literature

Court of Love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 1

Detail of a miniature of a lady Jeunesse presenting the author to lord Bel Accueil and lady Plaisance and their court, with a full border with two mottos, 'La plus eure' and 'Dieu et mon droit', the arms of Edw... More

The Wicked Son from BL Or 1404, f. 10v

Four initial-word panels with gold letters and white vine motifs; in the outer margin, a soldier representing the Wicked Son. Image taken from f. 10v of Haggadah with commentary and liturgical poems for Passove... More

'We were slaves' from BL Add 14761, f. 30v

Historiated initial-word panel with gold letters: ~Avadim~ at the beginning of the passage, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh'. Beneath the initial word, the Israelites build a tower under the supervision of a task ma... More

Alexander the Great from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 16

Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against Porrus. Image taken from f. 16 of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.

All day long are we counted as sheep for the slaughter, Psal. 44 - how...

Print shows the Pope seated on throne slaying sheep being held by a monk, dead sheep at his feet, while two men burn at the stake in the background; with biblical verse above and below image. Illus. in: An abr... More

Blake, William

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Nature from "[The Father's Revenge, a tragedy [in five acts and in ver...

This image has been taken from scan 000035 from "[The Father's Revenge, a tragedy [in five acts and in verse].]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the... More

William Blake - Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Tyger

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architecture from "Historic Sites of Suffolk. ... With introductory ve...

This image has been taken from scan 000309 from "Historic Sites of Suffolk. ... With introductory verses by B. Barton, and the author of 'Historical Reviews.'". The title and subject terms of this image have be... More

flora from "Floral Poetry and the language of flowers. With coloured i...

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "Floral Poetry and the language of flowers. With coloured illustrations. [The editor's preface is signed J. H. S.]". The title and subject terms of this image hav... More

pig from "Illustrated Poems and Songs for Young People. Edited by Mrs....

This image has been taken from scan 000255 from "Illustrated Poems and Songs for Young People. Edited by Mrs. Sale Barker". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

plants from "A Dream of a Garden and other poems ... With floral illus...

This image has been taken from scan 000017 from "A Dream of a Garden and other poems ... With floral illustrations by W. F. M". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created b... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flags, shield, arrows,...

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) from "Flowers, Earth's silen...

This image has been taken from scan 000015 from "Flowers, Earth's silent voices. Sketched and painted by S. G. [and accompanied with select verses]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generate... More

mosque from "Travels in little-known parts of Asia Minor; with illustr...

This image has been taken from scan 000242 from "Travels in little-known parts of Asia Minor; with illustrations of biblical literature and researches in archæology. With maps and illustrations". The title and ... More

rose from "A Crown of Flowers, being poems and pictures collected from...

This image has been taken from scan 000137 from "A Crown of Flowers, being poems and pictures collected from the pages of The Girl's Own Paper. Edited by C. Peters". The title and subject terms of this image ha... More

Dog from "Humorous Poems ... With a preface by A. Ainger, and ... illu...

This image has been taken from scan 000257 from "Humorous Poems ... With a preface by A. Ainger, and ... illustrations by C. E. Brock. L.P". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ta... More

Alice in Wonderland (Part 1), Down the rabbit hole: 'Curioser and curi...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 1), Down the rabbit hole: she grew and grew ...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 1), Down the rabbit hole: an enormous puppy ...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 3), who stole the tarts: she was growing lar...

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cover from "A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. Set forth in ve...

This image has been taken from scan 000050 from "A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. Set forth in verses & coloured designs". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, crea... More

Mrs. A. Conan Doyle

Photograph shows Arthur Conan Doyle's second wife, Jean Elizabeth Leckie with Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) (right). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Sir Arthur and Lady Jean Conan Doyle, c.1920.

Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum.....Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish writer and physician best known for creating the fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. First published in ... More

Members of the Ku-Klux-Klan about to take off with the literature whic...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1922, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Or... More

The lesbian body [by] Kate Millett An exhibition of drawings : Levitan...

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Fables de Florian illustrees par Benjamin Rabier, 1936 (endpapers) a

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Moon phases. Astronomy. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literatur...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Naval Sciences

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Technology

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La sfera. nautical chart

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

London Town. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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Renaissance candelabra in the border; in the lower margin, verses in D...

The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the N...

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The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stan...

A satire touching on some of the major issues in Connecticut politics on the eve of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The two rival factions shown are the "Federals," who represented the trading inter... More

Douglass, Frederick (Autograph Book)

You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More

Chessboard from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 44

Detail of a miniature of a chessboard. Image taken from f. 44 of Moral treatises, poems, prayers and hymns, including the Moralised Game of Chess (ff. 1-51), the tale of Melibeus (ff. 52-65v), a French translat... More

Melibee and Prudence from BL Royal 19 C XI, f. 52

Detail of a miniature of Melibee and Prudence. Image taken from f. 52 of Moral treatises, poems, prayers and hymns, including the Moralised Game of Chess (ff. 1-51), the tale of Melibeus (ff. 52-65v), a French ... More

Zoomorphic initial from BL Harley 3052, f. 3

Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'I'(nter) of a standing dog (?) at the beginning of the first part of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Image taken from f. 3 of Moralia in Job, books 1-9 (ff. 1v-113); Homiliae... More

Charlemagne receiving homage from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 86

Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne receiving homage, while Baudoin is killed with a chess board, with a partial border. Image taken from f. 86 of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.

Alexander addressing his army from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 11

Detail of a miniature of Alexander addressing his army. Image taken from f. 11 of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.

Guy of Warwick as a courtier and pilgrim from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 227

Detail of a miniature of Guy of Warwick as a courtier and pilgrim. Image taken from f. 227 of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.

Watermill from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 4v

Detail of a miniature of a watermill, from a miniature of the city of Babylon. Image taken from f. 4v of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book'). Written in French.

Chapter of the Garter from BL Royal 15 E VI, f. 439

Detail of a miniature of the Chapter of the Garter, a king and knights gathered around an altar surmounted by George and the dragon. Image taken from f. 439 of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book').... More

Second circle of Cebes' Tablet from BL Arundel 317, ff. 10v-11

Miniature with allegories failed by Fortune, facing a decorated initial 'A'(lter), at the beginning of the second circle of Philippus Albericus's Tabula Cebetis. Those whom Fortune has enriched beforehand lead ... More

Byron, Georges Gordon Lord

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

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map from "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volume...

This image has been taken from scan 000119 from volume 03 of "The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., D.S.P.D., in eight volumes. Containing I. His Miscellanies in Prose. II. His Poetical Writings. III. The Travels ... More

Bladud from "Bath and it's Environs, a descriptive poem, in three cant...

This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "Bath and it's Environs, a descriptive poem, in three cantos, etc. [By R. Hippesley.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, c... More

Myriad Birds:A Playful Poetry Contest (Momo chidori kyōka-awase), 2 vo...

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flora from "The Botanic Garden; a poem, etc. [By Erasmus Darwin, the E...

This image has been taken from scan 000581 from "The Botanic Garden; a poem, etc. [By Erasmus Darwin, the Elder.] (Part I. The second edition.-Part II. The third edition.)". The title and subject terms of this ... More

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve...

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Bronte, Charlotte

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Charlotte Brontë

Reproduction of a painting by George Richards, 1850. Stamped on verso: Sewell Collection. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's Pastoral...

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The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, from D...

William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London) Public domain photograph of 17th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

map from "Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the year...

This image has been taken from scan 000014 from "Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the years 1824-1825. Captain the Right Hon. Lord Byron Commander. [By Maria Graham. With plates, including a ... More

The Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tōfū (894–966); “Calligraphy Brush...

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Grim Reaper from "[Melaia; and other poems.]"

This image has been taken from scan 000319 from "[Melaia; and other poems.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

Dorfgeschichten. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illustration shows scenes from village tales.

decoration from "[The Odyssey of Homer. [Translated into English verse...

This image has been taken from scan 000039 from volume 05 of "[The Odyssey of Homer. [Translated into English verse, by Pope, W. Broome, and E. Fenton; with notes by W. Broome.] (A general view of the Epic poem... More

bridge from "The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... With al...

This image has been taken from scan 000627 from "The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. ... With all his introductions and notes, etc. [With plates, including a portrait.]". The title and subject terms o... More

Woman from "Feudal Tales, being a collection of romantic narratives an...

This image has been taken from scan 000149 from "Feudal Tales, being a collection of romantic narratives and other poems. [With coloured plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated ... More

flora from "Floral Poetry and the language of flowers. With coloured i...

This image has been taken from scan 000213 from "Floral Poetry and the language of flowers. With coloured illustrations. [The editor's preface is signed J. H. S.]". The title and subject terms of this image hav... More

map from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings, a portfolio of pictures, poetry and prose". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags,... More

Drawing and poetry by Vernon Orlando Bailey, 1890-1891

Creator: Vernon Orlando Bailey..Local number: SIA2011-1409..Summary: The poem and the drawings of animal tracks are from a field book kept by Vernon Orlando Bailey during his collecting efforts in Nevada and Ca... More

Nude study for figure of Poetry

Study drawing shows the nude allegorical figure of Poetry for the painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building. A grid covers the drawing.

Alice in Wonderland (Part 2), Mad tea party: she saw them trying to pu...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 2), Mad tea party: the door led into a large...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 1), Down the rabbit hole: suddenly a white r...

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Alice in Wonderland (Part 3), who stole the tarts: the King had been b...

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Dr. A. Conan Doyle in his tent at Bloemfontein, South Africa

Stereograph of celebrated writer, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, working at a desk in a tent at Langman Hospital, South Africa, where he served as a medic for serveral months during the Boer War, 1900. D14517 U.S. Cop... More

Lady Conan Doyle, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Two advertisments printed on the same sheet for materials published by...

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Triangles

Mr. Tony Fisher an Archaeologist with the Suffolk County Council Archa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Coney Island, N.Y., July 27, 2013 --The Federal Emergency Management A...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-07-27 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Kenneth Wilsey City/State: Coney Island, NY Keywords: Mitigation ^ Preparedness ^ Flooding ^ Protect ^ FEMA... More

Margery genuine says, Conan Doyle; he scorns Houdini : article from th...

This article from the Boston Herald prints a lengthy statement written to the Herald by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, vigorously defending the medium known as "Margery" against accusations of... More

William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III

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Death's Door, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair

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"Ode; inscribed to William H. Channing." Holograph poem, unsigned, dat...

"Woodnotes" I & II. Holograph poem, unsigned, undated.

Visions of the Daughters of Albion (Wave Shadows of Discontent..)

Collection of posters and other poster-like images from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.

Fables de Florian illustrees par Benjamin Rabier, 1936 (Le Grillon)

Collection of book illustrations from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.

Australia - The World's Tucker Box - 1916

Jack Moses (12 January 1861 – 10 July 1945) was an Australian outback bush poet who wrote the poems "Bullocky Bill" and "The Dog Sat on the Tuckerbox" and many other famous verses from which the well-known Dog ... More

Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Natural Sciences. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature And ...

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Constantinople. Maps. Iconographic Encyclopedia Of Science Literature ...

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Canon production. Military Science

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The Fine Arts

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Technology

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London Town. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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