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Editorial 'The church lads brigade collects food for the refugees'. Boys of the church lads brigade giving refreshments to people of London who were made homeless as a result of bombing raids during the first world war. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stor...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Coloured view of the Roman mosaic floor discovered in Lea, near Shrewsbury. Coloured black, red and grey in the centre, and green around the outside. A Representation of the Roman Tessellated Floor discovered in 1793 at the Lea near Shrewsbury. [publis...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Spring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. As Spring-heeled Jack appeared a terrific explosion shook the building." Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by people...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Spring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. The window shattered as Spring-heeled Jack leaped bodily through it. Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by people who...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Wells Cathedral showing the twin square towers flanking the west end, with angle buttresses decorated with statues of saints in niches, the square tower over the transepts behind it. A figure approaching along a path from an archway under a gallery lea...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'Scout Dickson was obliged to let himself down by means of a rope'. After the 'Britannic' hospital ship was struck by a torpedo, a number of boy scouts remained on board to help the other passengers. Scout Dickson was one of the last people to leave th...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial "Come on ! come on ! coffee ! coffee ! Illustration showing a young French girl named Madeleine, giving refreshment to British soldiers in the trenches. . Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & Son, [1918]. True stories of th...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'Girl guides collecting waste paper'. Girl guides helping the war effort. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & Son, [1918]. First World War. Source: 12802.dd.8 page 21.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial He stood awaiting orders'. Illustration showing Jack Cornwall (John Travers Cornwell VC (8 January 1900 – 2 June 1916). A naval rating, who at the age of 16 was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland. Alth...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A map covering a 20 mile radius around London. A MAPP Containing the Townes Villages Gentelmens Houses Roads Rivers Woods and other Remarks for 20 Miles Round LONDON. London : Sold by Philip Lea at ye Atlas & Hercules in Cheapside, [about 1690]. Source...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Near Lea, Middlesex. A thatched cottage surrounded by trees; a green lawn and fence in front; a shed to the left. . Near Lea, Middlesex. London : Pubd by F. Jukes Howland Street, [between 1777 and 1812]. 1 print : aquatint with hand-colouring ; plate...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Coloured view of the Roman mosaic floor discovered in Lea, near Shrewsbury. Coloured black, red and grey in the centre and green around the outside. ROMAN Tessellated Floor discovered in 1793 at the Lea near Shrewsbury. [Shrewsbury] : Published as the ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Purgatorio: Dante sees Lea in a dream. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.112v. Language: Italian, Latin.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. London : Charles Fox, 1880. Illustration. Murderer. Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadf...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A map of Oxford, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. All the Shires of England and Wales Described by Christopher Saxton Being the Best and Original Mapps With many Additions and Corrections by Philip Lea. A table of the Shires. [London] : Sold by Phillip L...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial This office boy, quite alone, was seen to capture two of the enemy'.9612 Private Cyril Edward Cook of the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment was killed in action on Gallipoli on the 15th December 1915. . Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. Lo...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Spring-heeled Jack, the terror of London. "Sir Roland," said Spring-heeled Jack, this is a merry night for us to meet." Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. He was described by p...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'All clear !'. Colour illustration showing boy scouts riding their bicycles and blowing their bugles to alert people that it is safe to come out from shelter as the bombing raid is over. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie &...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'All clear'. Boy scouts riding around a city, blowing their bugles, to signal that a bombing raid is over. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & Son, [1918]. First World War. Source: 12802.dd.8 frontispiece.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'Marcelo Davide was told to step forward'. An Italian teenager who escaped the occupied part of Italy to fight for his country, being introduced to the premier of Italy, Signor Orlando. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'The boat was tilted to a perilous angle'. Picture of a lifeboat containing passengers of the R.M.S. Hesperian, which was torpedoed on the 4th September 1915 off Fastnet by the German submarine U.20, the same U-boat that sank the Lusitania. On 6th Sept...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial 'Reginald Smith meets Lord Kitchener'. A small boy travelled on his own from Ramsgate to London, to enlist in the army. He met Lord Kitchener, outside New Scotland yard, who told the boy "you are far too young to fight the foe. We will talk about it ag...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Rāva?a has sent out his spies ?uka and Sāra?a from La?kā, depicted on the right, where Rāva?a and his chief generals are seated in council. They are commanded to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and to report on their lea...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A boy scout sitting. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & Son, [1918]. First World War. Source: 12802.dd.8 page 1.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Letter of Florence Nightingale. Nightingale Papers, Vol. I. Turkey [Scutari, near Istanbul]; 1855. [Whole opening] Part of an autograph letter of Florence Nightingale to the Hon. Sidney Herbert [Baron Herbert of Lea], Secretary at War, concerning condi...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial "Let me take your take". A young girl offering to help carry a soldier's kit because he is lame. Brave Boys and Girls in Wartime. True stories. London : Blackie & Son, [1918]. True stories of the First World War, 1914 - 1918. Source: 12802.dd.8 page 47.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A reduction of Bello's map of central Africa. [Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton and the late Doctor Oudney ... With an appendix ... by Major D. D...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Blue Hawk or Hen Harrier. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Blue hawk or Hen harrier. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] Mitchell; ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Blue End paper. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Blue end paper. American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] [With plates.] Mitchell; Carey, Lea & Carey: Phi...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Finches. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. 1. Crmison necked bullfinch. 2. Female. 3. Arkansaw siskin. 4. Female American goldfinch. 5. Lazuli finch. Image taken from: Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United State...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Great crow Blackbird. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Great crow blackbird. Male and female. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] [W...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Cliff Swallow and Burrowing Owl. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Cliff Swallow and Burrowing Owl. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Hawk and Warbler. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. 1. White tailed hawk. 2. Female warbler. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] Mit...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Jay and Woodpeckers. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. 1. Florida jay. 2. Northern three-toed woodpecker. 3. Young red-headed woodpecker. Image taken from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Cooper's Hawk and Palm Warbler. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Cooper's Hawk and Palm Warbler. Image take from: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Wild Turkey. American Ornithology. Philadelphia, 1825-33. Wild turkey. Male and female. Image taken: American Ornithology; or, the Natural history of birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, etc. [With plates.] [With plates.] Mitchell;...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A map of the area of London affected by the great fire of London in 1666. An exact surveigh of the streets, lanes and churches contained within the ruines of the City of London, first described in six plats Reduced here into one entire plat by John Lea...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Ophelia. Dated: 1880. Dimensions: image: 20.48 ? 14.45 cm (8 1/16 ? 5 11/16 in.) plate: 22.54 ? 17.46 cm (8 7/8 ? 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 40.48 ? 27.78 cm (15 15/16 ? 10 15/16 in.). Medium: etching and aquatint in black on laid paper.
- 2018-11-29
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Editorial Eve Repentant. Dated: 1887. Dimensions: image: 330 x 475 mm sheet: 451 x 610 mm. Medium: etching.
- 2018-11-29
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Editorial G?lea. Casco militar que llevaban los legionarios romanos en la ?poca imperial. Hierro. Siglo I a. C. -siglo I. Procedente de Italia. Museo Arqueol?gico Nacional. Madrid. Espa?a.
- 2018-11-21
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Editorial Lea Castle from above the Woods. Date/Period: 1814. Drawing. Brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper. Height: 289 mm (11.37 in); Width: 457 mm (17.99 in).
- 2018-10-11
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Editorial Sarah Shippen Lea (Mrs. Thomas Lea). Dated: c. 1798. Dimensions: overall: 73.98 ? 60.8 cm (29 1/8 ? 23 15/16 in.) framed: 91.44 ? 77.79 ? 7.62 cm (36 ? 30 5/8 ? 3 in.). Medium: oil on canvas.
- 2018-09-25
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Editorial Ophelia. Dated: 1880. Dimensions: image: 20.48 ? 14.45 cm (8 1/16 ? 5 11/16 in.) plate: 22.54 ? 17.46 cm (8 7/8 ? 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 40.48 ? 27.78 cm (15 15/16 ? 10 15/16 in.). Medium: etching and aquatint in black on laid paper.
- 2018-09-18
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Editorial Eve Repentant. Dated: 1887. Dimensions: image: 330 x 475 mm sheet: 451 x 610 mm. Medium: etching.
- 2018-09-18
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Editorial Inscribed Adze From Foundation Deposit 2 of Hatshepsut's Valley Temple, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Hatshepsut Valley Temple, Foundation Deposit 5AFD2, 1915?16, Wood, bronze or copper alloy, lea...
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Lea D'ascot, Paris, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial Title Page to a Group of Plans, Elevations and Scenic Interiors of Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Containing a View of New Front to the Ice House.
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial North Aspects of Lea Castle and West Aspect of Wolverly, Cookly, Worcestershire.
- 2018-08-08
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Editorial Lea Peasley, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in Ante-room, Looking North.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Ante-saloon, Looking North.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in Bower, looking North.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Drawing Room of Lea Castle, Looking West.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Saloon, Looking North.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial The Wife.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Dining Room Looking South.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Title Page: Atlantic Souvenir, 1829.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, View in the Library, Looking East.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in the Great Hall, Looking West.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Depoix, Gymnase/ Lea D' Ascot, Paris/ Dutailly, Variettees/ Mily-Meyer, Des Bouffes, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, ca. 1888, Albumen photograph, Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7 x 3.5 cm), Trade cards fr...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Terracotta lagynos (pitcher), Hellenistic, late 2nd?early 1st century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, 8 7/8in. (22.5cm), Vases, Jug of fine light clay, with angular body, laurel-wreath. The Greek word 'KITIAC' (Kitias) painted above the wreath of laurel lea...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Lea D' Ascot, Paris/ Jane Hading, Paris/ Depoix, Gymnase, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 4) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, ca. 1888, Albumen photograph, Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7 x 3.5 cm), Trade cards from the 'Actors and Actresse...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Vinaigrette box, Lea & Clark, 1816, British, Birmingham, Silver gilt, Length: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Lea & Clark.
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Picture Room, Looking West, ca. 1816, Watercolor, sheet: 8 1/2 x 7 in. (21.6 x 17.8 cm), Attributed to John Carter (British, London 1748?1817 London).
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Design for Corner of a Cove (recto); Designs for a Ceiling (?) (verso), 1700?1780, Pen and dark brown ink, over lead point or graphite, with ruled construction. Framing outlines in pen and brown ink, over lead point or graphite (recto). Graphite or lea...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Square vase, ca. 1889, French, Choisy-le-Roi, Porcelain, confirmed: 15 3/8 ? 7 3/4 ? 7 3/4 in., 12.9 lb. (39 ? 19.7 ? 19.7 cm, 5.9 kg), Ceramics-Porcelain, Chaplet became well known for his Chinese-inspired forms and colored glazes. In the 1880s he lea...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Lea Castle, View in Tilt-Court, Facing North, ca. 1816, Brush and gray and brown ink over graphite, sheet: 10 9/16 x 9 3/4 in. (26.8 x 24.8 cm), Attributed to John Carter (British, London 1748?1817 London).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial South Aspects of Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Great Court, ca. 1816, Watercolor, sheet: 9 1/2 x 17 15/16 in. (24.1 x 45.5 cm), Attributed to John Carter (British, London 1748?1817 London).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Inscribed Adze From Foundation Deposit 2 of Hatshepsut's Valley Temple, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Hatshepsut Valley Temple, Foundation Deposit 5AFD2, 1915?16, Wood, bronze or copper alloy, lea...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Mlle. Angelina Grave as Lea in La Juive de Constantine by Theophile Gaultier and Noel Parfait, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial The Bezhin Lea.
- 2018-07-31
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Editorial Guerin de Lorraine Freeing Vienne from the Saracens; Loyset Li?det, Flemish, active about 1448 - 1478, and Pol Fruit, Flemish, active about 1468; Written: Brussels, Belgium, Europe; written 1463 - 1465; illuminated 1467 - 1472; Tempera colors, gold lea...
- 2018-07-30
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Editorial The Annunciation; Master of the Llangattock Hours, Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460, Willem Vrelant, Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium, Europe; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Lea...
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial Initial A: Saint Anthony Saving Five Children from Wolves; Master of the Brussels Romul?on or workshop, Flemish, active about 1465; Brussels (probaby), Belgium, Europe; about 1465 - 1470; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Lea...
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial ON THE LEA, UK, engraving 1881 - 1884.
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial Initial Q: Bishop Theophilus Beholding the Stars which Will Lead Him to the Tomb of Saint Anthony; Master of the Brussels Romul?on or workshop, Flemish, active about 1465; Brussels (probaby), Belgium, Europe; about 1465 - 1470; Tempera colors, gold lea...
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial AT LEA BRIDGE, UK, engraving 1881 - 1884.
- 2018-07-27
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Editorial THE LEA OF TIBERIAS, a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Kinneret), Lower Galilee, Israel.
- 2018-07-25
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Editorial THE LATE LORD HERBERT OF LEA.
- 2018-07-24
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Editorial Lea Kauppi (1917-1999). Finnish painter. "The Party", 1986. Waino Aaltonen Museum. Turku. Finland.
- 2018-07-24
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Editorial ACUARELA - LEA ABC -.
- 2018-07-20
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Editorial Recit du Tournoi de Roi Renee a Saumur en 1446 Nommee " Pas du Perron", 1470-1480. French, Paper,36 x 27 cm, 48 pages. Renee d'Anjou, on the side of the defenders, prepares to fight the Duc d" Alencon. In a symbolic gesture, his lady lea...
- 2018-06-26
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