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Cupid with a Butterfly
December Night (Dezembernacht)
The Irmin Column in the Cathedral of Hildesheim
11. Seal of Gusion.
Taymouth Castle
Rustic postcard border of interleaved twigs and vines
Old Bologna (1850s)
Decorative clip-art Victorian border, antique green
Isaak Newton [Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton]
Battle in the Sacred Linden Groves
Initial letter V with a mermaid
Sir Isaac Newton
Title Page, Bohemia Part Two
Front Cover, Bohemia Part Two
Battle of Knights
53.8.—IHS
Full-page border of repeated vine leaves
Votivkirche, Vienna
Avenue of Sighs
Dark Passion Flowers
Christmas Still Life
A schoolroom in Tunisia
Armillary Sphere, Scanned Version
Llanthony Priory, Valley of the Honddu
Dark brown fantasy watercolour border
The giants tore up trees
Historiated decorative initial capital letter M in Blue
initial letter R with small girl
Adrift from The Snow Queen
Leicester Hospital, Warwick
clipart: initial letter S from late 15th century printed book
Scheuerfest - Spring Cleaning
Monroe Colliery Co.
Mellon’s Baby Food with baby and roses
Full-page border with hearts and moons
Banner with ribbons and Snitch
Title Page
Front Cover
Floriated initial capital letter  “S”
Land of the Semites. Desert and Caravan.
Peasant Girl of Pays de Vaud—Type.
Chaldee Woman
Free clip-art: Victorian border of twigs and leaves
Cheerful full-page vintage colour border
Cheerful double-page spread vintage colour border
The Magical Circle of King Solomon
Engraving of smiling urchin boy carrying sack and vegetables
Nazareth, Palestine
Klara Küry as Maya in The Greek Slave
Scrollwork Border from page 227
Full-page border with roses, black and white
The thoughts of my spirit seek you
Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam
Names of Angels and Days (overview)
A Reminiscence
Wandering Minstrel
Cherub playing a grand piano
2.—Stonehenge. – Restored Plan.
Ornate Victorian Border
Auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt (At Christmasfest)
Seal of Coin of Libra (Obverse)
Decorative clip-art Victorian border, Black and White
Seal of Coin of Libra
Seal of Coin of Virgo
Seal of Coin of Leo
Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter R from XIV. Century  No. 1
Vorfrühling - Early Spring
Ancient Druidic Worship at Stonehenge, England
Gods of our Saxon Ancestors.
Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter N from XIV. Century  No. 1
Title Page, Error’s Chains
Front Cover
Cholmondeley Castle
Free clip-art: Victorian border of brown twigs and green leaves
Front Cover, Morris, Picturesque Views
Frontispiece: Alnwick Castle
Deer Skeleton from 18th century engraving
Decorative initial (drop cap) D
Skeleton sitting on a tree stump and waving, from 18th century engraving
Title Page, Osteographia
Crusaders conquor Jerusalem
Purple Victorian Vine-leaf Border
Murder in the Castle
My Dearest Child (My Love)
Saint Bonaventura as a Monk
Vignette: crucifix with skull and prayer book or bible
Sir Christopher Hatton
Atrolabe: scientist and boy
Full-page border with bird, flowers, ivy
Early Victorian Border from Book Cover
Collection of alms at the funeral of don Álvaro de Luna
Eagle Tower, Caernarfon
They Crossed the Delaware in Safety
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia
The figures of the Divine Letters
William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke
Sir Philip Sidney
Victorian vine-leaf page border
Corner Bookcase Ornament
The Blizzard in America; Dead Boy in the Snow

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