Notes Collection (page 15)

Notes at the Derby and Oaks (engraving)
1058609 Notes at the Derby and Oaks (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the Derby and Oaks)

Middlesbrough Illustrated, Notes at the Eston Works (engraving)
1054639 Middlesbrough Illustrated, Notes at the Eston Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Middlesbrough Illustrated, Notes at the Eston Works)

The Volunteer Review, Notes in Windsor Town (engraving)
1054462 The Volunteer Review, Notes in Windsor Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Volunteer Review, Notes in Windsor Town)

Notes at the Zoological Gardens, Wolves (engraving)
1052677 Notes at the Zoological Gardens, Wolves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the Zoological Gardens, Wolves)

Notes at Oxford and Cambridge during the Training of the Crews (engraving)
1050746 Notes at Oxford and Cambridge during the Training of the Crews (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Notes at a London Hospital (engraving)
1054379 Notes at a London Hospital (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at a London Hospital)

Notes at the London Theatres (engraving)
1054274 Notes at the London Theatres (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the London Theatres)

At the Dairy Show, Notes from our Artists Sketch-Book (engraving)
1053890 At the Dairy Show, Notes from our Artists Sketch-Book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Dairy Show, Notes from our Artists Sketch-Book)

Notes at the Annual Assault of Arms of the London Athletic Club (engraving)
1053258 Notes at the Annual Assault of Arms of the London Athletic Club (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Studies of Rosettes, 1871-74 (black & white chalks on brown paper)
943032 Studies of Rosettes, 1871-74 (black & white chalks on brown paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 28.5x18.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Basaltic Aspect, Staffa, page from Sir Humphry Davy
1127372 Basaltic Aspect, Staffa, page from Sir Humphry Davys Personal Notebook (ink on paper) by Davy, Humphry (1778-1829); The Royal Institution, London

Page from Travel Diary, during a visit to Crete, 1896 (ink on paper)
1108838 Page from Travel Diary, during a visit to Crete, 1896 (ink on paper) by Evans, Arthur John (1851-1941); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; British, out of copyright

The London Samaritan Societys Distribution of Boots and Clothing to Poor Children (engraving)
1107326 The London Samaritan Societys Distribution of Boots and Clothing to Poor Children (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Money Talks (colour litho)
3093968 Money Talks (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Money Talks. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Selection of autograph letters (pen & ink on paper)
833646 Selection of autograph letters (pen & ink on paper) by English School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Papier-Monnaie de la dynastie des Ming, 1368-1399 (engraving)
3646085 Papier-Monnaie de la dynastie des Ming, 1368-1399 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Papier-Monnaie de la dynastie des Ming, 1368-1399)

Billet de banque chinois (engraving)
3644827 Billet de banque chinois (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de banque chinois. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1856)

A Victorian Die-cut Shape card of a wallet with coins and bank notes in it, c
3605568 A Victorian Die-cut Shape card of a wallet with coins and bank notes in it, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord
3588371 Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord George Cavendish, including Alexander Bowies bill, 1829-300 (pen & ink on paper) by English School

Page from a notebook for The White Company, The Newberry Library Vault Folio
3526722 Page from a notebook for The White Company, The Newberry Library Vault Folio Case MS 5116 no. 2 (pen & ink on paper) by Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan (1859-1930); Newberry Library, Chicago

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Flowers detail, 1886 (stained glass)
3475494 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Flowers detail, 1886 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); Pownall Hall Farm, Wilmslow, Cheshire

La minute de la demission de M. Thiers, redigee immediatement apres la seance de l
3504390 La minute de la demission de M. Thiers, redigee immediatement aprAs la seance de l Assemblee Nationale du 24 Mai 1875 - Fac-simile, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol

Happy end of the year, charcoal man who finds, on a street in Paris, a wallet containing a million and a half
2815507 Happy end of the year, charcoal man who finds, on a street in Paris, a wallet containing a million and a half (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Hunting of the Green Lyon, verso, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919723 The Hunting of the Green Lyon, verso, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 30.5x18.6 cm; The University of St

Fol 74 verso 75 recto, Rerum Scoticarum Historia by George Buchanan (engraving)
2916291 Fol 74 verso 75 recto, Rerum Scoticarum Historia by George Buchanan (engraving) by Scottish school, (16th century); 29x19.5 cm; The University of St

One of Leonardo da Vincis designs for an Ornithopter
XJF308794 One of Leonardo da Vincis designs for an Ornithopter, copy of a diagram from Manuscript B, 1488-89 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Vinci

Diagram of a mechanical wing, manuscript B, 1488-89 (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XJF308792 Diagram of a mechanical wing, manuscript B, 1488-89 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris, France; Italian

A page from the Codex Forster, 1480s-1494 (pen & ink on paper)
XJF308782 A page from the Codex Forster, 1480s-1494 (pen & ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Fol. 34r from Manuscript E, 1513-14 (pen & ink on paper)
XJF308768 Fol. 34r from Manuscript E, 1513-14 (pen & ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Weapons and shields, c. 1487-88 (metalpoint with pen & ink on paper)
XJF308747 Weapons and shields, c.1487-88 (metalpoint with pen & ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Louvre, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Autograph manuscript of the Circe episode of Ulysses, Paris
490419 Autograph manuscript of the Circe episode of Ulysses, Paris, July - December 1920 (pen & ink and pencil on paper) (see also 490413) by Joyce

The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, song illustration from Pan-Pipes
DGC452004 The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, song illustration from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Belgian national anthem (chromolitho)
724670 Belgian national anthem (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Belgian national anthem. Postcard with lyrics and musical notation)

Himno de Riego (chromolitho)
724668 Himno de Riego (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Himno de Riego. National anthem of Spain during the Trienio Liberal (1820-1823)

A Page from Michael Faradays notebook announcing a display of William Fox-Talbot
714720 A Page from Michael Faradays notebook announcing a display of William Fox-Talbots new photographic drawings, at the Royal Institution, 25th July 1839 (pen & ink on paper) by Faraday

Merovingian and Carolingian Coins 500-814 (chromolitho)
735531 Merovingian and Carolingian Coins 500-814 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merovingian and Carolingian Coins 500-814)

L Eclat, 1898 (woodcut)
714792 L Eclat, 1898 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 18x22.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The £1, 000 per Night-ingale (litho)
5993544 The £ 1, 000 per Night-ingale (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The £ 1, 000 per Night-ingale)

Nimphea Lutea, a botanical plate from the Discorsi
REV345840 Nimphea Lutea, a botanical plate from the Discorsi by Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-77) published in Venice, 1570 (woodcut) by Italian School

The Skating Season - Notes On The Ice (engraving)
585200 The Skating Season - Notes On The Ice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Series of illustrations titled The Skating Season - Notes On The Ice)

Bank of England, burning returned bank notes (engraving)
582126 Bank of England, burning returned bank notes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England, burning returned bank notes. Published 1872)

Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, designers and engravers of bank notes (chromolitho)
558506 Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, designers and engravers of bank notes (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co)

Page of musical score from Act I of the opera Olivo e Pasquale
LRI2607252 Page of musical score from Act I of the opera Olivo e Pasquale, by Gaetano Donizetti (ink on paper) by Italian School

Principle of the Mural Painting, 1919 (pencil & w / c on paper)
SRM112090 Principle of the Mural Painting, 1919 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 34x24.8 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Music sheet from Compositione di Meser Vincenzo Capirola
NBY259419 Music sheet from Compositione di Meser Vincenzo Capirola composed by Vincenzo Capirola (1474-1548) (colour litho) by Italian School, (16th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Proof of printed page with annotations by the author (pen & ink on paper)
BLT257959 Proof of printed page with annotations by the author (pen & ink on paper) by Balzac, Honore de (1799-1850); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

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