Initials Collection (#8)

Orlando and Rosalind in As You Like It (chromolitho)
969300 Orlando and Rosalind in As You Like It (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlando and Rosalind in As You Like It)

Illuminated initial, Coram Rege Rolls, 1553 (pigment on vellum)
870175 Illuminated initial, Coram Rege Rolls, 1553 (pigment on vellum) by English School, (16th century); National Archives

Page from Vignettes Typographiques (engraving)
3640039 Page from Vignettes Typographiques (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Vignettes Typographiques, Attributs, Melanges, Armes)

E. R. (chromolitho)
2775501 E. R. (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E. R. Illustration for a catalogue of Monograms and Heraldic Designs by Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark Ltd)

Postcard of lovers carving a heart on a tree, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo)
660083 Postcard of lovers carving a heart on a tree, sent in 1913 (hand-coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Plate, Edo Period, 1660-90 (ceramic)
6108389 Plate, Edo Period, 1660-90 (ceramic) by Japanese School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Image eAshmolean Museum

The Joseph and Bathsheba Pope carved and applied valuables cabinet, Salem, Massachussetts
CH465380 The Joseph and Bathsheba Pope carved and applied valuables cabinet, Salem, Massachussetts, 1679 (oak) (see also 465381) by Symonds, James (1633-1714) (attr)

Ms McClean 30, ff. 2v-3r: Initial pages framed with Acanthus leaves
FIT276972 Ms McClean 30, ff.2v-3r: Initial pages framed with Acanthus leaves, from the Reichenau Epistolary, late 10th century (gold ink & tempera on parchment) by Frankish School

Advertisement for Fletcher & Son, stationers and printers, Winsley Street / Oxford Street, London (colour litho)
6033047 Advertisement for Fletcher & Son, stationers and printers, Winsley Street/Oxford Street, London (colour litho) by European School

MS 300 f. 61v, folio from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c
5911889 MS 300 f.61v, folio from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School, (13th century); 19x14.1 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Jewelled frame for a portrait miniature of Queen Anne of Denmark, c
5672335 Jewelled frame for a portrait miniature of Queen Anne of Denmark, c.1611 (enamel, gold & table diamonds) (see also 109671 and 69710) by English School

GAF, GAG, JRM, GAH, JSB, GAJ, GAK (chromolitho)
984358 GAF, GAG, JRM, GAH, JSB, GAJ, GAK (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: GAF, GAG, JRM, GAH, JSB, GAJ, GAK)

Fa, FAB, FAC, EAZ, FAD, FAE, FAF (chromolitho)
984353 Fa, FAB, FAC, EAZ, FAD, FAE, FAF (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fa, FAB, FAC, EAZ, FAD, FAE, FAF)

EAH, EAI, EAJ, EAK, EAL, EAM, EAN (chromolitho)
984351 EAH, EAI, EAJ, EAK, EAL, EAM, EAN (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: EAH, EAI, EAJ, EAK, EAL, EAM, EAN)

Ca, CAB, CAC, VWX, CAD, CAE, CAF (chromolitho)
984343 Ca, CAB, CAC, VWX, CAD, CAE, CAF (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ca, CAB, CAC, VWX, CAD, CAE, CAF)

ZA, ZC, ZB, ZD, VR, ZE, ZF, ZG, ZH, ZI, ZK (chromolitho)
984333 ZA, ZC, ZB, ZD, VR, ZE, ZF, ZG, ZH, ZI, ZK (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ZA, ZC, ZB, ZD, VR, ZE, ZF, ZG, ZH, ZI, ZK)

YA, YB, YD, YE, YC, YF, YG, YH, YK, YJ, YL (chromolitho)
984331 YA, YB, YD, YE, YC, YF, YG, YH, YK, YJ, YL (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: YA, YB, YD, YE, YC, YF, YG, YH, YK, YJ, YL)

VA, VC, VB, VD, SPD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VI, VJ (chromolitho)
984327 VA, VC, VB, VD, SPD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VI, VJ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: VA, VC, VB, VD, SPD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VI, VJ)

SN, SM, SP, SR, SO, SS, ST, SU, SW, SY, SZ (chromolitho)
984324 SN, SM, SP, SR, SO, SS, ST, SU, SW, SY, SZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: SN, SM, SP, SR, SO, SS, ST, SU, SW, SY, SZ)

SA, SB, SC, SD, SL, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ, SK (chromolitho)
984323 SA, SB, SC, SD, SL, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ, SK (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: SA, SB, SC, SD, SL, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ, SK)

LM, LN, LO, LP, LT, LR, LS, LV, LW, LY, LZ (chromolitho)
984312 LM, LN, LO, LP, LT, LR, LS, LV, LW, LY, LZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: LM, LN, LO, LP, LT, LR, LS, LV, LW, LY, LZ)

JM, JN, JO, JP, JR, JS, JT, JU, JV, JW, JY (chromolitho)
984308 JM, JN, JO, JP, JR, JS, JT, JU, JV, JW, JY (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: JM, JN, JO, JP, JR, JS, JT, JU, JV, JW, JY)

IA, IB, IC, ID, IH, IE, IF, IG, II, IJ, IK (chromolitho)
984305 IA, IB, IC, ID, IH, IE, IF, IG, II, IJ, IK (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: IA, IB, IC, ID, IH, IE, IF, IG, II, IJ, IK)

HM, HN, HO, HP, HQ, HR, HS, HV, HW, HY, HZ (chromolitho)
984304 HM, HN, HO, HP, HQ, HR, HS, HV, HW, HY, HZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HM, HN, HO, HP, HQ, HR, HS, HV, HW, HY, HZ)

HA, HB, HC, HD, HH, HF, HG, HI, HJ, HK, HL (chromolitho)
984303 HA, HB, HC, HD, HH, HF, HG, HI, HJ, HK, HL (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HA, HB, HC, HD, HH, HF, HG, HI, HJ, HK, HL)

FM, FN, FO, FP, FQ, FR, FS, FV, FW, FY, FZ (chromolitho)
984300 FM, FN, FO, FP, FQ, FR, FS, FV, FW, FY, FZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: FM, FN, FO, FP, FQ, FR, FS, FV, FW, FY, FZ)

FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FI, FJ, FK, FL (chromolitho)
984299 FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FI, FJ, FK, FL (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FI, FJ, FK, FL)

DM, DN, DO, DP, DT, DR, DS, DV, DW, DY, DZ (chromolitho)
984296 DM, DN, DO, DP, DT, DR, DS, DV, DW, DY, DZ (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: DM, DN, DO, DP, DT, DR, DS, DV, DW, DY, DZ)

An English Delft Polychrome Royal Portrait Plate, London, Perhaps Vauxhall, c
3823059 An English Delft Polychrome Royal Portrait Plate, London, Perhaps Vauxhall, c.1705-10 (ceramic) by English School

Pentecost and a Preaching Scene, Book of Hours (Use of Paris) (ink & colour on vellum)
1764376 Pentecost and a Preaching Scene, Book of Hours (Use of Paris) (ink & colour on vellum) by French School, (15th century); 5.7x4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Letter P (colour photo)
3093228 The Letter P (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter P. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Leslie speaker cabinet owned by James Brown, ca. 1968. Creator: Unknown
A Leslie type 122 speaker cabinet covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping. Red vinyl letters outlined with brass colored metal rivets form the letters " J B" on the front of

Elton John arrives at Londons Heathrow airport, from Los Angeles and was whisked away in a Rolls Royce with a slight difference

Close Helmet for a Cuirassier, Italian, ca. 1615-20. Creator: Unknown
Close Helmet for a Cuirassier, Italian, ca. 1615-20

Counterproof of an impression from a name plate for Edward D. Adams, ca. 1892

De Fontein van de Koninglijke door-eengevlochte Naam; voor de veiver, in: Tooneel Der Voornaamste Nederlands Huizen, En Lust Hoven, Naar T Leven Afgebeeld, .n.d

Sacred Monogram. Creator: Antonius Wierix
Sacred Monogram

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, Italian, ca. 1410-20

Le Chiffre d Amour, 18th century. 18th century. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Le Chiffre d Amour, 18th century

Metal Object, with Initials PR, for Church, second half 19th century
Metal Object, with Initials " PR", for Church, second half 19th century

Benedictine Antiphonary, ca. 1467-70. Creator: Belbello da Pavia
Benedictine Antiphonary, ca. 1467-70

Jules Crevaux, During His Exploration Of French Guiana In 1878, Carving His Initials On A Tree On The Banks Of The Oyapock Or Oiapoque River, South America In The 19th Century. Jules Crevaux, 1847

Benjie, 1894. Creator: Day & Son
Benjie, 1894. Portrait of oarsman Hugh Benjamin Cotton (1871-1895), president of the Oxford University Boat Club, wearing a jumper with his initials on it

Manuscript by Ausias March, folio XXIX, XXVIII poems, Gothic writing with ornamented initials with no color (facsimile)

Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum Apparatu Ionnis Andreae), copy manuscript on parchment Italy, c.1340-1345 and illuminated by the Siena painter Lippo Vanni

Face of a lady, illuminated initial letter of Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum Apparatu Ionnis Andreae), manuscript on parchment made in Italy

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