EditorialAn emblematical miniature showing it is necessary to know how to handle things, 'to rub people up the right way'. This is based on the moral satire 'Roman de Fauvel' of Gervais Du Bus, where those who curry a fauveau are flatterers and opportunists. Th...
EditorialGod appearing to Adam and Eve. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical figures for the amusement of youth ... To which is added, a short account of the lives of the Evangelists,...
EditorialIllustration to the poem, 'Abelard and Eloisa'. Youth’s instructive and entertaining story-teller: being a choice collection of moral tales Adorned with emblematical cuts [by Thomas Bewick] ... To which is added, by way of preface, Thoughts on the pr...
Editorial'An emblematical Representation of the Game of Cricket'. New articles of the game of cricket, as settled and revised at the Star and Garter, Pall-Mall, February the 25th, 1774; by a committee of noblemen and gentlemen of Kent, &c. Embellished with a ne...
EditorialAn illustrated bible page. 'The ships of Solomon came once in three years and brought gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.'. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical fig...
EditorialEmblematical Figures in Artificial Stone over the Pelican Office Lombard Street, J. Sewell Cornhill, English, Etching on paper, Above, European Magazine; below, on plinth: CHILDREN ENDOWD and PROPERTY SECURED / BY THE PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; be...
EditorialAn illustrated bible page. 'The ships of Solomon came once in three years and brought gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.'. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical fig...
EditorialGod appearing to Adam and Eve. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical figures for the amusement of youth ... To which is added, a short account of the lives of the Evangelists,...
EditorialThe beautiful Cactus, Horror. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora, with botanic and poetic illustrations, being a selection of flowers drawn from nature arranged emblematical...
EditorialEmblematical miniature based on a passage from 'Livre du cueur d'amours espris' by René I d'Anjou. Bonne Acceuil [Good Welcome] and Courtoise Manière [Courteous Manner] have slung their net between two trees to catch and tame overlight, flickle, flyi...
EditorialIllustration to the poem, 'Abelard and Eloisa'. Youth’s instructive and entertaining story-teller: being a choice collection of moral tales Adorned with emblematical cuts [by Thomas Bewick] ... To which is added, by way of preface, Thoughts on the pr...
EditorialAn illustrated bible page. 'The ships of Solomon came once in three years and brought gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.'. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical fig...
EditorialEmblematical drawing. On the Philosopher's Stone. 17th century. [Whole folio] Emblematical drawing, including a three-headed figure on a ladder holding a scythe; with sun, moon, and other symbols relating to the Philosopher's Stone Image taken from On...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature showing it is necessary to know how to handle things, 'to rub people up the right way'. This is based on the moral satire 'Roman de Fauvel' of Gervais Du Bus, where those who curry a fauveau are flatterers and opportunists. Th...
EditorialIllustration to the poem, 'Abelard and Eloisa'. Youth’s instructive and entertaining story-teller: being a choice collection of moral tales Adorned with emblematical cuts [by Thomas Bewick] ... To which is added, by way of preface, Thoughts on the pr...
EditorialA drawing in pen and ink of George Gascoigne with sword and pen and attire half military, half scholarly, and a laurel wreath floating over his head, presenting his book to Queen Elizabeth I; and other emblematical drawings (with verses in the case of ...
EditorialTruth with her mirror. The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Qui. Alex. Hogg: London, 1794. Emblematical representation of Truth with her mirror. Image taken from The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha To which is...
EditorialEmblematical miniature of two metalworkers, suggesting that each person acts in his own way, and according to his own rules. One man verifies that his arrows are perfectly straight, while the other takes care to forge his scythes with a proper curve. T...
EditorialGreen Lion devouring the Sun. The Booke of the Rosary of Philosophers. Germany [Lübeck]; 1588. [Whole folio] Emblematical drawing of the Green Lion devouring the Sun Image taken from The Booke of the Rosary of Philosophers. Originally published/prod...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature illustrating the thoughtless, absurd, and familiar act of the person who chops or saws off the branch upon which he is seated. Sala critiicises the man's lack of foresight.The scene illustrates a love poem dedicated by Pierre ...
EditorialLiAn emblematical miniature illustrating the proverb 'you shouldn't limp in front of a lame person'.The scene contrasts a lame man leaning on his crutch with a richly dressed figure holding a bell. It is also a pun on the twin meanings of 'cloche' ['li...
EditorialEmblematical miniature based on a passage from 'Livre du cueur d'amours espris' by René I d'Anjou. Bonne Acceuil [Good Welcome] and Courtoise Manière [Courteous Manner] have slung their net between two trees to catch and tame overlight, flickle, flyi...
EditorialEmblematical miniature portrays the lover placing his heart inside a marguerite flower in the middle of a bed of pansies, set in wooded countryside. The architectural landscape in the background is perhaps an allusion to Lyons with its twin hills. Illu...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature set in a garden hedged with red and white roses. The lover, his eyes blindfolded, is trying to catch one of the ladies who, far from slipping away, seems to be waiting for him. Another lady is trying to mislead him by tapping ...
EditorialEmblematical drawing. On the Philosopher's Stone. 17th century. [Whole folio] Emblematical drawing, including a three-headed figure on a ladder holding a scythe; with sun, moon, and other symbols relating to the Philosopher's Stone Image taken from On...
Editorial'An emblematical Representation of the Game of Cricket'. New articles of the game of cricket, as settled and revised at the Star and Garter, Pall-Mall, February the 25th, 1774; by a committee of noblemen and gentlemen of Kent, &c. Embellished with a ne...
EditorialAn illustrated bible page. 'The ships of Solomon came once in three years and brought gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.'. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical fig...
EditorialSmoking pipes. A face from which two pipes protrude. The Armes of the Tobachonists. [Satirical verses with an emblematical woodcut.]. R. Shorleyker: London, 1630. Source: C.30.f.2.(5). Language: English.
EditorialGod appearing to Adam and Eve. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select passages in the Old and New Testament, represented with ... emblematical figures for the amusement of youth ... To which is added, a short account of the lives of the Evangelists,...
Editorial'The swallows'. Youth’s instructive and entertaining story-teller: being a choice collection of moral tales ... Adorned with emblematical cuts [by Thomas Bewick] ... To which is added, by way of preface, Thoughts on the present mode of education. The...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature illustrating the proverb 'trampling on one man to help another', or in offering to help one person, you cause harm to another. Set in a landscape, an obliging man is carrying the person he wishes to help, and tramples on the b...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature showing that the lover's choice should be guided by spontaneous liking, rather than by a desire for wealth. The scene shows a child seated on a table, between two dishes; one is full of gold coins, and the other cherries. He c...
EditorialDetail of funerary monument. [A wood-engraving in chiaro-scuro, emblematical of Death. “J. F. F. inven. 1588,” with a collection of engravings by various artists, representing sepulchral monuments, funeral ceremonies, etc.]. Source: 134.g.9 30.
EditorialTHE LAND AGITATION IN IRELAND, THE NEW COMMITTEE-ROOM OF THE LAND-LEAGUE IN DUBLIN, 1881, Mr. Michael Davitt; The model of the Man-of-war seen above the Cabinet was presented to Mr. Davitt by the Lady Land-Leaguers of New York, and is intended to be em...