English Text Collection (page 5)

Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529
985884 Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529 (woodcut printed with red and black inks) by English School

Luna, Christmas, 1882, 1882 (watercolour and pastel and black and blue ink on artist
650350 Luna, Christmas, 1882, 1882 (watercolour and pastel and black and blue ink on artists board) by Vedder, Elihu (1836-1923); 31.4x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Luna, Christmas, 1882)

Plan of New York Island with Part of Long Island, Staten Island and East New Jersey
985783 Plan of New York Island with Part of Long Island, Staten Island and East New Jersey and the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island between the British Forces

A circular leaded glass window by Tiffany Studios (leaded glass)
991117 A circular leaded glass window by Tiffany Studios (leaded glass) by Tiffany Studios (1902-32); 96.5 (diam) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ten Dollar Bill, (oil on panel)
823173 The Ten Dollar Bill, (oil on panel) by Brooks, Nicolas Alden (fl.1880-1904); 17.5x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ten Dollar Bill. Nicholas Alden Brooks (1840-1904). Oil on panel

Hope, (watercolour with bodycolour)
828485 Hope, (watercolour with bodycolour) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 167.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope. Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898). Watercolour with bodycolour

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Rosemary, 1906 (watercolour and pen and black ink)
827296 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Rosemary, 1906 (watercolour and pen and black ink) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 25.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flowers from Shakespeares Garden)

Gullivers Voyage to Brobdignag, Discovered in the Corn Field
986345 Gullivers Voyage to Brobdignag, Discovered in the Corn Field, 1805 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 12.3x8.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustrated frontispiece from the childrens book, The Butterfly
986342 Illustrated frontispiece from the childrens book, The Butterflys Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast by William Roscoe (1753-1831), 1807 (hand-coloured engraving) by Mulready

The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table
985964 The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table, with 4 Lines of Verse, c.1865 (pen and brown ink) by Tenniel

The Mock Turtle - The Mock Turtle Sobbing on a Rock, c. 1865 (pen and brown ink)
985963 The Mock Turtle - The Mock Turtle Sobbing on a Rock, c.1865 (pen and brown ink) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); 10.1x8.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mock Turtle)

View of the Grand Procession of the Sacred Camel through the Streets of Cairo on their
985945 View of the Grand Procession of the Sacred Camel through the Streets of Cairo on their Pilgrimage to Mecca & Medina, 1822 (hand-coloured aquatint engraving) by Willyams

Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985823 Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Thursday. Plate 8 from Songs of Innocence)

A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals
985745 A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals, 1860 (green crushed levant morocco leather, red & blue morocco leather, gilt, moonstones, sapphires)

Binding of the book The Gettysberg Speech and The Second Inaugural Address
985741 Binding of the book The Gettysberg Speech and The Second Inaugural Address, 1928 (union blue levant morocco leather, red and brown morocco leather)

1925, Wembley, 1924 (colour lithograph)
1198190 1925, Wembley, 1924 (colour lithograph) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 100x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Poster advertising Lowestoft, (colour lithograph)
1198160 Poster advertising Lowestoft, (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); 102x126 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

A poster advertising travel to Soviet Russia with the Russian travel agency
1197990 A poster advertising travel to Soviet Russia with the Russian travel agency Intourist, c. 1930 (colour litho) by Litvak, Max (1893-1943) & Fedor

Art and Commerce; Justice; Prudence; Temperance; and Fortitude, (pencil
824130 Art and Commerce; Justice; Prudence; Temperance; and Fortitude, (pencil, pen and brown ink on mount) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734); 20.3x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from
1195377 Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from To Autumn (recto), and decorative borders, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with
1195361 Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with mother-of-pearl and g) by English School

King Arthur and Guinevere, 1884-1911 (vellum over painted paper; morocco)
1195359 King Arthur and Guinevere, 1884-1911 (vellum over painted paper; morocco) by English School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Lorenzaccio, depicting the standing figure of Sarah Bernhardt in the role
1195121 Lorenzaccio, depicting the standing figure of Sarah Bernhardt in the role, 1896 (lithograph in colours) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939)

Stationery design for John Orr & Sons, Glasgow, c. 1894-1898 (printed paper)
991023 Stationery design for John Orr & Sons, Glasgow, c.1894-1898 (printed paper) by Mackintosh, Charles Rennie (1868-1928); 26.5x20.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Globe, 1579 (gilt metal)
986450 Globe, 1579 (gilt metal) by Gerhard Mercator of Duisburg (15th century) (workshop of) (attr.to); 29.6x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Globe)

Frontispiece, from Ceremonial of the Coronation of his Most Sacred Majesty King
986291 Frontispiece, from Ceremonial of the Coronation of his Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, by John Whittaker, 1823 (hand-coloured aquatint) by English School

Poster advertising South America by Royal Mail Lines (colour lithograph)
1770110 Poster advertising South America by Royal Mail Lines (colour lithograph) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); 102x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Victorian Girl With a Garland of Flowers, c. 1880 (chromolithograph)
1201796 Victorian Girl With a Garland of Flowers, c.1880 (chromolithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S
1195379 Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale; poster for The Chap Book
1198106 Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale; poster for The Chap Book, 1895 (colour lithograph) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901)

To South Africa in Seventeen Days; an advertising poster for Union Castle Line
1198087 To South Africa in Seventeen Days; an advertising poster for Union Castle Line, (colour lithograph) by Randall, Maurice (fl.1899-1919)

Cover for Volume 3, number 2, of the art magazine Broom, c
1197747 Cover for Volume 3, number 2, of the art magazine Broom, c. 1921-1924 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); 27.3x20.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American

Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph)
1769949 Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); 102x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster)

Three Guinness trays, (tin)
1194957 Three Guinness trays, (tin) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Cotswold Breed, Ewe, 8 years old, 1840-1842 (hand-coloured lithograph)
991235 The Cotswold Breed, Ewe, 8 years old, 1840-1842 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Shiels, William (1785-1857); 32.5x42.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cotswold Breed, Ewe, 8 years old)

Lepidoptera: Phaloena Atlas, 1798-1799 (hand-coloured engraving)
991227 Lepidoptera: Phaloena Atlas, 1798-1799 (hand-coloured engraving) by Donovan, Edward (1768-1837); 29x22.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lepidoptera: Phaloena Atlas)

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906
827297 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906 (watercolour and pen and black ink) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 25.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Turkish Empire, 1626 (hand coloured engraving)
986162 The Turkish Empire, 1626 (hand coloured engraving) by Speed, John (1552-1629); 39.5x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turkish Empire. John Speed. Hand coloured engraving)

The West-India Islands, 1794-1801 (hand-coloured engraving)
985910 The West-India Islands, 1794-1801 (hand-coloured engraving) by Jefferys, Thomas (c.1719-71); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Illustrated dust-jacket for the first edition of Television
985789 Illustrated dust-jacket for the first edition of Television, 1926 (illustrated dust-jacket) by English School, (20th century); 18x12.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illuminated title page from the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
985748 Illuminated title page from the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Showing a Portrait of the Artist and a Historiated Initial T, (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Sangorski

Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond
985744 Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond by William Morris, 1873 (crimson & green morocco leather, gilt, mother of pearl)

An illuminated page with a miniature portrait of Abraham Lincoln
985742 An illuminated page with a miniature portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1928 (iIlluminated manuscript on vellum, watercolour) by Sangorski

Illustrated frontispiece and titlepage of Volume I of The World in Miniature
985693 Illustrated frontispiece and titlepage of Volume I of The World in Miniature: Africa, 1921 (hand-coloured engraving) by Shoberl

Confound All Presents Wot Eat, (pencil with pen and ink and bodycolour on ivorine)
658493 Confound All Presents Wot Eat, (pencil with pen and ink and bodycolour on ivorine) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 17.8x46.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster advertising the Royal Mail service to South America, c. 1930 (colour lithograph)
1770109 Poster advertising the Royal Mail service to South America, c.1930 (colour lithograph) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); 102x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale- poster for The Chap Book
1770130 Irish and American Bar, Rue Royale- poster for The Chap Book, 1895 (colour lithograph) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 40x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Harrogate, its Quicker by Train, poster advertising rail journeys
1198163 Harrogate, its Quicker by Train, poster advertising rail journeys, 1941 (colour litho) by Tittensor, Harry (1887-1942); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tittensor)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of English Text: From Historic Maps to Vintage Postcards and Advertisements" Step into a world where words come alive through captivating visuals. Delve into the past with "Map of the City of Dublin, 1797, " immersing yourself in the streets that once echoed with history. Feel the allure of travel as you gaze upon the vibrant colors of "A Southern Railway poster advertising Ramsgate, 1939 (colour lithograph), " beckoning you to embark on an unforgettable journey. Witness progress unfold before your eyes with "New Power Stations, advert for British Electricity, 1951. " The artist Norman Wilkinson's masterpiece captures both innovation and beauty in one frame. Uncover stories hidden within posters like "Posters warning those guilty of illegal oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934, " reminding us of a time when justice took different forms. Transport yourself across continents through postcards such as "Rye Beach, New Hampshire Postcard. Ca. 1903" or "New West Baden Springs Hotel Postcard. Ca. 1888-1905. " These snapshots freeze moments in time and allow us to glimpse into different eras. Feel the energy pulsating from iconic locations like Sloppy Joes Bar in Havana, Cuba during its heyday in 1951 or experience South Africa's vastness through "A Map of the Union of South Africa, 1931 (colour litho). " Each piece tells a unique story waiting to be discovered. Celebrate historical milestones like Her Majesty Queen Victoria's First Entry into Brighton Oct or plan your own adventure with enticing offers showcased by A London and North Eastern Railway poster advertising east coast journeys to Scotland or Advertising poster for the Flying Boats of Imperial Airways. Finally, immerse yourself in artistry with masterpieces such as "The Lamb, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour).