Frontispiece Collection (#3)

Frontispice of " MEDICINA SEPTENTRIONALIS COLLATITIA" (Geneva 1686) by Theophile Bonet (Theophilus Bonetus)
XEE5027569 Frontispice of " MEDICINA SEPTENTRIONALIS COLLATITIA" (Geneva 1686) by Theophile Bonet (Theophilus Bonetus) (1620-1689) - Biblioteca nazionale Braidense

Frontispice de "Novo teatro di machine et edificii par vane et sawdust operationi"
XEE5032118 Frontispice de "Novo teatro di machine et edificii par vane et sawdust operationi", Padova 1607 by Vittorio Zonca

Title page with vignette showing a medieval page blowing a horn. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after
FLO4686291 Title page with vignette showing a medieval page blowing a horn. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Willemin from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Frontispiece and title page to Lezioni accademiche d'Evangelista Torricelli
3077985 Frontispiece and title page to Lezioni accademiche d'Evangelista Torricelli ; (add.info.: Frontispiece and title page to Lezioni accademiche d'Evangelista Torricelli....')

The Anatomy of Melancholy London
5307244 The Anatomy of Melancholy London.; (add.info.: Frontispiece from Robert Burton The Anatomy of Melancholy London, 1836. Originally published 1621)

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de (1835-85); National Maritime Museum

Frontispiece to L Emile, ou De l'education by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving)
1761683 Frontispiece to L Emile, ou De l'education by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving); (add.info.: Emile, or On Education is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man)

Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes (litho)
8635922 Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes, France)

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Great golfers: Harry Vardon (b/w photo)
8623051 Great golfers: Harry Vardon (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Vardon)

Greco-Roman Architecture, Corinthian Capitals, Monument of Lysicrates, Incantada at Salonica (engraving)
8650789 Greco-Roman Architecture, Corinthian Capitals, Monument of Lysicrates, Incantada at Salonica (engraving) by European School

Frontispiece of "Complete Works" (Opera omnia) by Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
AIS5352675 Frontispiece of "Complete Works" (Opera omnia) by Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Chancellor and Philosopher

Frontispiece of "La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes" (The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes), edited in Milan
AIS5355487 Frontispiece of "La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes" (The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes), edited in Milan, 1587 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Title page of "Dei delitti e delle pene" by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794), 1890 (engraving)
AIS5355443 Title page of "Dei delitti e delle pene" by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794), 1890 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Frontispice du traite medical "De Chirurgie" de Ambroise Pare (1509-1590), chirurgien francais
AIS5385611 Frontispice du traite medical "De Chirurgie" de Ambroise Pare (1509-1590), chirurgien francais. Edition imprimee a Amsterdam, 1636. B.N. Paris.; © Iberfoto

Frontispiece of a Spanish edition of "Extraordinary Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). 19th century
AIS5386932 Frontispiece of a Spanish edition of "Extraordinary Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). 19th century; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain

Frontispiece of the "Complete Works" of Francois Marie Arouet dit VOLTAIRE (1694-1778)
AIS5355318 Frontispiece of the "Complete Works" of Francois Marie Arouet dit VOLTAIRE (1694-1778), Edition published in Geneva, 1771 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Frontispiece of the Historia General del Peru, by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), 1722 (engraving)
AIS5356048 Frontispiece of the Historia General del Peru, by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), 1722 (engraving); Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid

Frontispiece of "Algebra" by Raphael Bombelli (1526-1572), 1579 (printed monograph)
AIS5353966 Frontispiece of "Algebra" by Raphael Bombelli (1526-1572), 1579 (printed monograph); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Elizabeth I Saxton Atlas, 16th century (engraving)
3118913 Elizabeth I Saxton Atlas, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Elizabeth I Saxton Atlas, the frontispiece to Christopher Saxton's Atlas of England and Wales)

Frontispiece to The History of Buccaneers, or Freebooters of America, 1700 (print)
7339225 Frontispiece to The History of Buccaneers, or Freebooters of America, 1700 (print) by Unknown Artist, (17th-18th century); 9.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Frontispiece of "Nabuchadnezzar", 1842 (print)
FGL5461046 Frontispiece of "Nabuchadnezzar", 1842 (print); (add.info.: Frontispiece of "Nabuchadnezzar")

An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art, 18th century
5308737 An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art, 18th century; (add.info.: An allegorical frontispiece depicting the Learning, Reason and Art)

Frontispice " Les naufrages du Jonathan", novel by Jules Verne, published in the Hetzel editions under
JAB5034212 Frontispice " Les naufrages du Jonathan", novel by Jules Verne, published in the Hetzel editions under the general title " Les mondes connus et inconnus"

Frontispice of " De Noxii Paludum Effluviis eorumque remediis", 1717, by Giovanni Maria Lancisi, 1654-1720
XEE5030551 Frontispice of " De Noxii Paludum Effluviis eorumque remediis", 1717, by Giovanni Maria Lancisi, 1654-1720; (add.info)

Frontispice of " Exercisitationes anatomicae duae de structura et sus renum" of 1725 by Lorenzo (Laurentio)
XEE5028108 Frontispice of " Exercisitationes anatomicae duae de structura et sus renum" of 1725 by Lorenzo (Laurentio) Bellini (Firenze 1643 - Pisa 1704) - Biblioteca nazionale braidense

Frontispice of the "Treat des maladies des femmes" of 1761 by Jean Astrc (1684-1766)
XEE5027672 Frontispice of the "Treat des maladies des femmes" of 1761 by Jean Astrc (1684-1766) Doctor of Medicine of the Faculty of Montpellier - Biblioteca nazionale Braidense; (add.info)

Frontispice of the Materia Medica by Charles Linne, 1749
XEE5027392 Frontispice of the Materia Medica by Charles Linne, 1749; (add.info.: Frontispice of the Materia Medica by Charles Linne, 1749); Stefano Bianchetti

Frontispice of "Discours sur le progresses de la botany au jardin royal de Paris", 1718
XEE5029916 Frontispice of "Discours sur le progresses de la botany au jardin royal de Paris", 1718, by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758); (add.info)

Frontispice of " De anatomome corporis humani" by Guido Guidi (Vidus Vidius) (1509-1569)
XEE5029679 Frontispice of " De anatomome corporis humani" by Guido Guidi (Vidus Vidius) (1509-1569) Italian surgeon and anatomist

Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623, Book of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564-1642)
XEE5029159 Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623, Book of Galileo Galilei dit Galilee (1564-1642); (add.info.: Frontispice of " Il Saggiatore" (The Essayer), 1623

Frontispice de" Geometria indivisibilibus continuorum nova quadam ratione promota" of 1635 by CAVALIERI
XEE5028439 Frontispice de" Geometria indivisibilibus continuorum nova quadam ratione promota" of 1635 by CAVALIERI (Bonaventura Francesco) (1598-1647), Jesuite and Italian mathematician

Manuale tipografico de cavaliere Gianbattista Bodoni, Parma 1818
XEE5028242 Manuale tipografico de cavaliere Gianbattista Bodoni, Parma 1818; (add.info.: Manuale tipografico de cavaliere Gianbattista Bodoni, Parma 1818); Stefano Bianchetti

Frontispice of " Discours sur Les Revolutions de la Surface du Globe
XEE5028504 Frontispice of " Discours sur Les Revolutions de la Surface du Globe, et sur les changements qu'elles produits dans Le Regne Animal " per Georges Cuvier

Sailors in front of a decorated ship's stern, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912649 Sailors in front of a decorated ship's stern, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Frontispiece illustration showing 18th)

The English pilot the first book: describing the northern navigation, c.1671 (paper)
7342404 The English pilot the first book: describing the northern navigation, c.1671 (paper) by Seller, John (1632-97); National Maritime Museum, London

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1656 (engraving)
7341594 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), c.1656 (engraving) by Villamena, Francesco (1566-1624); 21.4x15.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Title page with vignette of escutcheon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
FLO4562466 Title page with vignette of escutcheon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l'Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten

Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico
CUL4869112 Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico, 1684 - SIGUENZA Y GOGOGOORA, Carlos de (1645-1700)

Frontispiece of the libretto of the opera "Manon Lescaut" by Giacomo Puccini, Edizioni Ricordi, 1893
FAT4300098 Frontispiece of the libretto of the opera "Manon Lescaut" by Giacomo Puccini, Edizioni Ricordi, 1893.; (add.info)

Title page and frontispiece of the book " Le Quart d'heure d'une jolie femme
PCT4296307 Title page and frontispiece of the book " Le Quart d'heure d'une jolie femme, ou les amusements de la toilette, ouvrage presque moral", Geneve, chez Antoine Philibert

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Act III. Scene 5
6867247 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Act III. Scene 5. Juliet, "O, thinks't thou we shall ever meet again

Literature: Frontispice of the 1605 piece " Hamlet" written by William Shakespeare
NWI4925437 Literature: Frontispice of the 1605 piece " Hamlet" written by William Shakespeare. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Literature)

Book title : " Des Schweizerlands Geschichten fuer das Schweizervolk " (Swiss history for Swiss People)
UTD4914165 Book title : " Des Schweizerlands Geschichten fuer das Schweizervolk " (Swiss history for Swiss People), by Heinrich Zschokke, published by J. J

Calligraphic title page with vignette portrait of Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
FLO4704840 Calligraphic title page with vignette portrait of Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 3, with one putto crowning a bust with a laurel wreath
FLO4704442 Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 3, with one putto crowning a bust with a laurel wreath and another playing a lyre

Cover page of the book " Decade di Alberi Curiosi ed Eleganti Piante delle Indie orientali e dell'America
FLO4644485 Cover page of the book " Decade di Alberi Curiosi ed Eleganti Piante delle Indie orientali e dell'America, ultimente fatte Gia'notte dal celebre Sig

The golden scarab by Edgar Allan Poe: engraving in frontispiece of the French edition Eugene Ardant, late 19th century
PCT4274569 The golden scarab by Edgar Allan Poe: engraving in frontispiece of the French edition Eugene Ardant, late 19th century

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The frontispiece is a captivating glimpse into the world of literature, music, and art. It serves as an introduction to the masterpiece that lies within its pages or notes. Just like Dante's Divine Comedy, which showcases the author himself on its frontispiece, these illustrations give us a visual representation of the story that awaits. In Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata, the frontispiece sets the tone for a tragic love story with its evocative imagery. Similarly, Frankenstein's frontispiece offers a chilling preview of Mary Shelley's iconic tale of creation and destruction. Handel's Messiah takes us back in time with its engraved cover sheet music from 1742. This intricate design transports us to an era filled with grandeur and musical brilliance. Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles invites us into Victorian England through its beautifully crafted title page from 1892. The delicate details transport readers to another time and place. But it is not only literature that can be found within these captivating images; they also capture scenes from everyday life. The market in Bologna reveals street traders bustling about their daily business while Twelve breeds of pigeon showcase nature's diversity in all its feathered glory. Zodiac signs come alive on one particular frontispiece where Cupid or Eros spreads his wings alongside winged males representing each astrological symbol. This celestial artwork reminds us of our connection to the stars above. Historical figures are also celebrated through this artistic medium - such as Jacques de Lalaing depicted as The King of Arms in Order of the Golden Fleece writing - reminding us that history lives on through art. Dreams take shape on Gerontius' frontispiece as we delve into his ethereal journey beyond life itself. And Hercules honored by Hesperides captures strength and heroism frozen in time for eternity.