, 1816-1824)
Medieval illuminated French poem on chivalryChandos Herald manuscript: opening of the poem begins with an illuminated initial O containing the Royal Arms with a border of Strapwork and flowers. Date: circa 1385
Hinda, a character in Lalla Rookh by Thomas MooreHinda - Tis she, the Emirs blooming child, All truth and tenderness and grace - a character in The Fire Worshippers, Lalla Rookh, a long narrative poem by Thomas Moore, first published in 1817
Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed. circa 1830s
Roundabouts and SwingsIllustration to Patrick Reginald Chalmers verses I met a painted caravan adown a dusty lane, a Pharaoh with his wagons comin jolt an creak an strain. Date: 1930
Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot, with a quotation from a poem by Rupert Brooke. 1925
Pots and jars on a shelf on a cutout Christmas card -- Family Jars. Date: circa 1890s
The Parting of Medora and the Corsair, a scene from Byrons narrative poem, The Corsair, 1814. circa 1850s
Mottos - Sweet Seventeen - Flowers and Poem. Part of Box 134 Boswell Collection - Mottos. Date: circa 1895
WWI - Christmas Greetings card - Mesopotamian Campaign of the MEF (Mesopotmaina Expeditionary Force), featuring a list if the major battles (as bars on a medal - right) and a charming poem (left)
Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by TorquatTorquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788. Colored
The night has a thousand eyesDecorative Art Nouveau style illustration depicting a a young lady caressing her long tresse, illustrating the familiar morality poem by Bourdillon. Date: circa 1907
Alonso de Ercilla (1533-1594). Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic poet. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz. 19th century. Colored
Miniature depicting Men and women dancing holding hands. LeLe Roman de la Rose. 1225-1280. French poem. 13th century. By Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200-1240) and Jean de Meun (c.1240-1305). Men and women dancing holding hands. Miniature. 14th century
Turkey. Istanbul. Fountain of Sultan Amhed III, 1728. Detail
Georgics by Virgil. 29 BC. Miniature depicting two musiciansPublius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 BC). Roman poet. Georgics. 29 BC. Manuscript. 15th century. Fol.51. Miniature depicting two musicians playing instruments. Library University of Valencia. Spain
Alexander Pushkin (1799 1837). Russian author. The Tale oAlexander Pushkin (1799 1837). Russian author of the Romantic era. Poem The Tale of the Golden Cockerel, 1834. First page of the French edition Le Coq d or. Illustrations by Boris Zworykine
Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17 / 18). Roman poet. The MePublius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17/18), known as Ovid in the English. Roman poet. The Metamorphoses. Latin narrative poem. Book II. Cadmus. Edited in Frankfurt, 1601
Divine Comedy. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are youDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you that you are among our smoke?. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil beforDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. AppearanceDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. Appearance of Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
The Book of Good Love (El Libro de Buen Amor) by Juan RuizThe Book of Good Love (El Libro de Buen Amor). Semi-biographical account of romantic adventures by Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest of Hita (ca.1283-ca. 1350) dating from 1330. Facsimile reproduction
The Frenzy of Orlando by Ludovico Ariosto. First Chant. EngrLudovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Italian poet. The Frenzy of Orlando. First Chant. Engraving depicting all the characters of the poem, by Girolamo Porro. Printed in Venice, 1583
The Flag. National Poems by Francisco Luis Bernardez (1900-1Francisco Luis Bernardez (1900-1978). Argentinian poet. National Poems. The flag. Title cover. Edition of Buenos Aires, 1950. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Petrarch (1304-1374). Song Book (Il Canzoniere). Folio 1rPetrarch (1304-1374). Italian scholar, poet, and one of the earliest humanists. Song Book (Il Canzoniere), Also known as the Scattered Rhymes. Poem. Folio 1r. Vatican Library. Vatican City
Troubadours singing and reciting a poem, written in Occitan. 12th and 13th centuries. Colored engraving