Fabrication Collection

Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope)
Pope Joan or Joanna depicted on a tarot card. Pope Joan was a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication

Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female pope
Pope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712997 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712993 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8713000 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Smelting Furnace - Sierra Leone, West Africa
Smelting in a bloomery-type furnace in Sierra Leone, West Africa. circa 1910s

B for Baratte, 1920 (illustration)
8603150 B for Baratte, 1920 (illustration) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923) ; 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet des Petits Bretons", Hachette)

A for Ane - B for Baratte, 1920 (illustration)
8603152 A for Ane - B for Baratte, 1920 (illustration) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923) ; 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet des Petits Bretons")

The chimney sweep is in the house, one of the children is afraid of the bogeyman, 1887, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, afraid, anxious, arts, at home, building, buildings, businesses, childlike, children, chimney sweeper, chimney sweeps, commercial, concerned, content, contented

Der Schmied von Aachen, Wehrhafter Schmied ist eine legendaere Aachener Figur, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, aix-la-chapelle, attire, blacksmiths shop, business man, businesses, businessmen, clothes, companies, company, craftsman, craftsmen, digital, digitally, employed

Tailoring in Venice, 1886, Italy, History, digital reproduction of an original 19th century pattern
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, activities, activity, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, attraction, attractions, businesses, cities, commercial, craftsman, craftsmen, cultural monument

Young woman passing a blacksmith's shop, blacksmith and his customer on horseback looking after the woman, 1881
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, adults, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, baby boy, boy, businesses, children, client, commercial, craftsman, craftsmen, customers, depiction, depictions

Fabrication du charbon par meules (engraving)
3644516 Fabrication du charbon par meules (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication du charbon par meules)

Fabrication de l huile de palme a Whyda, en Guinee, cote des Esclaves (engraving)
3644370 Fabrication de l huile de palme a Whyda, en Guinee, cote des Esclaves (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication de l huile de palme a Whyda)

Fabrication a la main des feuilles de papier (engraving)
3629442 Fabrication a la main des feuilles de papier (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication a la main des feuilles de papier)

Sign of the Venetian Comb Makers Guild (panel)
FTB64010 Sign of the Venetian Comb Makers Guild (panel) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Sample sheet from Tiffany Studios, 1900-1907 (copper)
3493133 Sample sheet from Tiffany Studios, 1900-1907 (copper) by Tiffany Studios (1902-32); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Fabrication de la biere dans le Zanguebar (engraving)
3635689 Fabrication de la biere dans le Zanguebar (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication de la biere dans le Zanguebar)

Watch Making Machinery (engraving)
696720 Watch Making Machinery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A pivoting and pallet-shaping machines.); English, out of copyright

Firing of porcelain in China at the end of the 18th century
CHT206268 Firing of porcelain in China at the end of the 18th century, from La Chine en Miniature, by J.B. Breton, Paris, edited by Nepveu

Le premier atelier de l industrie humaine, ou l atelier de fabrication et de polissage des silex a Pressigny (engraving)
957764 Le premier atelier de l industrie humaine, ou l atelier de fabrication et de polissage des silex a Pressigny (engraving) by Bayard

Fabrication de l huile dans l Inde (engraving)
3645792 Fabrication de l huile dans l Inde (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication de l huile dans l Inde)

Fabrication des vases tcho-khi (engraving)
3644861 Fabrication des vases tcho-khi (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fabrication des vases tcho-khi. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1857)

Growing vines and making wine (chromolitho)
964245 Growing vines and making wine (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Growing vines and making wine (la culture des vignes, et la fabrication du vin)

Apparatus used in the fabrication of fizzy water. From Le Savant du Foyer ou Notions Scientifiques Sur Les Objets Usuels de la Vie, published 1864

A Scientist In A Laboratory

Charles I playing golf at Leith receives news of rebellion
King Charles I, playing golf at Leith, Scotland, receives news of the Irish rebellion which marked the beginning of the Irish Confederate Wars in October 1641

Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Exposition of Paris
Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Gold medal. Exposition of Paris, 1878. Engraving by Victor Rose. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1897. Colored

Two antique lasts for manufacturing shoes

Shelf with antique lasts for manufacturing shoes

Silicon chip autobonding
Technician using a light microscope in the autobonding stage of fabrication of integrated circuits (silicon chips). Autobonding refers to the attachment of wire leads from pads around the rectangular

Titanium forgings. View of parts made from titanium destined for use by Boeing aircraft. Titanium is a metal with low density but high strength

Great Moon Hoax
THE GREAT MOON HOAX A scene of life on the Moon, alleged to have been observed by Herschel through his telescope; it was a journalists fabrication

Wine at French Chateau
The cultivation and fabrication of wine at a medieval French chateau

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"Unveiling the Threads of Fabrication: A Tapestry of History and Legends" Step into the mystical world as Tarot Card 2, La Papesse (The Female Pope), guides us through a journey of fabrication. Legend whispers about Pope Joan or Joanna, the enigmatic female pope who challenged societal norms. Her story weaves seamlessly with an intriguing painting from 1887 Germany, where a chimney sweep enters a house filled with fear of the bogeyman. Traveling to historic Aachen in Germany, we encounter Der Schmied von Aachen, a legendary figure whose strength resonates through time. The digital reproduction transports us back to witness this blacksmith's prowess firsthand. Meanwhile, in Venice during 1886, tailoring takes center stage as an original pattern from the 19th century is digitally reproduced. In France's vibrant past lies another captivating scene from 1881 – a young woman passing by a blacksmith's shop while being observed by both the blacksmith and his customer on horseback. This restored artwork offers glimpses into their intertwined stories. Venturing further across continents, we find ourselves amidst Sierra Leone's smelting furnace and Newcastle Upon Tyne's Vickers-Armstrong Elswick Works – testaments to human ingenuity and industrial progress. But fabrication extends beyond mere objects; it intertwines with historical events like Charles I playing golf at Leith when news of rebellion reached him unexpectedly. Such moments remind us that even great rulers are entangled within webs spun by fate. Nature too plays its part in this grand tapestry. An indigo plant illustration from Jean Baptiste Du Tertre's Histoire Generale des Antilles Habitees par les Francois Vol 2 reveals how natural resources were harnessed for fabric production in colonial times. From charcoal manufacturing depicted in ancient engravings to palm oil extraction captured off Guinea's coast – each image showcases the diverse facets of fabrication.