Jessie Willcox Smith 'The Bed-Time Book' 1907
Jessie Willcox Smith [American illustrator.1863 -1935]. Cover art for 'The Bed-Time Book' 1907 written by Helen Hay
Jessie Willcox Smith 'A Mother's Days' - 'Fairy Tales' 1903
" A Mother's Days" series Scribner's magazine, Dec. 1902..Jessie Willcox Smith [American illustrator.1863 -1935]. Famous for her illustrations in magazines and children's books...Chromolithograph published by ... More
Jessie Willcox Smith 'The New Book' 1915 from 'When Christmas Comes Ar...
"When Christmas Comes Around" (1915) by Priscilla Underwood / illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith..Jessie Willcox Smith [American illustrator.1863 -1935]. Famous for her illustrations in magazines and children's books.
Jessie Willcox Smith 'Back to School Again' Good Housekeeping (October...
Smith has skillfully rendered the wistful daydreams of a child trapped behind a school desk while the world, exemplified by the map, goes on outside the classroom. ..The desk is covered with green baize, a felt... More
Chairman Mao is the Red Sun in Our Hearts, People's Republic of China,...
Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Face detail, Chairman Mao is the Red Sun in Our Hearts, People's Repub...
Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.
""Old Pete"" a Well Known Manxman. (NBY 440247)
" Old Pete " a Well Known Manxman.
Man and dragon detail, Rahula - Google Art Project (cropped) (cropped)
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 16th-century painting, renaissance or mannerist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rahula - Google Art Project (cropped)
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 16th-century painting, renaissance or mannerist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Give Books For Soldiers - NARA - 533865
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
"eximium opus eximie ornetur" detail, Henry David Thoreau - The Biblio...
Image scanned from the 11th page of the book The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau, Volume 1.
Allegheny Preperatory School bookplate
Allegheny Preparatory was a co-educational day school in Pittsburgh, PA from 1898 to 1917.
Bookplate of War Service Library LCCN2016646251
Title: Bookplate of War Service Library Abstract/medium: 1 print : color photomechanical ; sheet 86 x 68 mm (bookplate format)
Bookplate of War Service Library LCCN2016646251
Title: Bookplate of War Service Library Abstract/medium: 1 print : color photomechanical ; sheet 86 x 68 mm (bookplate format)
David Starr Jordan bookplate
bookplate of the former president of Stanford University, drawn by a student in the Stanford class of 1909. "It was drawn without any suggestion from me, and its remarkable originality has kept it alive" --Da... More
Frederick Willis Davis bookplate
Frederick Willis Davis is described here as a "Fellow, National Geographic Society".
Henry David Thoreau - The Bibliophile Society
Image scanned from the 11th page of the book The First and Last Journeys of Thoreau, Volume 1.
Martha Hovenden Engraving of William Jeanes
Created in 1939 by Plymouth Meeting artist Martha Hovenden, daughter of noted artists Thomas Hovenden and Helen Corson Hovenden. Printed from a copper plate. Martha worked in what had been her parents' studio--... More
Soldier with stack of books from 1918 Bookplate of War Service Library...
Title: Bookplate of War Service Library Abstract/medium: 1 print : color photomechanical ; sheet 86 x 68 mm (bookplate format)
Woodrow Wilson ex libris - Public domain dedication image
Ex libris of American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924). Text: "Counsel and light, knowledge with vision, and strength and life and pleasure withal."
Знание разорвёт цепи рабства
Русский: Плакат «Знание разорвёт цепи рабства» Петербург: Государственное издательство, 1920 Хромолитография, 89×61 см.
Знание разорвет цепи рабства - Znaniye razorvet tsepi rabstva - Knowle...
Znaniye razorvet tsepi rabstva [Knowledge will break the chains of slavery], a poster by Alexei Radakov (1872-1942). Published by GIZ, Petrograd, 1920. 90x60cm. Português: Znaniye razorvet tsepi rabstva [O conh... More
Poster, A Book Is Nothing But a Person Talking Publicly, 1920 (CH 1863...
Poster depicting a town view with buildings and scaffolding in the background under large clouds. Large arms coming from above hold a book open to an audience of men (workers) holding signs. All look to a man, ... More
Poster, A Book Is Nothing But a Person Talking Publicly, 1920 (CH 1863...
Poster depicting a town view with buildings and scaffolding in the background under large clouds. Large arms coming from above hold a book open to an audience of men (workers) holding signs. All look to a man, ... More
Revolution de la librairie - Nouvelle Collection Illustree a 20 centim...
Français : Texte original de l'affiche : Révolution de la Librairie Nouvelle Collection Illustrée à 20 centimes Didier & Méricant, éditeurs, 1, Rue du Pont de Lodi En vente ici -- Demander le catalogue Affiche ... More
Lombard School c1700 Cats being instructed In the art of mouse-catchin...
According to the auction house: Cats being instructed In the art of mouse-catching by an owl Looks more like: A cat orchestra/choir directed by an owl, with sheet music made of little drawings of mice Oil on c... More
"The Puritan" was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and presented to ...
A large bronze sculpture of a Puritan man wearing a pilgrim hat, a broad cape, a vest, knee length pants, and long stockings. He holds a large book tucked between his left arm and his body and a walking stick ... More
"In a War-Torn World, Let Good Books Help You" - NARA - 514614
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Confucius Humblot - Drawing. Public domain image.
"Confucius: The Most Celebrated Philosopher of China." From the Dutch reprinting of Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, Vol. II, p. 343. Français : "Confucius: Le plus celebre Philosophe de la Chine." Tom. II, P. 343.
Le Satanisme et la magie,p.113 - Drawing. Public domain image.
An illustration from book Le Satanisme et la magie (1895 / Reprint 1900) by Jules Bois.
Jean Etienne Liotard - Alte Frau - GG 1209 - Kunsthistorisches Museum
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Marinus Claesz. van Reymerswaele 005b
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Marinus Claesz. van Reymerswaele 005c
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brooklyn Museum - Set of Books with Cherry Blossoms - Chôsui Yabu
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Vincenzo Foppa 002 - The Yorck Project Masterpieces of Painting
Madonna and Child Public domain photograph of 15th-century Virgin and child, Madonna, Mary and child portrait, renaissance portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bellemare Group - Book of Hours - Walters W446 - Reverse Detail
Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joseph Papineau 1825 - Public domain portrait painting
Joseph Papineau (1752-1841) Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jacobite broadside - Agreeable Contrast between the formidable John of...
Satire Potrait of Prince Charles sitting at desk with room full of books, and a Classical woman behind him, saying "Lo! Mars triumphant at thy Sacred Feet, courting a Brim to an unhallowed sheet" Prince Charles... More
Johann-Gottfried-de-Meier-Johann-Ludolph-Walther-Acta-pacis-Westphalic...
Two female angels with a host of putti, some holding torches, in a library consisting of various rooms. A third angel (man?) with scythe and hourglass.Nederlands: Bibliotheek met twee vrouwelijke engelen en vel... More
Ex Libris Fedor von Zobeltitz
Ex Libris des Fedor von Zobeltitz Public domain photograph related to German history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Berlock i guld med miniatyrporträtt av Napoleon I, 1810-tal - Skoklost...
Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Berlock i guld med miniatyrpo... More
Hey Fellows! Your money brings the book we need when we want it. Ameri...
Hey Fellows! Your money brings the book we need when we want it. American Library Assocation United War Work Campaign, Week of Nov. 11, 1918
Målning. Vetenskapsman i sitt arbetsrum. Thomas Wyck - Hallwylska muse...
Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Målning. Vetenskapsman i sitt... More
Chuck Jones - Merrie Melodies - Robin Hood Makes Good (1939) - 03m 09s...
The screenshot of the American traditional animated film, Robin Hood Makes Good, part of the Merrie Melodies series. Depicting an unnamed anthropomorphic red fox is looking beside at three little unnamed anthr... More
Friz Freleng - Merrie Melodies - Foney Fables (1942) - Title Card
The screenshot of the title card sequence of the American traditional animated short film, Foney Fables, part of the Merrie Melodies series.
Agnus Dei Foucauld 3 - Drawing. Public domain image.
The lamb of God with a cross on the book of the seven seals from Revelation
Jean le Blanc - Public domain portrait painting
Svenska: Porträtt, midjebild föreställande Jean Le Blanc (1724-före 1809), Magister på Grönsöö Signerad och daterad Ulrica F. Pasch, pinx 1777. Olja på duk, 64 x 50 cm. Påskrift på baksidan; "Jean Le Blanc,... More
Louis-Roland Trinquesse Femme assise près d'une console tenant un livr...
Deutsch: Louis-Roland Trinquesse (um 1745–gegen 1800): Vor Konsole sitzende Frau mit Buch auf den Knien. Schwarze Kreide, gehöht mit weißer Kreide. 35.5 x 27 cm. Drouot, Paris.
Pehr Schönström - Public domain portrait painting
Svenska: Porträtt av överste Pehr Schönström, iklädda den Nationella dräkten i svart. Hans hand vilar på boken "Émile eller om uppfostran". Porträttet är utfört 1801 av Carl Fredrik von Breda.
Glimpses of Bohemia (cover)
Image on the cover of the book Glimpses of Bohemia Čeština: Obrázek na obálce knihy Glimpses of Bohemia
Give Books For Soldiers - NARA - 533865
Public domain photograph of US government agency meeting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hey fellows! Your money brings the book we need when we want it - Amer...
World War I poster showing a soldier holding a book and calling out, and a sailor reading.
Edward Burne-Jones Laus Veneris
Edward Burne-Jones's art Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Laus Veneris by Edward Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones's art
Orbis Pictus b 196
John Amos Comenius: Orbis Pictus Author Johann Amos Comenius Start this Book Title Orbis sensualium pictus Deutsch: Die sichtbare Welt Publisher Michael Endter Object type written work Language ge... More
Nestroy Der Unbedeutende, Galerie Bassenge
Frontispiz zu: Johann Nepomuk Nestroy: Der Unbedeutende. Posse mit Gesang in drei Akten, Wien 1849 Kupferstich nach einem Aquarell von Johann Christian Schoeller Nestroy als "Zimmermann Peter Span" und Wenzel ... More
Dürer, Albrecht - Zwei Paar Hände mit Buch - 1506
Deutsch: Zwei Paar Hände mit Buch, 15,7 ×13,7 cm, Inv.-Nr. 5481 Українська: Дві пари рук з книгами. 15,7 × 13,7 см,
Belajarlah Pakailah Bahasa Nippon
Bahasa Melayu: Poster 1940-an dalam bahasa Melayu dan Cina menggalakkan rakyat Tanah Melayu belajar bahasa Jepun. English: 1940s poster in Malay and Chinese encouraging Malayans to learn Japanese.
Our men want books
"Our men want books!" WWII-era government poster. Captioned As {}
Vincenzo foppa, sant'Agostino. Painting, 15th century
Public domain photo of an Italian art painting, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
New York Public Library 1
Français : Peinture de moines copistes, hall du 1er étage de la bibliothèque publique de New York
TSL obrazek
Polski: Oznaczenie książki Towarzystwa Szkoły Ludowej. Przed 1939 r.
The dutch fortune-teller- discovering XXXVI Fleuron N030052-1
Fleuron from book: The dutch fortune-teller: discovering XXXVI. several questions. Which Old and Young, Married Men and Women, Batchelors and Maids, delight to be resolved of. Brought into England by John Booker.
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq; - - Fleuron T097939-9
Fleuron from book: The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq; |...
Légende dorée (Golden Legend) by Armand Point 1897
Légende dorée (Golden Legend) by Armand Point 1897. http://www.yaneff.com/html/plates/em20.html
Two women with book and iris detail, Légende dorée (Golden Legend) by ...
Légende dorée (Golden Legend) by Armand Point 1897. http://www.yaneff.com/html/plates/em20.html
Aankondiging van een tentoonstelling van Jacobus Bellamy in de Utrecht...
Nederlands: IdentificatieTitel(s): Aankondiging van een tentoonstelling van Jacobus Bellamy in de Utrechtsche KunstkringObjecttype: prent uitnodiging Objectnummer: RP-P-OB-22.573Omschrijving: Mogelijk een uitn... More
Daan Hoeksema - Art nouveau public domain image
Nederlands: Boekbandontwerp van Daan Hoeksema Public domain photograph of Dutch art nouveau artwork, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jean Restout Portrait de l'abbé Tournus
Portrait of l'abbé Louis-Firmin Tournus (1672-1733) Public domain photograph of 18th-century French painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jean Restout 1 - Public domain portrait
Public domain photograph of 18th-century portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
La dispute de saint Dominique et le miracle du livre
Français : La dispute de saint Dominique et le miracle du livre. Prédelle du retable du Couronnement de la Vierge.
Joseph Ferdinand Keppler - The Pirate Publisher - Puck Magazine - Rest...
The Pirate Publisher—An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler, published as a centrefold in Puck, v. 18, no. 468 (1886 February 24). A commentary on the state o... More
Dante's Inferno (1924) - film poster
Poster for the American drama film Dante's Inferno (1924). Public domain photograph of a movie film poster advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
(Bookplate of Charles P. Searle) (LOC) (15423158127)
Smith, Sidney Lawton,, 1845-1929,, engraver. [Bookplate of Charles P. Searle] [1904] 1 print : etching with engraving ; bookplate 9.9 x 7.3 cm. Notes: Print shows a man sitting in a library or study reading a ... More
(Bookplate of Fred E. Woodward, Washington, D.C.) (LOC) (15585478466)
[Bookplate of Fred E. Woodward, Washington, D.C.] 1898. 1 print : etching ; bookplate 12.8 x 8.4 cm. Notes: Plate designed by Paul Brockett. "Guardabosque, means Woodward"--handwritten inscription on back of ... More
Fred G. Ketcheson bookplate by James Blomfield
Fred G. Ketcheson bookplate by James Blomfield
Library art detail, Bookplate of Charles P. Searle, (LOC) (15423158127...
Smith, Sidney Lawton,, 1845-1929,, engraver. [Bookplate of Charles P. Searle] [1904] 1 print : etching with engraving ; bookplate 9.9 x 7.3 cm. Notes: Print shows a man sitting in a library or study reading a ... More
Ex libris Eugène Müller
Ex libris Eugène Müller Theol. Cath. Dr. et Prof Senator Argent
Lee libros anarquistas y seras un hombre
Lee libros anarquistas y seras un hombre Public domain scan of French poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chuck Jones - Merrie Melodies - Robin Hood Makes Good (1939) - 03m 46s...
The screenshot from the American traditional animated short film Robin Hood Makes Good part of the Merrie Melodies series: this depicts an anthropomorphic red fox targeting before hunting a squirrel and a labe... More
Molière Bernard Seurre Louvre cour Napoléon
Français : Molière, par Bernard Seurre, Cour Napoléon, Palais du Louvre, Paris. English: Molière, by Bernard Seurre (the Elder), Napoleon Courtyard, Louvre palace, Paris, France.
1917 CampLibrary byCBFalls ALA LC
Poster "The camp library is yours - Read to win the war. You will find popular books for fighting men in the recreational buildings and at other points in this camp. Free. No red tape. Open every day. Good read... More
Eugen IV - Antonio da Rho - Public domain dedication image
Public domain photo of a medieval art painting, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Henrik Nordenberg - - Drawing. Public domain image.
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Karl Weierstrass 1 - Public domain portrait engraving
Karl Weierstraß, Lithographie nach einer Radierung
Soldier reading a book from the 1917 poster "The Camp Library is Yours...
Poster "The camp library is yours - Read to win the war. You will find popular books for fighting men in the recreational buildings and at other points in this camp. Free. No red tape. Open every day. Good read... More
Yama tibet - 中國歷史圖片，維基媒體
Yama, mid-17th–early 18th century, Tibet 中文：閻魔, 17世紀中葉至18世紀, 西藏
Night Club Lady - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (page 136 crop)
Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Bitter Tea of General Yen Ad - The Film Daily, Jul-Dec 1932 (page ...
Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Booklplate, "Ex-libris Irene Dwen Pace" - from 1888 book, Epitaphs in ...
Subjects: Registers of births, etc. -- Massachusetts Dedham; Dedham (Mass.) -- Genealogy
"Ridpath's History of the World" ad in Radio Age magazine (Jan-Dec 192...
:Title: Radio Age (Jan-Dec 1924) Description: Topics: Radio Periodicals LCCN: 26018837 Identity: radioage03unse
Paramount Showman's Pictures advertisement 30
Paramount Showman's Pictures advertisement
Fam His 045
A book ornament featuring Roger Bacon's tutor, the local priest, and his father, "old Bacon", along with a historiated initial T."...young Bacon tooke his learning so fast, that the priest could not teach him ... More
Fam His 045 Border
The border from FamHis045.png.
Fam His 045 Init - Drawing. Public domain image.
A historiated letter T with a skull sitting on top of a large book beside a quill and ink pot, presumably located in Roger Bacon's study.
Fam His 045 Pic
An image of Roger Bacon's tutor, the local priest, and his father, the farmer "old Bacon"."...young Bacon tooke his learning so fast, that the priest could not teach him any more, which made him desire his mas... More
Fam His 057
A full-page illustration of Miles, Roger Bacon's servant, with his Brazen Head. "Miles, to keepe him[self] from sleeping, got a tabor and pipe, and being merry disposed, sung this song..." (p. 56)
Fam His 093
A historiated initial I surrounded a scroll and ornamental vines and surmounted by a picture of Roger Bacon alone in his study reading by lantern-light beside a skull."In the time that Fryer Bacon kept his cha... More
Fam His 095
No caption. A full-page illustration of Roger Bacon's library in flames: "What hath all my knowledge of natures secrets gained me? Onely this, the losse of a better knowledge, the losse of divine studies, whic... More