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Old England: A Pictorial Museum (page 24/52)

[picture: 345.---Castle of Lillebonne]

345.—Castle of Lillebonne

General view of Ruins, Church, etc.

“The character of William of Normandy [William the Conqueror] was so remarkable, and indeed was such an element of success in his daring attempt upon the English crown, that what is personally associated with him, even though it be found not in our own island [British Isles], belongs to the antiquities of England. He was a stark [more...] [$]

[picture: Ornate Victorian Border]

Ornate Victorian Border

This ornate border is based on Mediaeval and Sixteenth Century designs; strictly speaking it is pre-Victorian. It features stylized roses. There is also [...]here. [more...] [$]

[picture: Ornate border for US legal-sized paper]

Ornate border for US legal-sized paper

This is a version of the ornate early Victorian border modified to be suitable for legal-sized paper (8.5 × 14 inches, roughly). A higher-resolution version is available on request. It might be good for scrapbooking or for a restaurant menu! [more...] [$]

[picture: Floriated Initial I, Violin-Style]

Floriated Initial I, Violin-Style

A decorative initial “I” in this 1840s book, used as a drop capital at the start of a chapter. I also made a coloured letter I to give you an idea of what can be done. [more...] [$]

[picture: Decorative initial I, Coloured]

Decorative initial I, Coloured

This is a hand-coloured version of a decorative initial letter “I” used as a drop cap at the start of a chapter. [more...] [$]

[picture: Chantry Chapel, Warwick]

Chantry Chapel, Warwick

This beautiful engraving, printed in colour using multiple plates, shows the stone ceiling, a tiled floor, an arched entrance-way, a stained-glass window, a [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Painted Window. Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, And Seven Norman Earls of Chester.]

Painted Window. Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, And Seven Norman Earls of Chester.

A reproduction in colour of a sixteenth-century painted glass window showing various earls and barons of Chester. [more...] [$]

[picture: 379.---Carlisle Castle.]

379.—Carlisle Castle.

The knights arrive on horseback over the bridge and into the castle walls. Carlisle castle was built in 1090 on the site of an older Roman fortress. [more...] [$]


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