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Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (page 1/4)

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[picture: Front Cover, Art In England]

Pictures from Art In England, edited by Charles Holme [1848-1923], London, 1908

The full title is “Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods, Written by Aymer Vallance, With a Note on the First Century of England Engraving by Malcolm C. Salaman. Illustrations after drawings by Wilfrid Ball, R. E., Harry P. Clifford, R.B.A., E. Arthur Rowe and William Twopeny. Edited by Charles Holme. Offices of the Studio, London, Paris, New York, MCMVIII [1908].

Harry P. Clifford is probably Harry Percy Clifford, who died in 1938; his work is out of copyright.

William Twopeny lived from 1797 – 1873 and his work is out of copyright.

Wilfred Williams Ball lived from 1853 – 1917 and his work is out of copyright.

Title: Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods

Author: Holme, Charles

Date: 1908

Total items: 16

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Printers' Ornament]

Printers’ Ornament

This decorative ornament was used after the text at the end of a chapter. Such printing ornaments used to be fairly common. This [more...] [$]

[picture: Front Cover, Art In England]

Front Cover, Art In England

My copy does not have an original binding. Actually the binding is broken and many of the pages are loose. I suspect that some previous bookseller may have removed [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Pound's Bridge, Near Penshurst, Kent]

Pound’s Bridge, Near Penshurst, Kent

From a drawing by William Twopeny. [more...] [$]

[picture: The Feathers Inn, Ludlow, Shropshire]

The Feathers Inn, Ludlow, Shropshire

Thus, in former times (as may be seen, for instance, in the older houses at Bury St. Edmunds or Lavenham, in Suffolk) brackets would be made to spring from Gothic caps, which again formed the crown of engaged boutel-shafts running down to the base, so that the thrust and weight of the upper storey [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Initial Capital Letter ``A'' With Scholars]

Initial Capital Letter “A” With Scholars

This historiated decorative initial “A” was used as a drop cap, or dropped capital, at the start of a chapter. It shows two people wearing hats and robes and I think soft turned-down [...] [more...] [$]


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