Literary Arts Collection (page 2)

Beginning of St Luke's Gospel, 1894 (print)
3786795 Beginning of St Luke's Gospel, 1894 (print); (add.info.: Beginning of St Luke's Gospel - from the Lindisfarne Gospel. 720 A.D. A Short History of the English People, Volume I)

Wire maker
3793159 Wire maker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Wire maker / wire puller (der Dratzieher / Drahtzieher), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch

The Cardinal
3793076 The Cardinal by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: The Cardinal (der Cardinal), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Lewis Carroll, portrait
3789609 Lewis Carroll, portrait; (add.info.: Lewis Carroll, portrait. British author: b. January 1832 - d. January 1898 Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX)

Edward VII and Mark Twain
3789362 Edward VII and Mark Twain; (add.info.: Edward VII and Mark Twain - meeting at garden party at Windsor in 1907. EVII)

Death of Sir Philip Sidney
3789868 Death of Sir Philip Sidney; (add.info.: Death of Sir Philip Sidney. Fatally wounded by a musket shot at the Battle of Zutphen in the Netherlands, Sidney later died of gangrene)

Schoolroom, Merchant Taylors
3787471 Schoolroom, Merchant Taylors'; (add.info.: Schoolroom, Merchant Taylors'. Public school in Middlesex, UK. Nineteenth century engraving. Author unknown)

Grammar school in The Close at Salisbury
3787444 Grammar school in The Close at Salisbury; (add.info.: Grammar school in The Close at Salisbury.Nineteenth century engraving. Artist unknown. William Collins of London, 1945)

Pipers
3793161 Pipers by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Three musicians playing pipes (drei Pfeiffer), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Lantern maker
3793134 Lantern maker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Lantern maker (der Laternmacher), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Brass smith
3793123 Brass smith by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Brass smith (der Rotschmied / Rotscmidt), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Arquebusier
3793122 Arquebusier by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Arquebusier / firearms maker (der Buchsenschmied / Buchsenschmidt)

Hook and clasp maker
3793152 Hook and clasp maker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Hook and clasp / eyelet maker (der Heftelmacher), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch

Wood turner
3793142 Wood turner by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Wood turner (der Holzdrechsler), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Middle Eastern bazaar
3791150 Middle Eastern bazaar; (add.info.: Middle Eastern bazaar, scene with market traders - 1913 illustration based on travel in the Holy Land Everyday Life in the Holy Land, by James Neil)

Man seeking sanctuary
3791147 Man seeking sanctuary; (add.info.: Man seeking sanctuary from blood revenge - 1913 illustration based on travel in the Holy Land Everyday Life in the Holy Land, by James Neil)

Evening at the well
3791136 Evening at the well; (add.info.: Evening at the well - 1913 illustration based on travel in the Holy Land Everyday Life in the Holy Land, by James Neil, 1913); Lebrecht History

King John
3789735 King John; (add.info.: John, King of England, portrait. Reigned from 1199 until 1216. 24 December 1166 - 18/19 October 1216)

Henry VI
3789776 Henry VI; (add.info.: Henry VI, portrait. King of England 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. 6 December 1421 - 21 May 1471)

Representation of december month from Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 15th century (manuscript)
3913554 Representation of december month from Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 15th century (manuscript) by Limbourg Brothers (fl.1400-1416); (add.info.: Hunting scene - 15th Century)

Two Eves and an apple tree, 1928 - Bible
3782463 Two Eves and an apple tree, 1928 - Bible; (add.info.: Two Eves and an apple tree, 1928. Taken from The Bookman, vol)

Josephs coat - Bible
3781373 Josephs coat - Bible; (add.info.: Josephs coat. Jacob sees Josephs blood stained coat of many colours and believes he is dead, killed by a wild animal. Genesis, chapter XXXVII)

La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella
3780220 La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella.; (add.info.: La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella: The two sisters arrange their dress)

La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella
3780221 La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella.; (add.info.: La Cendrillon Japonaise - The Japanese Cinderella: Cinderella by the fire. Caption reads, Cendrillon au coin du feu')

Robert Southey - British
3769189 Robert Southey - British; (add.info.: Robert Southey-British poet and writer. Friend of Coleridge. Poet Laureate. 1774-1843.); Lebrecht Authors

Jerusalem at the time of Christ - Bible, New Testament
3784268 Jerusalem at the time of Christ - Bible, New Testament; (add.info.: View over Jerusalem at the time of Christ. New Testament. Payne's Illustrated Family Bible)

Esthers feast - Bible
3784258 Esthers feast - Bible; (add.info.: Esther is made queen of Persia. Esthers feast. Caption reads: Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esthers feast)

David slays Goliath - Bible
3784252 David slays Goliath - Bible; (add.info.: David slays Goliath. Caption reads: And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem. Samuel 17, verse 54)

Jephthah is greeted by his daughter - Bible
3784250 Jephthah is greeted by his daughter - Bible; (add.info.: Jephthah is greeted by his daughter after defeating the Ammonites)

The Tower of Babel - Bible
3784234 The Tower of Babel - Bible; (add.info.: The Tower of Babel. People beginning the construction of the Tower of Babel. Payne's Illustrated Family Bible)

Shakespeare Memorial, Southwark Cathedral
3790932 Shakespeare Memorial, Southwark Cathedral; (add.info.: Shakespeare Memorial, Southwark Cathedral, London. Postcard 1900s); Lebrecht History

William Gifford
3789960 William Gifford; (add.info.: William Gifford. English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist. Engraving by Edward Franics Finden after drawing by W.H.Watts. W.G)

Henry IV
3790423 Henry IV; (add.info.: Henry IV, portrait. King of England and Lord of Ireland 1399-1413. 15 April 1367 - 20 March 1413)

Henry VI
3789751 Henry VI; (add.info.: Henry VI, portrait. King of England 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. 6 December 1421 - 21 May 1471)

John FitzGibbon
3789936 John FitzGibbon; (add.info.: John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare. Great friend of Lord Byron while attending Harrow School. Engraving by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) J.F

Percy Bysshe Shelley
3789934 Percy Bysshe Shelley; (add.info.: Percy Bysshe Shelley. English Romantic poet. 4 August 1792 - 8 July 1822. Engraved by William Finden 1787 - 20 September 1852 The Works of Lord Byron with)

Bowl maker
3793128 Bowl maker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Bowl maker (der Beckschlager / Beckenschlager) from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

The sculptor
3793091 The sculptor by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: The sculptor (der Bildhauer), from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Naomi returns to Bethlehem - Bible
3781400 Naomi returns to Bethlehem - Bible; (add.info.: Naomi returns to Bethlehem, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Ruth. Ruth, chapter II)

A daring feat mid- air
3783666 A daring feat mid- air'; (add.info.: A daring feat mid- air - illustration to The Boy's Own Annual (c. 1917). Pilot flies over WWI trench. British. The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917

The dwarf attacks
3783663 The dwarf attacks'; (add.info.: The dwarf attacks - illustration to With Haig on the Somme (c. 1917), children's book set in WWI. The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917

World War I illustration
3783662 World War I illustration; (add.info.: World War I illustration, from How We Baffled the Germans'. A machine gun opens fire and downs a horse. British children's book, c)

Christ bearing the cross - Bible, New Testament
3784285 Christ bearing the cross - Bible, New Testament; (add.info.: Christ bearing the cross to Golgotha. Caption reads: And he bearing his cross went forth. John 19, verse 17)

Jesus praying in the garden - Bible, New Testament
3784281 Jesus praying in the garden - Bible, New Testament; (add.info.: Jesus praying in the garden, comforted by an angel / Agony in the garden)

The Adoration of Christ - Bible, New Testament
3784276 The Adoration of Christ - Bible, New Testament; (add.info.: The Adoration of Christ. Payne's Illustrated Family Bible. London, James Hagger); Lebrecht History

Samson taken by the Philistines - Bible
3784254 Samson taken by the Philistines - Bible; (add.info.: Samson taken by the Philistines, tricked by Delilah. Caption reads: And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson)

The firstborn are slain - Bible
3784244 The firstborn are slain - Bible; (add.info.: The firstborn are slain - the last of the Ten Plagues against the Egyptians)

Hagar and Ishmael cast away - Bible
3784236 Hagar and Ishmael cast away - Bible; (add.info.: Hagar and Ishmael are cast away. The caption reads: Hagar and her son departeth)

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Unleashing the power of words, literary arts transport us to enchanting worlds and timeless tales. From Rudyard Kipling's captivating 'Just So Stories' to Charles Dickens's heartwarming 'A Christmas Carol, ' these literary masterpieces ignite our imagination and touch our souls. Through intricate drawings, Kipling's vivid characters come alive in 'Just So Stories, ' while Dickens weaves a tapestry of emotions in both 'A Christmas Carol' and 'David Copperfield. ' William Shakespeare mesmerizes with his tragic masterpiece, 'Titus Andronicus, ' leaving us spellbound by its gripping narrative. The adventures of Oliver Twist unfold before our eyes, as Esther feasts with the king in Tissot's exquisite artwork inspired by the Bible. In Dickens's monumental work, 'Bleak House, ' he delves into societal issues with unparalleled depth and insight. Eliezer and Rebekkah at the well captivate us through their biblical tale, resonating across generations. Lastly, King Solomon's dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem immerses us in ancient history through its sacred pages. Literary arts transcend time and space, inviting us to explore diverse worlds filled with wonderment and wisdom.