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Literature & theater Collection: Beowulf manuscript page

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Lindisfarne Gospels page

Lindisfarne Gospels page
Beginning of the Book of Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels, 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Literature & theater Collection: Actors on stage in the days of Shakespeare

Actors on stage in the days of Shakespeare
Theatrical performance in the days of Shakespeare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

Literature & theater Collection: La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s

La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s
Conversation among French authors La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Dante
Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving

Literature & theater Collection: Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant
Portrait of Immanuel Kant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Selbers

Literature & theater Collection: Nietzsche

Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche. Digitally colored woodcut

Literature & theater Collection: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Portrait of English scholar Francis Bacon. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Honbraken, 1738

Literature & theater Collection: PSOC2A-00001

PSOC2A-00001
Adam Smith. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Literature & theater Collection: Poet Robert Burns

Poet Robert Burns
Robert Burns, with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

Literature & theater Collection: David Hume

David Hume
Philosopher David Hume. Digitally colored steel engraving

Literature & theater Collection: New England Primer page

New England Primer page
Lesson page in the New England Primer, edition of about 1811. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Philadelphia colonist reading in the old library, 1700s

Philadelphia colonist reading in the old library, 1700s
Colonial book-worm in the old Philadelphia library, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Gutenberg Bible page

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Literature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00051

PLIT2A-00051
Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Charles Dickens writing

Charles Dickens writing
Charles Dickens at his writing desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00107

PLIT2A-00107
Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Literature & theater Collection: PSOC2A-00005

PSOC2A-00005
Karl Marx. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Literature & theater Collection: Wealthy opera-goers, 1900

Wealthy opera-goers, 1900
Upperclass family at the opera in their box seats, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Louis Loeb illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Puss-in-Boots

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: PANC2A-00033

PANC2A-00033
A manuscript of Demosthenes copied by hand in the tenth century. Color lithograph reproduction, 19th century

Literature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00110

PLIT2A-00110
First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut

Literature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00045

PLIT2A-00045
Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevensons novel. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne

Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter". Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe, author of " Robinson Crusoe." Digitally colored engraving of a portrait

Literature & theater Collection: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1853, with her signature. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a drawing by George Richardson

Literature & theater Collection: Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England

Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England
Coventry Mystery performance in the 1400s or 1500s, England. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Theatrical performance in ancient Athens

Theatrical performance in ancient Athens
Performance at the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson portrait, standing. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portait

Literature & theater Collection: Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe. Engraved reproduction of a 19th-century daguerrotype

Literature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00106

PLIT2A-00106
Alexandre Dumass Three Musketeers in a sword-fight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Rabelais

Rabelais
Portrait of Francois Rabelais. Hand-colored reproduction of a portrait

Literature & theater Collection: Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen
Portrait of author Hans Christian Andersen. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Literature & theater Collection: Robert Burns site Tam O Shanter Tavern

Robert Burns site Tam O Shanter Tavern
Tam O Shanter Tavern of poems by Robert Burns. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson. Hand-colored engraving of an 18th-century portrait

Literature & theater Collection: Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press

Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press
Page of the " Grammaire Latine" by Donatus, published by Gutenberg. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Malthus

Malthus
Economist Thomas Malthus. Digitally colored woodcut

Literature & theater Collection: Theatrical performance in the time of Shakespeare

Theatrical performance in the time of Shakespeare
View of the old stage and balcony in an Elizabethan theater. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Queen Elizabeth enjoying a play by Shakespeare

Queen Elizabeth enjoying a play by Shakespeare
One of Shakespeares plays acted before Queen Elizabeth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Hutchinsons account of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s

Hutchinsons account of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s
Title page of Thomas Hutchinsons " History of the Colony of Massachusets-Bay, " first published in 1764. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Literature & theater Collection: Writing with a quill pen

Writing with a quill pen
Scholar using a quill pen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Literature & theater Collection: Bookstall on a city street, 1800s

Bookstall on a city street, 1800s
Browsers at a sidewalk bookstall, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E.A. Abbey illustration

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