Folio from a Quran Manuscript
This folio, copied in floriated "new style" script, exhibits a striking balance of rigorous discipline and exuberant imagination. The fourth line of text is much larger than the rest and its vertical letters en... more
New Earth from BL Royal 19 B XV, f. 40v
Miniature of an angel and the vision of the New Earth, and a miniature of John with an angel and the vision of the New Sea, illustrating Revelation 21:1. Image taken from f. 40v of Apocalypse, with commentary (... more
New Heaven and Earth from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 198v
Detail of a miniature of John standing in witness before the revelation of the New Heaven and the New Earth, in illustration of Revelation 21:1. Image taken from f. 198v of La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the '... more
Christ Child With New Year's Wish (Schr. 784)
Anonymous, German, 15th century
New Year's Card: Christ Child with the Cross
South Anonymous, German, South Germany, 15th century
Festival of the New Moon from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs and Fashions of the Turks)
After Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
Moses and Christ (Old and New Laws) from BL Harley 2835, f. 8
Full scatter border with a large historiated 'A'(d te levavi) in colours and gold with a miniature juxtaposing the law received by Moses and the Grace of Christ. Image taken from f. 8 of Missal with a calendar,... more
The Adoration of the Holy Trinity in the New Covenant
Friedrich Sustris (Netherlandish (possibly born Italy), Venice (?) ca. 1540–1599 Munich)
“Takebun,” from the Musical Drama “The New Piece” (“Shinkyoku”)
These screens depict the “Takebun” episode of “The New Piece” (“Shinkyoku”), an example of the kōwakamai type of musical drama popular in the sixteenth century. Originally derived from a tragic episode from the... more
New Künstlichs Modelbuch
Published by Bernhard Jobin, Strassburg (?).Illustrated title page, poem (2 pages), and 45 pages of designs.According to Lotz loc.cit. editions appeared in 1579, 1582, 1586, 1588, 1589, 1596, 1598, and 1600. Se... more
Neuw Zugerichte Schreibkunst (New [book of] Calligraphy)
Caspar Rutlinger (Swiss, active Zurich, 1585–1605)
Plate 24: The Advance Guard of the New Roman Troops Turned Back, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas)
Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
Plate 23: Conference on What Steps to Take Upon the Romans' New Troops Approaching Across the Alps, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas)
Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
Plate 14: New Attack on the Old Fortress, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas)
Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
New Year's Decoration of Pine Trees and Manzai Dancers
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823) Edo period (1615–1868)
Cherries at Night at New Shimabara
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850–80) Edo period (1615–1868)
New Moon; Nightingale on a Plum Branch
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823) Edo period (1615–1868)
Kobushō Kasei from the Series Thirty-Six Restaurants In New Tokyo
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900) Edo period (1615–1868)
New Modelbüch
Designed by Andreas Bretschneider, German, ca. 1578-?1640, printed by Henning Gross the younger, Leipzig.Etched hand-colored title page, 29 etched plates (including 3 counterproofs), 20 pages of designs includi... more
Case (Inrō) with Design of Ebisu and Daikoku Dancing beneath New Year's Decorations
Nikkōsai Edo period (1615–1868)
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Shin kokin wakashū)
This elegant silk handscroll includes twelve poems from the Shin kokin wakashū, or New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (ca. 1206), one of the great imperially commissioned anthologies of waka (court poet... more
Visit to the New Mother
Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604–1676 Paris)
Visit to the New Mother
Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604–1676 Paris)
New France, from 'Game of Geography' (Jeu de la Géographie)
Etched by Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence)
Renard Receives a New Citation from the Badger from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox
Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621–1675 Amsterdam)
The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)
Romeyn de Hooghe (Dutch, 1645–1708)
Design for a Garland from 'Various New Festoons, Part II' (Verscheide Nieuwe Festonnen, tweede deel)
Michiel Mosyn (Dutch, born 1630)
Design for a Garland from 'Various New Festoons, Part II' (Verscheide Nieuwe Festonnen, tweede deel)
Michiel Mosyn (Dutch, born 1630)
portrait from "New Poems. I. The Young Lovers Guide, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "New Poems. I. The Young Lovers Guide, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's fl... more
Bowles's New Pocket Map of the Coast of Africa : from Sta. Cruz, Lat. 30 N. to Angola, Lat. 11 S. With Explanatory Notes ; and a correct chart of the Cold Coast
Escalas gráficas de 80 leguas portuguesas [= 4,6 cm], 80 millas holandesas [= 4,5 cm] y 100 leguas inglesas de 23 1/9 al grado [= 4,9 cm]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Londres (O 28°30'-E 18°50'/N 31°0... more
The New Treaty between King Philip and Henry VII, from Der Weisskunig
Der Weisskunig (the white king) is a loosely biographical account of the life of Emperor Maximilian I. The text, composed by Maximilian's secretary Marx Treitz-Sauerwein, is accompanied by illustrations by Burg... more
Le Calandrier des Vieillards (The Calander of the Elderly), from Suite d'Estampes Nouvelles pour les Contes de la Fontaine (Series of New Prints for the Tales of the Fountain)
Nicolas de Larmessin (French, Paris 1685–1755 Paris)
The Third Princess and a Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}
Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786) Edo period (1615–1868)
The Third Princess and a Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}
Attributed to Matsuno Chikanobu (Japanese, active early 18th century) Edo period (1615–1868)
Woman Playing a New Year's Game of Battledore and Shuttlecock
Edo period (1615–1868)