Blocks Collection (#15)

Paving a French Street
French paveurs at work, paving a street with stone blocks, useful for street demonstrations or building barricades. Date: circa 1845

London Wall Offices
Tall modern office block buildings in London Wall, City of London. The decorated vehicles are part of the Lord Mayors Show, waiting to join the procession. Date: 1960s

Recto Sheet Maximilian Genealogy Emperor Maximilian I
Artokoloro

Old Fraunce Tavern New York 1880-1935 Wood engraving block
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Aeneas Mercury 1654 Etching engraving fifth state
Artokoloro

Long Road Argilla Ipswich ca 1898-1912 Color woodcut
Artokoloro

Verso Sheet Philip Belle Genealogy Emperor Maximilian I
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Woodblock Samson Rending Lion ca 1497-98 Pear wood
Artokoloro

South America, Bolivia, Tiwanaku. Kalasasaya Temple Wall and Steps at Pre-Columbian archaeological site of Tiwanaku, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Picture No. 11808413
Tall modern buildings and office blocks at dusk in the Gangnam district, Seoul, Korea Paul Brown Date:

View of Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown and West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Trees and Thick Brush Consuming the Remaining Walls and Windows at the Unrestored Beng Mealea Temple, Angkor, Cambodia
Beng Mealea is a temple in the Angkor Wat period, located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay

View of Stanley Park, Vancouver Harbour, English Bay and the Surrounding Skyscrapers and Mountains, Vancouver
The City of Vancouver is the most populous city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park that borders the downtown of Vancouver in British Columbia

Stupas at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This temple is the worlds largest Buddhist temple

Lane number blocks arranged for staggered start on racing track

Lane number blocks arranged for straight start on racing track

Trees and Thick Brush Consuming the Remaining Walls and Windows at the Unrestored Beng Mealea Temple, Angkor, Cambodia
Beng Mealea is a temple in the Angkor Wat period, located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay

Sunset at Borobudur (Barabudur), Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Borobudur (Barabudur), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This temple is the worlds largest Buddhist temple

Sunrise at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This temple is the worlds largest Buddhist temple

Aerial View of Prambanan Temple (Candi Rara Jonggrang), Northeast of Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple compound is located northeast of the city of Yogyakarta

Morning Light at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This temple is the worlds largest Buddhist temple

Granite rocks in tidal zone of sandy beach at the Altanic coast of Donegal on a foggy day, Ireland

Traffic, tall modern buildings and office blocks at dusk in the Gangnam district, Seoul, Korea

Hot Springs, S. D. The Minnekahta and Gillispie Hotels, new blocks
Hot Springs, S.D. The Minnekahta and Gillispie Hotels, new blocks. The Fremont, Elkhorn & M.V. Ry. Battle Mt. in distance, John C. H. Grabill was an american photographer

The Tower of Babel, detail of the construction works, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345)
XAM93768 The Tower of Babel, detail of the construction works, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Tower of Babel, detail of construction work, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345)
XAM93769 The Tower of Babel, detail of construction work, 1563 (oil on panel) (detail of 345) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish

Ice harvesting, shooting the cakes into the house, c. 1903 (b / w photo)
XOS862665 Ice harvesting, shooting the cakes into the house, c.1903 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Ice harvesting, sawing, c. 1900-10 (b / w photo)
XOS862666 Ice harvesting, sawing, c.1900-10 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Jan van Scorel, The Deluge, Netherlandish, 1495-1562, c. 1530, woodcut from two blocks on two joined sheets of laid paper

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael (Italian, c. 1480 - 1532), David Slaying Goliath, chiaroscuro woodcut (3 blocks)

Anton Maria Zanetti (Italian, 1679-1680 - 1767), Two Children Petting a Lamb, 1725, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks: black line block and blue tone block on laid paper

Andrea Andreani after Francesco Vanni (Italian, 1558-1559 - 1629), Madonna and Child, 1591-93, chiaroscuro woodcut from 2 blocks in black and gray-brown on laid paper

Ugo da Carpi after Parmigianino (Italian, c. 1480 - 1532), Diogenes, c. 1527, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 4 blocks: brown line block and 3 tone blocks in brown and green on laid paper

The New Eddystone Lighthouse: The Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston, illustration
XJF486368 The New Eddystone Lighthouse: The Stone-Cutting Establishment at Oreston, illustration from The Illustrated London News, 1879 (engraving) by Overend

John Skippe after Michelangelo (British, 1742 - 1812), A Sibyl Reading, 1780s, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 2 blocks: brown line block and gray-brown tone block on laid paper

John Skippe after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (British, 1742 - 1812), A Group of Monks and a Woman, 1780s, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 4 blocks in green, olive, gray-brown, and brown

Augsburg 15th century (and attributed to Hans Burgkmair?), Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John, 1493, color woodcut printed from five blocks on vellum, hand-colored with gouache

REPAVEMENT OF THE STRAND, LONDON, UK; The usually crowded roadways of Fleet Street and the Strand have just been in part re-laid with granite pavement

Paviours, 1823 (engraving)
XJF2906518 Paviours, 1823 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laying a road with (wooden or granite?) blocks); English, out of copyright

Prisoners in prison, Cornelis de Wael, 1630 - 1648

Marcus Mucius Scaevola, Cornelis Anthonisz. Jan Ewoutsz. 1536

Composition, 1918 (oil on canvas)
BAL231461 Composition, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Rozanova, Olga Vladimirovna (1886-1918); 39x31 cm; State Museum of Fine Arts, Nizhny Tagil, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

The Saints Christopher and Sebastian, print maker: Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Willem VI, Jacoba van Beieren, Filips de Goede and Karel de Stoute. Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1518

Construction of the Temple of Solomon, Jan Luyken, Willem Goeree, 1690

The stone-cutter (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XIR217885 The stone-cutter (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Amman, Jost (1539-91); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Swiss, out of copyright

THE QUEENs PAVILION, AT ALDERSHOT, UK, 1883: 1. The Queens Pavilion. 2. The Kitchen in the Queens Pavilion. 3. The Queens Sitting-Room in the P avilion. 4. Infantry Blocks. 5

Cosmo Richard Howard Cosmo Richard Howard (one of a pair), Thomas Phillips, 1770-1845, British

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"From London to Indonesia: Exploring the World of Blocks" Sunrise in Canary Wharf, London: A stunning view of towering blocks against the UK skyline. Finding peace at Borobudur, Indonesia: A Buddha statue in Dharmachakra Mudra amidst ancient stone blocks. Precision engineering with tungsten carbide slip gauge blocks: Unveiling the secrets of measurement accuracy. Timeless elegance from 1931: Admiring a vintage Shelley Vogue China advert featuring delicate porcelain tea sets and decorative blocks. Mind-bending artistry with Penrose stairs: Discovering optical illusions through intricate block designs. Tracing history at Brighton's Union Workhouse: Reflecting on societal changes within imposing brickwork blocks. The illusionary marvels of impossible triangles: Appreciating artistic mastery that challenges perception using geometric shapes and blocks. Healing heroes at Southwark Military Hospital: Commemorating the dedication of medical professionals within solid hospital structures. Stepping back in time to a hatter's workshop circa 1850: Imagining bustling creativity amid stacks of hat-making materials and wooden blocks. Artistic wonders revisited with Penrose stairs once again: Marveling at how this timeless concept continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Modern office spaces redefining work environments with sleek glass and steel high-rise blocks. Exploring Prambanan Temple in Central Java, Indonesia: Uncovering architectural grandeur as intricately carved stone blocks form an awe-inspiring Hindu temple complex. Intriguingly diverse yet interconnected, these various interpretations and manifestations of "blocks" remind us that they exist not only as physical entities but also as symbols representing human ingenuity, cultural heritage, creative expression, precision engineering, historical significance, and even optical illusions across different corners of our world