Frontispiece Collection (#5)

Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he lived in the 6th century BC
530890 Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he lived in the 6th century BC. London 1480 (woodcut from Frontispiece of William Caxton's Fables of Aesop)

Frontispiece for Insects at Home by J G Wood (colour litho)
8643425 Frontispiece for Insects at Home by J G Wood (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Engraving of the book by Jules Verne " Twenty thousand lieues sous les mers" (Twenty-thousand - 20)
PCT4258185 Engraving of the book by Jules Verne " Twenty thousand lieues sous les mers" (Twenty-thousand - 20, 000 - 20000), 1865: frontispiece by Riou - editions Hetzel/ by Riou

Frontispiece of the book "Methodus Studii Medici", edition 1753 (engraving)
AIS5368648 Frontispiece of the book "Methodus Studii Medici", edition 1753 (engraving); (add.info.: Venice, by Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738), Dutch botanist, doctor and humanist

Frontispiece of "Physics" of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), edited in Lyon in 1561 (engraving)
AIS5356771 Frontispiece of "Physics" of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC), edited in Lyon in 1561 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

The Frontispiece of Regiomontanus Epitome in Ptolemaei'. Regiomontanus (1463-1476)
5311532 The Frontispiece of Regiomontanus Epitome in Ptolemaei'. Regiomontanus (1463-1476) a mathematician and astronomer of the German Renaissance, 15th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld)
MMM5477325 Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Front page of Van Keulen's maritime atlas (or waterworld)

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act IV. Scene 4
6867254 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act IV. Scene 4. Julia, "O thou senseless form, Thou shalt be worshipped, kissed

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra. Act IV. Scene 4
6867251 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra. Act IV. Scene 4. Cleopatra, "Nay, I'll help too"

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Coriolanus. Act II. Scene I
6867243 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play Coriolanus. Act II. Scene I. Coriolanus, "Wouldst thou have laughed had I come coffined home, That weepest to see me triumph

Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum. Title page
7301619 Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum. Title page.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page and frontispiece of a 1651 edition of Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history)

Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe
5893161 Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe; (add.info.: Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe)

Representation of Galileo Galilei (Galilee) (1564-1642) Frontispiece of the first edition of " La Sfera del
FGL5476313 Representation of Galileo Galilei (Galilee) (1564-1642) Frontispiece of the first edition of " La Sfera del Galileo ". Italy 17th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Frontispiece of "Philosophical Works" by the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1819 (engraving)
AIS5355326 Frontispiece of "Philosophical Works" by the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784), 1819 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Frontispice " L'ile a Helice", novel by Jules Verne, 1895 published by Hetzel editions under the general
JAB5034215 Frontispice " L'ile a Helice", novel by Jules Verne, 1895 published by Hetzel editions under the general title " les voyages extraordinaire".; (add.info)

Frontispiece of Parfumeur Francoys
5312093 Frontispiece of Parfumeur Francoys; (add.info.: Frontispiece of Parfumeur Francoys showing the various animal and vegetable sources of perfumes)

Literature: Frontispice of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Reproduction
NWI4926155 Literature: Frontispice of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Reproduction.; (add.info.: Literature: Frontispice of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet")

Discover the New World (Discovery of America): Title page of the story of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro
NWI4852940 Discover the New World (Discovery of America): Title page of the story of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541) on the conquest of Peru in 1535

Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, under Isabella II and Charles V (engraving)
CUL4860362 Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, under Isabella II and Charles V (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, Conde de Molina (1788-1855)

Frontispiece God Save You Merrie Gentil Men, 19th century (engraving)
CUL4893531 Frontispiece God Save You Merrie Gentil Men, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Frontispiece " God Save You Merrie Gentil Men'. Page decoration of a book from the 19th century)

Les GUEUX - Frontispice engraving of 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8
JEB4889373 Les GUEUX - Frontispice engraving of 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim in cm 13, 9x8, 7 Private collection.; (add.info)

Bounty Mutiny: open bible belonging to Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817)
ELD4881356 Bounty Mutiny: open bible belonging to Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817), 18th century - (Open bible belonged to William Bligh, commander of the HMS Bounty)

Frontispice de " Del mal del segno calcinacio o moscardino malattia che afflige i bachi da seta e sul modo di
XEE5028142 Frontispice de " Del mal del segno calcinacio o moscardino malattia che afflige i bachi da seta e sul modo di liberarne le bigattaje anche le piu infestate", 2 volumes, Lodi

Frontispice of " The anatomy of the human body", 1797, by Charles Bell (1774-1824)
XEE5028077 Frontispice of " The anatomy of the human body", 1797, by Charles Bell (1774-1824) - Biblioteca nazionale braidense

Frontispice of " L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux", Paris, 1555 by Pierre Belon (1517-1564)
XEE5028060 Frontispice of " L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux", Paris, 1555 by Pierre Belon (1517-1564); (add.info)

Frontispice of " Cista Medica Hafniensis" by Thomas Bartholin (1616-80) (Bartholinus)
XEE5027952 Frontispice of " Cista Medica Hafniensis" by Thomas Bartholin (1616-80) (Bartholinus), 1662 - Private Collection Milan; (add.info)

Parthenia, or the Maydenhead of the first musicke that ever was printed for the virginalls Composed by three famous
XEE5027512 Parthenia, or the Maydenhead of the first musicke that ever was printed for the virginalls Composed by three famous masters, William Byrd

Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749
XEE5027396 Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749; (add.info.: Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749); Stefano Bianchetti

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220112 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Children taking part at the door of their school. Frontispice of " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full
DUV4217340 Children taking part at the door of their school. Frontispice of " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by Theophile Schuler (1821-1878)

A dwarf named Fortune, like garlands, participates in a wedding meal. Frontispice of the novel "La Fortune du
PCT4272621 A dwarf named Fortune, like garlands, participates in a wedding meal. Frontispice of the novel "La Fortune du Poor" by Francois Mussat

Practice of artificial memory to learn and retain the history and the univers, 18th century (print)
PCT4287501 Practice of artificial memory to learn and retain the history and the univers, 18th century (print); (add.info)

Book of edifying readings in the 19th century: " Qui donne aux pauvres ready a Dieu" by Leon Guerin
PCT4284276 Book of edifying readings in the 19th century: " Qui donne aux pauvres ready a Dieu" by Leon Guerin, editon Vermot - charite chretienne - aumone - generosite - don - begging

Frontispice by Jules Hanriot from the book of Crebillon Jr. (Claude) " Le Sopha
PCT4257251 Frontispice by Jules Hanriot from the book of Crebillon Jr. (Claude) " Le Sopha, moral tale" (in reality licentious) - edition Gilliet 1881; (add.info)

Costumes vary from the peoples of Africa. Lithograph for the title page of the book
FLO4634710 Costumes vary from the peoples of Africa. Lithograph for the title page of the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm

She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she
3086242 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she, frontispiece from The Snow Queen, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Debuts of the comic strip: frontispiece of "Nouveaux voyages en zig-zag" by Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846)
FAT4300211 Debuts of the comic strip: frontispiece of "Nouveaux voyages en zig-zag" by Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846)

Title page of the book " Un autre Monde" by J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard, dit)
PCT4293724 Title page of the book " Un autre Monde" by J.J. Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard, dit, 1803-1847) during its first publication in thirty-six editions of Fournier

Frontispice of the novel Joseph Balsamo; by Alexandre Dumas Pere, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4292262 Frontispice of the novel Joseph Balsamo; by Alexandre Dumas Pere, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Frontispice of the novel by Alexandre Dumas Pere (1802-1870)

Frontispice of the book " Le Quartitre d'heure d'une jolie femme, ou les amusements de la toilette
PCT4296310 Frontispice of the book " Le Quartitre d'heure d'une jolie femme, ou les amusements de la toilette, ouvrage quasi moral", Geneve, at Antoine Philibert

Frontispiece for "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print)
DUV4198779 Frontispiece for "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece to the insect alphabet. Education and recreation library)

Frontispice of the book " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916 (for the children of our soldiers)"
DUV4201431 Frontispice of the book " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916 (for the children of our soldiers)". Editions Berger-Levrault, 1918. Texts and drawings by Andre Helle (1871-1945)

Title page to Volume 1, Book 2, with vignette of a bust of Lessing and three putti: one with a wreath
FLO4704017 Title page to Volume 1, Book 2, with vignette of a bust of Lessing and three putti: one with a wreath, one with trumpet and torch, and one with mantle

Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 1, with a bust of Winkelmann and two putti with instruments of geometry
FLO4703357 Calligraphic title page to Volume 1, Book 1, with a bust of Winkelmann and two putti with instruments of geometry, globe, palette and lyre

Title page with dinosaur, fossil skeletons and cliff - Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4693985 Title page with dinosaur, fossil skeletons and cliff - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving)
864172 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving); (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe, barefoot and dressed in goatskins, pictured on the island where he spent many years after his shipwreck)

Line drawing of a King going Hawking from the frontispiece of a work on Falconry
1578281 Line drawing of a King going Hawking from the frontispiece of a work on Falconry; (add.info.: Line drawing of a King going Hawking from the frontispiece of a work on Falconry)

Frontispiece from the Book of Common Prayer
1578051 Frontispiece from the Book of Common Prayer; (add.info.: Frontispiece from the Book of Common Prayer. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.