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Vintage engraving of Design elements, decorations, borders, frames, floral pattern 16th Century style
Vintage engraving of a Birds-eye view of Westminster, London in the 16th Century. 1584
“A Jovial Bout” or Repas Champêtre (Country Meal), painting by Jules Arsene Garnier (circa 19th century). Vintage etching circa 19th century.
Vintage engraving of Decoration, floral design elements and borders, 16th Century
Vintage engraving of Ornate Illuminated manuscript letters and design elements, 16th Century. Letters, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
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Vintage illustration of Great Harry, or Henry Grace a Dieu, English carrack warship, 16th Century and in her day the largest warship in the world.
Vintage illustration of Map showing course of the Spanish Armada round England and Ireland
This work is a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the 18th century. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds, such as carpentry, architecture, textiles, painting, ceramics and from cultures around the world. Based on design masterpieces from the past, this compilation celebrates the masters of the past and inspires an enhancement of the decorative arts for the 19th century and for generations to come.
Ornaments from "L'Ornement Polychrome" First and Second Series published in 1873 by Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (1825-1893) a french designer, lithographer and art historian. Photographed and edited by J. C. Rosemann.
A miniature model of the HMS Mary Rose.
Vintage engraving of Design elements and decorations, floral patterns and shapes, 16th Century style
historic Maltese officer in Guardia.
Historische ornaments: 1) Gothic manuscript and Romanesque border; 2) Borders: Persian (top and below) and Italian renaissance (center); 3-4) Italian renaissance (Mural paintings, Jules Romans, Mantua). Chromolithograph, published in 1881.
Vintage colour lithograph showing a scene from the works of Rabelais. The Discourse of the Drinkers. Then did they fall upon the chat of victuals and some belly furniture to be snatched at in the very same place. Which purpose was no sooner mentioned, but forthwith began flagons to go, gammons to trot, goblets to fly, great bowls to ting, glasses to ring. Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Illustration of a LA NOCHE TRISTE Cortes loses many men and horses in the canals of Tenochtitlan in the retreat from the Aztecs
Engraving From 1869 Featuring Hernando De Soto's Discovery Of The Mississippi River In 1541.
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert 1506 – 1563. English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions for Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.
Vintage engraving of Illuminated manuscript letters and design elements, 16th Century
16th century lettering copied from an Italian manuscript: from 'The Book of Ornamental Alphabets: Ancient & Medieval' by F.G. Delamotte, published by E. & F.N. Spon, London, in 1879.
An example of 15th-16th century German lower case lettering from 'The Book of Ornamental Alphabets: Ancient & Medieval' by F.G. Delamotte, published by E. & F.N. Spon, London, in 1879. (Now in the public domain.)
Vintage engraving showing a scene from Hans Holbein the Younger's Dance of Death. Published in 1538 in this scene Death approches an astrologer.
Two knights are fighting a battle with swords. One stands on the muddy ground and the other one attacks while riding on a war horse.
Old Maid Witch, wood engraving attributed to Holbain, from Consolations of Philosophy, by Boethius, 1537
Vintage engraving of Design elements, decorations, flowers, Green man, angel 16th Century style
Illustration of a Beautiful women from 16th century
Ornaments from "L'Ornement Polychrome" First and Second Series published in 1873 by Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (1825-1893) a french designer, lithographer and art historian. Photographed and edited by J. C. Rosemann.
16th century Old English alphabet with mythical beast, flowers and birds from 'The Book of Ornamental Alphabets: Ancient & Medieval' by F.G. Delamotte, published by E. & F.N. Spon, London, in 1879. (Now in the public domain.)
Doctor Death, from a Book of Hours, 16th Century
Page of the 42-line Gutenberg Bible printed in 1455
Build your own 16. century style isometric "We have moved" or "We are here" map with map elements.
People in England celebrating the holiday of Twelfth Night on January 5th from the Works of William Shakespeare. Vintage etching circa mid 19th century.
Engraving of the warship by the Dutch painter and printmaker Peter Bruegel (1525-1569). The engraving is from 1564 from a series of 'Man of War'
Vintage illustration Baker, Le boulanger, Baker baking loaf of bread in a clay oven, 16th Century
Antique Map showing the Voyage of the Victoria 1519 to 1522. The Victoria (or Nao Victoria, as well as Vittoria) was the sole ship of Magellan's fleet to complete the circumnavigation
Title page: "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (an open book) on a brown wood/desk background.
European nobleman holding a sword.
Vintage engraving of Vintage decorative design elements, 16th Century style floral patterns
"Vintage engraving from 1878 of Bartolomeu Dias on his voyage to the Cape. Bartolomeu Dias or Bartholomew Diaz 1451 to 1500, was a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, and a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so."
An engraved vintage illustration image portrait of the Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare, from a Victorian book dated 1847 that is no longer in copyright
William Shakespeare and Lord Chamberlain’s Men performing Love’s Labour’s Lost for Elizabeth I, Queen of England (circa 16th century) from the Works of William Shakespeare. Vintage etching circa mid 19th century.
Vintage illustration of French and Spanish troops. 2nd half of the 16th century. 1547. 1562. 1568. 1580.. Troupes Francaises, et Espagnoles. 2me moitré du XVIe siècle. 1547. 1562. 1568. 1580.
Nuremberg maid and teamster, last third of the 16th century. Hand colored wood engraving from the pictures folder "Zur Geschichte der Kostüme (The history of costumes)", published c. 1880.
Old Compass Rose and Ship from a 16th Century Map
"Vintage engraving from 1835 showing Sir Nicholas Carew an English courtier and statesman during the reign of Henry VIII. He was executed for his alleged part in the Exeter Conspiracy. He came to prominence at court through his skill at jousting, and was renowned for his fearlessness."
Steel engraving of portrait of Hernán Cortés ( Fernando Cortez ) entering Tenochtitlán. where on November 8, 1519, they were peacefully received by Moctezuma II Cortés ( 1485 Medellin - December 2, 1547 ) was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Original edition from my own archives Source : "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte" 1898
Vintage engraving of Decoration, floral patterns and borders, design elements, 16th Century
St. Augustine, founded in Florida by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest town in the United States. Illustration published in The New Eclectic History of the United States by M. E. Thalheimer (American Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago) in 1881 and 1890. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain.
Interior corridor at Agra Fort in Agra, India.
An engraved vintage portrait illustration of Martin Luther and Philip Melancthon leading figures of the Protestant Reformation, from a Victorian book dated 1877 that is no longer in copyright
Vintage engraving of the alphabet in a 16th century medieval style from the Book of Ornamental Alphabets by F.G. Delamotte published in 1879 now in the public domain
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St James the Elder combating the diabolical enchantments of a magician. Breughel the Elder, 16th Century
Antique Map of the Portuguese Dominions in the East Indies, 1502 to 1558.
This work is a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the 18th century. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds, such as carpentry, architecture, textiles, painting, ceramics and from cultures around the world. Based on design masterpieces from the past, this compilation celebrates the masters of the past and inspires an enhancement of the decorative arts for the 19th century and for generations to come.