Library Collection (page 9)

Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Margate, etc (engraving)
8640294 Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Margate, etc (engraving) by Bonner, George Wilmot (1796-1836); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margate, etc)

Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Hastings and St Leonards (engraving)
8640281 Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Hastings and St Leonards (engraving) by Bonner, George Wilmot (1796-1836); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hastings and St Leonards)

The Library, Ken Wood, Hampstead (b/w photo)
8639494 The Library, Ken Wood, Hampstead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Library, Ken Wood, Hampstead)

The End of the Library, Syon House, Isleworth (b/w photo)
8639465 The End of the Library, Syon House, Isleworth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Library, Syon House, Isleworth)

Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Southampton, Netley Abbey, etc (engraving)
8640284 Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Southampton, Netley Abbey, etc (engraving) by Bonner, George Wilmot (1796-1836); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southampton, Netley Abbey)

Lambeth, Lambeth Palace, Great Hall, now Library, N bay of E wall, with doorway dated 1663 (b/w photo)
8661656 Lambeth, Lambeth Palace, Great Hall, now Library, N bay of E wall, with doorway dated 1663 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lambeth)

Ocean liners: P and O "Strathallan", Library (colour litho)
8659345 Ocean liners: P and O "Strathallan", Library (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P and O "Strathallan", Library)

Library of the Vatican, at Rome (engraving)
8647218 Library of the Vatican, at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Library of the Vatican, at Rome)

Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze, Fukien, Reposing marble Buddha in the library of the Monastery on Drum Mountain
8654039 Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze, Fukien, Reposing marble Buddha in the library of the Monastery on Drum Mountain (b/w photo) by Boerschmann

In the reading room, waiting for the illustrated papers (engraving)
8652577 In the reading room, waiting for the illustrated papers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the reading room, waiting for the illustrated papers)

Dorset: Melbury House (litho)
8651102 Dorset: Melbury House (litho) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melbury House)

Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book
945565 Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Photograph of calligraphy detail of letters on an illuminated page from a book of Sh... 1986 (photo)
8716699 Photograph of calligraphy detail of letters on an illuminated page from a book of Sh... 1986 (photo) by Sangorski

Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library
5614329 Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library; (add.info.: Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849- 1928, seen here in his library. English poet, author and critic)

The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England
5614290 The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England; (add.info.: The library at Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England. Home of Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870)

English West Indies - French Antilles - Fort de France. Library Schoelcher, architect Pierre Henri Picq. opened in 1893
JEB4948818 English West Indies - French Antilles - Fort de France. Library Schoelcher, architect Pierre Henri Picq. opened in 1893.; (add.info)

Children reading - advertising poster by Hetzel, 1886
XRX4713011 Children reading - advertising poster by Hetzel, 1886.; (add.info.: Children reading - advertising poster by Hetzel, 1886.); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Portrait of Camille Pelletan (1846-1915), French politician, Minister of Marine in 1902
JAB5036275 Portrait of Camille Pelletan (1846-1915), French politician, Minister of Marine in 1902.; (add.info.: Portrait of Camille Pelletan (1846-1915), French politician

Theological room of the library of the monastery of Strahov, Prague Castle, Prague, Boheme, Czech Republic
IMB4871886 Theological room of the library of the monastery of Strahov, Prague Castle, Prague, Boheme, Czech Republic. The room houses old books but also astronomical globes by William Blaeu

The piano and library of Robert Schumann
3118644 The piano and library of Robert Schumann; (add.info.: Photographic print of the piano and library of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) a German composer and music critic

Remains of The Bibliotheca in the Palace of the Caesars, Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century
2963159 Remains of The Bibliotheca in the Palace of the Caesars, Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930
3499680 Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930; (add.info.: Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930)

Portrait of Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin
2604064 Portrait of Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin; (add.info.: Alexei Nikolaievich Kuropatkin (1848 - 1925) in his library

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of Pope Urban VIII, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432462 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of Pope Urban VIII, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info)

Inside a Parisian mansion, located 26 boulevard Malesherbes
ETI4396799 Inside a Parisian mansion, located 26 boulevard Malesherbes.; (add.info.: Inside a Parisian mansion, located 26 boulevard Malesherbes.); © Angelo. All rights reserved 2023

Peru, South America, 18th century
3618319 Peru, South America, 18th century; (add.info.: Peru, South America, 18th century. Plane of the inlet of Pisco, located on the coast of Peru, at 13 degrees 40 austral latitude)

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Elder
3600115 Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Elder; (add.info.: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Elder. Fifth king of Rome (616 BC-578 BC)

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A Corner of Library, showing Chimney-Piece from Greenwich Palace (engraving)
8632754 A Corner of Library, showing Chimney-Piece from Greenwich Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Corner of Library)

Library and drawing room, Penrhyn Castle, Wales (engraving)
8676983 Library and drawing room, Penrhyn Castle, Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's visit to North Wales)

London: Mudie's (colour litho)
8666383 London: Mudie's (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mudie's. Illustration for Highways and Byways in London by Mrs E T Cook)

The inner temple Law library, 1860 (engraving)
1579649 The inner temple Law library, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the inner temple Law library. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the Old World rabbit. 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
540323 Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the Old World rabbit. 1828 (hand-coloured engraving); (add.info.: A rodent introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century as a protein source)

Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, The Library, above the ante-chapel (b/w photo)
8625333 Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, The Library, above the ante-chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmund's Hall, The Library)

Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)
8663245 Page of London views, 1835 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Interior of St Deniol's Library (b/w photo)
8654251 Interior of St Deniol's Library (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of St Deniol's Library. Opened 25 January 1894)

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