Sheets Collection (page 12)

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, Bernini Fountain, Rome [recto], American, 1822-1888, gouache over graphite on two joined sheets

German 16th Century, Broadside: An Invitation to an Arms Competition, in or after 1501, woodcut, hand-colored, with movable type on two joined sheets of paper

Master of the Adoration of the Shepherds (German, active c. 1520-1540), The Adoration of the Shepherds, probably 1530-1540, woodcut printed from two blocks on two sheets (joined) of laid paper

Selling bamboo baskets and sheets at the market, Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, Myanmar

Sheet of paper with a paper clamp

Sheets of Rubber drying on racks - Malaysia Date: circa 1920s

Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia Date: circa 1908

Washer Women - Bermuda with their laden donkey cart. Date: circa 1910s

The Deathbed of Mozart 1791 (late 19th century). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer on his deathbed surrounded by his wife and friends

Scene of Oshun Denbei Horikawa: Horikawa (1079-1107) Emperor of Japan 1087-1107 shown playing a shamisen, surrounded by large sheets of text

Harmony Before Matrimony, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraver, [london], 1805, A Young Woman And A Fashionably Dressed Young Man Singing A Duet

Covered big bale straw stack, Cheshire, England, January

Strawberry (Fragaria sp. ) Honeoye variety, flowering plants growing under black plastic sheets in field, Norfolk
Strawberry (Fragaria sp.) Honeoye variety, flowering plants growing under black plastic sheets in field, Norfolk, England, July

Overgrown disused wooden barn with rusty corrugated iron roof, Sweden, september

Lackey Moth (Malacosoma neustria) caterpillar, on silken tent, St. Davids Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, May

Lead Belle (Scotopteryx mucronata) adult, camouflaged on rusty corrugated metal sheet, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy, July

Domestic Pig, fattening weaners, group standing in straw yard with tin roof, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, February

India, Taragram, large sheets of paper hanging out to dry in long rows at the paper factory

Sheets of pasta

Kheer, Indian pudding made of rice and milk, elaborately garnished with candied fruits and sheets of beaten silver

Holding fresh pasta sheet, view from above

Stacked dry pasta sheets, close up

Dog (Canis familiaris) under sheets keeping warm

European glaciation, artwork
European glaciation. Artwork showing the maximum extent of the ice sheets and glaciers at the peak of the last Ice Age, between 20, 000 and 18, 000 years ago

Green fluorescent protein molecule F006 / 9402
Green fluorescent protein (GFP), molecular model. The molecule has a cylindrical structure formed from beta sheets (ribbons). GFP is found in the Pacific jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Green fluorescent protein molecule F006 / 9343
Green fluorescent protein (GFP), molecular model. The molecule has a cylindrical structure formed from beta sheets (ribbons). GFP is found in the Pacific jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Green fluorescent protein molecule F006 / 9313
Green fluorescent protein (GFP), molecular model. The molecule has a cylindrical structure formed from beta sheets (ribbons). GFP is found in the Pacific jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Gelatin powder and sheets C015 / 8096
Gelatin powder and sheets. Pure gelatin forms clear sheets (left). Colours (right) can be added with dyes or food colourings

Alemtuzumab antibody molecule. Computer model showing the molecular structure of the monoclonal antibody and cancer drug alemtuzumab

Bacterial outer membrane protein molecule C014 / 4949
Bacterial outer membrane protein molecule. Computer model showing the secondary structure of a molecule of outer membrane transporter FecA protein from Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria

Bacterial outer membrane protein molecule. Computer model showing a part of the secondary structure of a molecule of outer membrane protein A from Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria

Rolls of steel sheet at a factory C017 / 8292
Steel production. Rolls of sheet steel in the finishing shop of a steel mill. Here the steel is wrapped and secured ready for shipping to the customer

Steel sheets C017 / 8291
Steel production. Steel sheets awaiting galvanisation at a steel mill. Galvanisation is the coating of steel with a layer of zinc to protect the steel in corrosive environments

Human growth hormone molecule C013 / 9006
Human growth hormone. Molecular model of human growth hormone (hGH, yellow) bound to the extracellular domain of the human growth hormone binding protein (hGHBP)

RNA polymerase molecule C013 / 9005
RNA polymerase. Molecular model of RNA polymerase (yellow) transcribing a strand of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid, pink) from a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) template (orange and turquoise)

HIV reverse transcription enzyme C013 / 8998
HIV reverse transcription enzyme. Molecular model of the reverse transcriptase enzyme (orange and blue) found in HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus)

Birch pollen allergen molecule C013 / 8889
Birch pollen allergen molecule. Computer model showing the secondary structure of a Bet v 1L molecule. This molecule is responsible for allergic reactions to pollen from birch (Betula sp.) trees

Green fluorescent protein molecule C013 / 8885
Green fluorescent protein molecule. Computer model showing the secondary structure of a molecule of green fluorescent protein (GFP). GFP is found in the Pacific jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Erythropoietin hormone complex. Computer model showing the secondary structure of a molecule of the human hormone Erythropoietin (EPO), complexed with an erythropoetin receptor molecule

TATA box-binding protein complex C013 / 8881
TATA box-binding protein complex. Molecular model showing a TATA box-binding protein (TBP) (purple) complexed with a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, blue)

Bovine adrenodoxin molecules C013 / 8876
Bovine adrenodoxin molecules. Computer models showing the secondary structure of two molecules of adrenodoxin (adrenal ferredoxin) from a cow

Cytochrome b5 molecules C013 / 8874
Cytochrome b5 molecules. Computer artwork showing the secondary structure of two molecules of cytochrome B5. This protein plays a crucial role in metabolism in animals (including humans), fungi

Sucrose-specific porin molecule C013 / 8870
Sucrose-specific porin molecule. Moleuclar model showing the secondary and quaternary structure of a molecule of sucrose-specific porin

HIV antibody therapy, molecular model C013 / 7908
HIV antibody therapy. Molecular model of the interaction of the HIV surface protein gp120 (yellow, bottom right) as it interacts with a human white blood cell surface protein (CD4, green)

Glycated haemoglobin molecule C013 / 7781
Glycated haemoglobin molecule. Computer model of a glycated haemoglobin molecule. The alpha and beta subunits of the haemoglobin are blue and pink, and the iron-containing haem groups are grey

Glycated haemoglobin molecule C013 / 7779
Glycated haemoglobin molecule. Computer model showing a glucose molecule (centre) bound to a molecule of haemoglobin. The alpha and beta subunits of the haemoglobin are blue and pink

Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1
AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris

Manufacturing metal sheets with electric lighting. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Instituto Geol󧩣 o y Minero de Espa񡮠

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