"Escrime"

Copper engraving from the Encyclopedia by D. Diderot and J. d'Alembert. It was published in Paris ca 1770.

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"Flamingo"

Wood engraving printed in color with hand-colored highlights.
Published ca 1860.

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Last week we presented wood engravings by Nora S. Unwin from 'Joseph; the King James Version of a Well-loved Tale,' and today we present Unwin’s fine wood-engraved historiated initials for the chapter openings of the book for Learn more: https://t.co/aHPoHyuzIx

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"Parade chariot in Djaghernaut," a wood engraving by E. Therond, from 'Le Tour du Monde', 1869 (though it looks more like the kind of chariot used at the Chamundi temple in Mysore)

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"Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior"
Copper engraving map of South Africa.
By Willem Janszoon Bleau ca 1640. Published in Amsterdam.
Most of the known settlements are shown along the coasts.

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Farewell to Princes landing stage,
River Mersey fare thee well,
I am bound for Seacombe Ferry,
a place I know right well

original engraving 1840

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"Brasilianischer Kalmar Riesenkraken ein Segelschiff ueberfallend"
(attacking a sailing vessel)

Wood engravings printed in color after Denys Montfort ca 1905.

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It's The engravings shown here are by Nora S. Unwin from 'Joseph; the King James Version of a Well-loved Tale,' arranged with an introduction by Elizabeth Yates, and printed and bound by the Plimpton Press in 1947. Learn more: https://t.co/Clsid3Idrf

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Just had a wonderful afternoon Birds of America exhibition. Beautiful display of Audubon’s hand-coloured engravings and the lovely birdsong in the background brought them to life 🎶 🦜

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sneak peek of my recent commission work

HAPPY WEEKEND 🌻

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This week for we present wood engravings by Eileen Mayo for a 1930 edition of 'The Poem of Amriolkais,' printed by James E. Masters at his High House Press in an edition of 200. Learn more: https://t.co/aHuGhGgp5q

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Les Roses: Rosa Villosa Terebenthina, 1817-24.
by Henry Joseph Redouté (French)
Stipple & line engraving, with hand coloring

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"Vornehmer Singalese"
"Page des Gouveneurs von Ceylon"
"Singalesen (Ceylon)"

Wood engraving 1885.

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Sandy Ray
Shagreen Ray
Torpedo
Sting Ray

Original hand-colored wood engravings by Jonathan Couch.

Published in London, 1870

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'The River of God' from Pilgrim's Progress by Gertrude Hermes, 1928

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What can you see? After Dominicus Custos (c. 1559-1615) The Cook c.1594
Engraving. At the British Museum.

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GM! Coloring my old work "Manunggaling Kawula Gusti". Special for welcoming :)

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A 1681 satirical broadside on the with an engraving on two levels (thread). At the top, the apotheosis of the witnesses to the Plot (Titus Oates, Miles Prance, Stephen Dugdale & William Bedloe) sitting on clouds, crowned with laurel wreaths by two cherubim. 1/5

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