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January Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A mean wearing warm boots, coat and hat walks through the snow, blowing on his hands to warm them, and is accompanied by a dog. The roofs of a nearby farm and house are covered in snow. In the sky is [...]

Keywords: snow, animals, dogs, people, winter, months, calendars, january, aquarius, zodiac, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2003-03-18

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8.—Druidical Stone in Persia. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

See Figure 7 for details.

Keywords: megaliths, ruins, people, dogs, druids, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Darab; Fars; Persia

Added: 2005-02-12

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To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him. Works of Jane Austen (1906)

Mrs. John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the [...]

Keywords: people, children, interiors, fireplaces, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-23

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The gentleman offered his services, took her up in his arms, and carried her down the hill. Works of Jane Austen (1906)

A gentleman carrying a gun, with two pointers [dogs] playing round him, was passing up the hill and within a few yards of Marianne, when her accident happened. He put down his gun and ran to her assi [...]

Keywords: people, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-24

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Decorative initial letter B Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

An almost-naked young mang sits on a rock and plays a recorder or pipe in a forest; his dog sits next to him, and in the background a young woman approaches. There is a large letter “B” in the German [...]

Keywords: initials, letterb, people, bare feet, dogs, animals, forests, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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Bucolic scene from a glade in a forest. Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A young man, topless and bare-legged, sits on a rock in a forest and dangles his feet as he plays a pipe or recorder. His dog is by his side. In the background, a young woman, wearing a dress, appro [...]

Keywords: people, forests, nudity, bare feet, dogs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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He received the kindest welcome from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve, could not stand against such a reception Works of Jane Austen (1906)

Mrs. Dashwood was surprised only for a moment at seeing him; for his coming to Barton was, in her opinion, of all things the most natural. Her joy and expression of regard long outlived her wonder. [...]

Keywords: people, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-01-25

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100.—North Wall of Richborough. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A man hunts with rifle and dog beside the overgrown Roman walls of Richborough in Southern England. See Fig. 99 for the extract from the book.

Keywords: roman remains, walls, ruins, forts, people, dogs, hunting, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2012-06-12

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Howsham Hall. Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A man on a horse, with a gun and hunting-dogs, approaching a country manor-house over snow. It looks like a storm is coming. There are ancient trees here. The text accompanying this is as follows: H [...]

Keywords: manors, snow, people, trees, dogs, winter, colour, christmas

Places shown: Malton; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2007-02-15

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166.—Two dogs in Scotland New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840)

Two dogs in the Scottish highlands, with a crofter’s cottage in the background. The dogs are border collies, I think: sheepdogs.

Keywords: dogs, hills, cottages, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Scotland

Added: 2011-04-09

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Decorative initial letter “G” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “G” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letterg, initials, dogs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-14

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Decorative initial letter “I” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “I” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letteri, initials, dogs, lizards, holly, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-14

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