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Background imagePage Collection: 17th century city, plan of Augsburg, Germany

17th century city, plan of Augsburg, Germany
Typical fortifications and references. Rich in details, beautifully aged paperPublished by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly 1800

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Friar

Canterbury Tales - The Friar
The Friar, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Knight

Canterbury Tales - The Knight
The Knight, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Merchant

Canterbury Tales - The Merchant
The Merchant, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Clerk

Canterbury Tales - The Clerk
The Clerk, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath

Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath
The Wife of Bath, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Sheet of paper peeling away from a printing forme imprinted with the letters ABC and image of a flower

Sheet of paper peeling away from a printing forme imprinted with the letters ABC and image of a flower

Background imagePage Collection: Page from the Illustrated London News with map

Page from the Illustrated London News with map

Background imagePage Collection: Aged world map

Aged world mapImage maps courtesy of NASAaas Earth Observatoryhttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Miller

Canterbury Tales - The Miller
The Miller, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Parson

Canterbury Tales - The Parson
The Parson, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Sergeant-at-Law

Canterbury Tales - The Sergeant-at-Law
The Sergeant-at-Law, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Franklin

Canterbury Tales - The Franklin
The Franklin, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner

Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner
The Pardoner, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Prioress

Canterbury Tales - The Prioress
The Prioress, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Manciple

Canterbury Tales - The Manciple
The Manciple, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Nuns Priest

Canterbury Tales - The Nuns Priest
The Nuns Priest, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Squire

Canterbury Tales - The Squire
The Squire, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Summoner

Canterbury Tales - The Summoner
The Summoner - who appears to be delivering a summons from an ecclesiastical court - a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Reeve

Canterbury Tales - The Reeve
The Reeve, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback
Geoffrey Chaucer depicted as a pilgrim on horseback

Background imagePage Collection: Cover Page Of Farmer'S Almanac 1810

Cover Page Of Farmer'S Almanac 1810
(Original Caption) First page of "The Farmer's Almanack" for the year 1810, by Robert B. Thomas

Background imagePage Collection: Music Sheet Tilepage Of Casi Fan Tutte

Music Sheet Tilepage Of Casi Fan Tutte
(Original Caption) Music sheet titlepage to Mozart's "Casi Fan Tutte". BPA2# 2488

Background imagePage Collection: Page From A 13Th Century Koran

Page From A 13Th Century Koran
(Original Caption) Page from a 13th Century Koran. SEE NOTE

Background imagePage Collection: Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist

Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist
(Original Caption) The title page of the skeptical chemist by Robert Boyle published in Rotterdam, 1668. BPA2# 630

Background imagePage Collection: Page Of Psalm Book, With Decorative Type

Page Of Psalm Book, With Decorative Type
(Original Caption) Facsimile of the 98th page of a psalm book printed at Mayence in 1457, by Faust and Schoeffer. BPA2 #501

Background imagePage Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePage Collection: Type Page Featuring The Letter Q

Type Page Featuring The Letter Q
(Original Caption) Alphabets, letter forms: Type page features the letter "Q." Luca Pacioli, Divina Proportione, Venice, 1508. Engraving, printed by Paganino Paganini. BPA2# 3932

Background imagePage Collection: Front Of The New York Times

Front Of The New York Times
(Original Caption) Front page of The New York Times, November 11, 1918:"End of the War!"

Background imagePage Collection: Page from Euclid's Elements

Page from Euclid's Elements
(Original Caption) A textual excerpt from Euclid's "Elements, " with geometric diagram. Published in Venice in 1482. Printed by Erhard Ratdolt

Background imagePage Collection: Page from a Letter Written by Grace Brown

Page from a Letter Written by Grace Brown
Page from a letter written by Grace Brown to Chester Gillette

Background imagePage Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker
Painting of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) by Robert Walker. National Portrait Gallery

Background imagePage Collection: Registry Page from the Glenmore Hotel

Registry Page from the Glenmore Hotel
Page from the registry book for the Glenmore Hotel at Big Moose Lake where Chester Gillette murdered Grace Brown. The page shows Chester Gillette registered as Carl Graham

Background imagePage Collection: N.Y. Journal Page Announcing U.S. Entry into WWI

N.Y. Journal Page Announcing U.S. Entry into WWI
(Original Caption) 1917-Page in the N.Y. Journal of 1917 of the entry of the U.S. in the World War (World War I). Filed 11/30/1927

Background imagePage Collection: Papyrus Roll with Epistle to the Hebrews

Papyrus Roll with Epistle to the Hebrews
A papyrus roll of the Epistle to the Hebrews, written in ancient Greek, dates to the 3rd-4th century A.D

Background imagePage Collection: Woman on Phone Reading Newspaper

Woman on Phone Reading Newspaper
(Original Caption) Photo shows a woman seated on a couch, talking on a telephone and looking at a newspaper page. Model: Doris Hermann. Ca. 1940s-1950s

Background imagePage Collection: Quotation Girls at Work

Quotation Girls at Work
(Original Caption) 1/2/1944-Page Ann McGlain (left) hands quote girl Mary McGuinness up to minute Quotation. This will be transmitted at once to the quotation department

Background imagePage Collection: Red Barber Before Radio Microphone

Red Barber Before Radio Microphone
Sportscaster Red Barber during broadcast of "Red Barber's Star Revue" on the WEAF radio station

Background imagePage Collection: Cover To Cohen'S Music;'Over There'

Cover To Cohen'S Music;"Over There"
(Original Caption) Music cover to George M

Background imagePage Collection: Titlepage For Shakespeare'S Othello

Titlepage For Shakespeare'S Othello
(Original Caption) 1681-Titlepage for William Shakespeare's Othello, The Moor of Venice. London, 1681

Background imagePage Collection: Rudyard Kipling by Philip Burne-Jones

Rudyard Kipling by Philip Burne-Jones
The British poet, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), is known for his verse collections and animal stories, including the Jungle Books and Just So Stories. | Located in: National Portrait Gallery, London

Background imagePage Collection: Manuscript of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

Manuscript of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
(Original Caption) The New Colossus from the original manuscript autographed notebook of the poems of Emma Lazarus. Undated text

Background imagePage Collection: Front Page/La Salle'S Expedition Book

Front Page/La Salle'S Expedition Book
(Original Caption) Henry Chevalier de Tonti. "An Account of Monsieur de la Salle's Last Expedition and Discoveries in North America." London, 1698. Printed for J. Tonson, S

Background imagePage Collection: Log Book Pages from Whaling Ship

Log Book Pages from Whaling Ship
(Original Caption) Log book of an American whaling ship, August 1858, describing whale hunt and death of hunters

Background imagePage Collection: Woman Types at Stenograph Machine

Woman Types at Stenograph Machine
(Original Caption) Shirley Fletcher, a young woman stenographer, using her stenograph machine. Undated photograph

Background imagePage Collection: Illustrated Front Page, Emancipator, 1839

Illustrated Front Page, Emancipator, 1839
(Original Caption) Illustrated front page of the anti-slavery newspaper "Emancipator", September 2, 1839

Background imagePage Collection: Titlepage Of Mother Goose Nusery Rhymes

Titlepage Of Mother Goose Nusery Rhymes
(Original Caption) Titlepage of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. Undated Photo. BPA2 #3361

Background imagePage Collection: Composite Page Of Padlocks

Composite Page Of Padlocks
(Original Caption) 1884. Composite page of padlocks. Undated. BPA2# 2709

Background imagePage Collection: Catalog Illustration of Golf Balls

Catalog Illustration of Golf Balls
(Original Caption) Advertisement for rubber core golf balls. Undated catalog illustration

Background imagePage Collection: Catalog Page Showing Early Washing Machines

Catalog Page Showing Early Washing Machines
(Original Caption) Catalog page, ca. 1915, from the Charles Williams Stores Company, New York, featuring various early washing machine models. Engravings

Background imagePage Collection: Woodcut of Blank Open Book

Woodcut of Blank Open Book
An open book. Woodcut. Undated. BPA2# 546

Background imagePage Collection: Lowell Offering Title Page

Lowell Offering Title Page
(Original Caption) Title page of the Lowell Offering

Background imagePage Collection: Illust/Book Of Signs

Illust/Book Of Signs
(Original Caption) The Book of Signs. By Rudolf Koch. Undated, ca. 1900s-1930s

Background imagePage Collection: Page Of Women'S Corsets From Catalog

Page Of Women'S Corsets From Catalog
(Original Caption) "Helene" corsets and "Parfait" corsets. From a 1915 catalog

Background imagePage Collection: Page From 'El Maestro'/Illustration

Page From "El Maestro"/Illustration
(Original Caption) Facsimile page from Luys Milan's "El Maestro", Valencia, 1535-36

Background imagePage Collection: Benjamin Franklin by Charles Willson Peale

Benjamin Franklin by Charles Willson Peale
(Original Caption) Benjamin Franklin. Painting by Charles W. Peale. Philadelphia Historical Society

Background imagePage Collection: Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer Leaving Chapel

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer Leaving Chapel
(Original Caption) Audrey Hepburn, 25, and Mel Ferrer, 37, leave the chapel after their wedding at Burgenstock Mountain, overlooking Lake Lucerne

Background imagePage Collection: Chair Designs by Ince and Mayhew

Chair Designs by Ince and Mayhew
A page featuring side chair designs from Universal System of Household Design by cabinet makers Ince and Mayhew, first published in 1762 and reprinted by Alec Tiranti in 1960

Background imagePage Collection: Upton Sinclair Working Outside

Upton Sinclair Working Outside
Muckraking author and journalist Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, sits outside with a typewriter

Background imagePage Collection: Robert F. Kennedy With Gregory Peck in Western Outfit

Robert F. Kennedy With Gregory Peck in Western Outfit
On the set of the 1969 film MacKenna's Gold

Background imagePage Collection: Chancellor MacMillan Confers Degrees

Chancellor MacMillan Confers Degrees
With a page holding his train Chancellor of Oxford University

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Monk and his Greyhounds

Canterbury Tales - The Monk and his Greyhounds
The Monk (with his greyhounds), a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman

Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman
The Canons Yeoman, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Second Nun

Canterbury Tales - The Second Nun
The Second Nun, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Cook

Canterbury Tales - The Cook
The Cook, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imagePage Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at Opening of Parliament

Queen Elizabeth II at Opening of Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain delivers her address at the House of Lords at the opening of Parliament. At the right is her husband, Prince Philip. Seated at left is her son, Prince Charles

Background imagePage Collection: Ornaments Italy 16th Century

Ornaments Italy 16th Century
Ornaments from "L'Ornement Polychrome" First and Second Series published in 1873 by Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (1825-1893) a french designer, lithographer and art historian

Background imagePage Collection: They all ran after the farmer's wife

They all ran after the farmer's wife
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run

Background imagePage Collection: Three blind mice painting, sepia

Three blind mice painting, sepia
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife

Background imagePage Collection: Three blind mice with a carving knife

Three blind mice with a carving knife
Three blind mice sitting on a carving knife

Background imagePage Collection: Vitruvian man painted by Leonardo da Vinci from 1492

Vitruvian man painted by Leonardo da Vinci from 1492
Vitruvian man from Leonardo da Vinci from 1492 from my own archives

Background imagePage Collection: Antelope Canyon sandstone formations

Antelope Canyon sandstone formations
USA, Arizona, Page, Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon

Background imagePage Collection: Illuminated Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript
Vintage engraving by Albrecht DArer c.1526 showing a pagfe from the Emperor Maximilians prayer book

Background imagePage Collection: Paolo and Francesca da Rimini (XXXL)

Paolo and Francesca da Rimini (XXXL)
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini(Dantes " inferno" )

Background imagePage Collection: The spirit of Mr De VOLTAIRE (XXXL)

The spirit of Mr De VOLTAIRE (XXXL)
Old paper (1759) for backgrounds.High resolution with plenty of detail!

Background imagePage Collection: 19th century illustration of the Waterloo bridge

19th century illustration of the Waterloo bridge
19th century illustration of a Waterloo bridge in LondonTexture of the paper left on image for authencity. Its easy to remove with some level adjustments if necessary

Background imagePage Collection: The death

The death
Very old page of book. The death in French this is La mort

Background imagePage Collection: Japanese Woodblock Print, Female reading, Interior Scene

Japanese Woodblock Print, Female reading, Interior Scene
Japanese scene from the master Kunisada 1786-1865, a woodblock print, circa 1845 from the Edo period, showing a female figure sitting by a window in traditional Kimono

Background imagePage Collection: South America Map Illustration, Travel, Exploration, Antique 1871 Illustration

South America Map Illustration, Travel, Exploration, Antique 1871 Illustration
Color stock photo of an antique South America map illustration. Salvaged from an 1871 geography book

Background imagePage Collection: 17th century, adults, antique, arch, archival, archway, art, book, columns, cover

17th century, adults, antique, arch, archival, archway, art, book, columns, cover, depicting, description de touts les pays-bas, engraving, frontispiece, geography, historic, history, human likeness

Background imagePage Collection: 16th century, antique, archival

16th century, antique, archival, atlas, book, cartouche, cover, design, elegant, embellishments, engraving, fancy, figures, frontispiece, geography, gerard mercator, germaniae tabule geographicae

Background imagePage Collection: 17th century, antique, architecture, archival, book, columns, cover, depicting, engraving

17th century, antique, architecture, archival, book, columns, cover, depicting, engraving, figures, frontispiece, gazebo, geography, globes, historic, history, human likeness, jan jansson, nobody



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