Open Book Collection (#2)

Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Jamaica
VEN5030435 Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Jamaica and Cuba in the Caribbean. Engraving of the 17th century

The author presents his work to his lord Borso d'Este (1413-1471), Duke of Este
VEN5027500 The author presents his work to his lord Borso d'Este (1413-1471), Duke of Este. Page of the manuscript of the "Book of the Savior" (Libro del salvatore) (ms)

A German prince reading has ladies in the Middle Ages
NWI4957467 A German prince reading has ladies in the Middle Ages.; (add.info.: A German prince reading has ladies in the Middle Ages.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Costumes of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church, Dominican nuns (Dominican Order), 18th century
NWI4960529 Costumes of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church, Dominican nuns (Dominican Order), 18th century. Old colour lithograph.; (add.info)

Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France
NWI4961722 Play card of the Moon (left) and Justice (right). Card game of the court of Charles VI (1368-1422), France, 15th century

James Young Simpson (1811-1870) trying out anaesthetics on himself, 19th century (wood engraving)
UTD4952430 James Young Simpson (1811-1870) trying out anaesthetics on himself, 19th century (wood engraving); United Archives GmbH

A teacher correcting a student with a rule in his classroom. Body punishment 19th century. Illustration 19th century
NWI4961530 A teacher correcting a student with a rule in his classroom. Body punishment 19th century. Illustration 19th century

Technical school for indigent boys on 7th Avenue in New York (USA). Evening class at the centre for child workers
NWI4961462 Technical school for indigent boys on 7th Avenue in New York (USA). Evening class at the centre for child workers, 1890. Illustration 19th century

Portrait of Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 - 1763) dit Marivaux, French writer and playwright
JAB5037364 Portrait of Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688 - 1763) dit Marivaux, French writer and playwright. engraving of 1878; (add.info)

Mary Magdalene in prayer. Engraving 19th century - Mary Magdalene praying
NWI4917390 Mary Magdalene in prayer. Engraving 19th century - Mary Magdalene praying. Digitally colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: Mary Magdalene in prayer)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la republique, animated view, statue of the republic with lion at the foot
LUX4771836 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la republique, animated view, statue of the republic with lion at the foot of the statue of the republic, 1895; (add.info.: France)

Pages from "Biblia Poliglota Complutense", 1514 (manuscript)
AIS5343356 Pages from "Biblia Poliglota Complutense", 1514 (manuscript); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Double page of the treatise of mathematics "Algebra" by Raphael (Rafael or Raffaelle) Bombelli (1526-1572)
AIS5353959 Double page of the treatise of mathematics "Algebra" by Raphael (Rafael or Raffaelle) Bombelli (1526-1572), 1579 (printed monograph); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Nicolas Leonicene - Niccolo Leoniceno, 1521 (oil on canvas) - Niccolo Leoniceno (also known as Nicolo Leoniceno)
QUA5036722 Nicolas Leonicene - Niccolo Leoniceno, 1521 (oil on canvas) - Niccolo Leoniceno (also known as Nicolo Leoniceno, Nicolaus Leoninus, Nicolaus Leonicenus of Vicenza)

Animals exhibited and the page of Aldrovandi's book explaining the same animals
VEN5031425 Animals exhibited and the page of Aldrovandi's book explaining the same animals. Musee Ulisse Aldrovandi, office of curiosites at the Palazzo Poggi in Bologna (Bologna)

Saint Paul and Saint Mathias - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940328 Saint Paul and Saint Mathias - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Teachers questioning (knowledge control) in the mixed class of a rural American school, 19th century
NWI4961502 Teachers questioning (knowledge control) in the mixed class of a rural American school, 19th century. Illustration 19th century

Classroom, mixed and has several levels, a colonial school, with a child punished
NWI4961469 Classroom, mixed and has several levels, a colonial school, with a child punished, wearing a cover head of cancer and the teacher reading a book to a young boy. Illustration 19th century

Teacher, reading at his office, in the classroom of a colonial school, 17th-18th century. Illustration 19th century
NWI4961452 Teacher, reading at his office, in the classroom of a colonial school, 17th-18th century. Illustration 19th century

Costumes of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church, Dominican nuns (Dominican Order), 18th century
NWI4960538 Costumes of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church, Dominican nuns (Dominican Order), 18th century. Old colour lithograph.; (add.info)

Man praying for the delivrance
NWI4959630 Man praying for the delivrance.; (add.info.: Man praying for the delivrance.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The Mass of Saint Gregoire - Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda
CUL4876739 The Mass of Saint Gregoire - Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda. Castilian Spanish-Flemish School. It comes from the Convent of Santa Clara (Palencia). Gothic Art

Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du
ELD4881357 Mutinerie du Bounty: logbook of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige dans la chaloupe apres la mutinerie du Bounty du 29 April 1789 - (Logbook or ship's log of William Bligh)

Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29
ELD4881297 Mutinerie du Bounty: log of Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817) redige in the boat after the mutinerie du Bounty of 29 April 1789 - Detail avec drapeau et dessin des contours d'une

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother and two daughters sending flowers to husband fighting at
LUX4740976 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother and two daughters sending flowers to husband fighting at the front

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31), Toulouse: portrait of a couple in studio, 1870
LUX4711963 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31), Toulouse: portrait of a couple in studio, 1870; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31), Toulouse: portrait of a couple in studio

Portrait of woman: Portrait of the wife of Mr Henry, 1912, Le Mans, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4698630 Portrait of woman: Portrait of the wife of Mr Henry, 1912, Le Mans, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of woman: Portrait of the wife of Mr Henry)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220250 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220223 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter Y. A mother having her lecons recited (poetry? ) has his little daughter
DUV4210325 Letter Y. A mother having her lecons recited (poetry? ) has his little daughter. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"

The sculptor Aube and his son, Emile (1882). Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Pastel on gray-beige paper glue on cardboard
SYC4195933 The sculptor Aube and his son, Emile (1882). Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Pastel on gray-beige paper glue on cardboard

Duties of the child in the family: Union in the family. The father, the mother and their children
DUV4212661 Duties of the child in the family: Union in the family. The father, the mother and their children. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Letter F. A big sister with a score. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"
DUV4210185 Letter F. A big sister with a score. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Letter N: Swimming in the room. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209436 Letter N: Swimming in the room. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Detail of the cover of a 19th century book: Prix d'excellence by Victor Delcroix, edition Megard (Rouen) 1870
PCT4286663 Detail of the cover of a 19th century book: Prix d'excellence by Victor Delcroix, edition Megard (Rouen) 1870; (add.info.: Detail of the cover of a 19th century book)

Page du manuscrit "Satira" (Satire) du poete espagnol Luis de Gongora y Argote (1561-1627)
AIS5332960 Page du manuscrit "Satira" (Satire) du poete espagnol Luis de Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), representant du Siecle d'or. 1654; © Iberfoto

Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate)
VEN5027492 Manuscript page with miniatures of "Tabulae caelestium" (Celestial Plate), about astronomy by Professor Giovanni Bianchini (Johannes Blanchinus) (1410-1449)

Portrait of Wulstan (or Wulfstan), second arch of York from 1002-1023. A copy of an 11th century manuscript
FLO4707477 Portrait of Wulstan (or Wulfstan), second arch of York from 1002-1023. A copy of an 11th century manuscript, dressed in his ordinary dress, sitting and studying a book in his office

The vision of Saint Anthony of Padua Anonymous (drawing)
JEB4869427 The vision of Saint Anthony of Padua Anonymous (drawing); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2024

Saint James and a Saint (not identified) - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940352 Saint James and a Saint (not identified) - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
FLO4717931 Greek philosopher Plato with the botanists Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782) and Joseph Banks (1743-1820) in 18th century foppish costume

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists rest in the shelter of the heat and the sun inside the boat in a room with a
LUX4779132 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists rest in the shelter of the heat and the sun inside the boat in a room with a map of the Nile, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

First World War: France, Patriotic postcard showing in a class in Alsace a teacher and her painting on which is marked
LUX4736586 First World War: France, Patriotic postcard showing in a class in Alsace a teacher and her painting on which is marked: "France is our homeland"

Le Petit Lavisse - double page illustrated from Le Petit Lavisse (book of History of France)
PCT4298054 Le Petit Lavisse - double page illustrated from Le Petit Lavisse (book of History of France) beg 20th century (engraving); (add.info.: double page illustrated, Carolingian kings)

Frederic III de Montefeltro (1422-1482), Duke of Urbino, condottiere of the Renaissance - Federico da Montefeltro
FLO4676161 Frederic III de Montefeltro (1422-1482), Duke of Urbino, condottiere of the Renaissance - Federico da Montefeltro, (1422-1482), condottieri of the Italian Renaissance

Cover (cardboard - binding) modern-style (modern style) of the book " Food and Hygiene of Children" by Dr
PCT4274107 Cover (cardboard - binding) modern-style (modern style) of the book " Food and Hygiene of Children" by Dr. Comby, edition Vigot freres 1908. First dish, back and 4th dish ornate

The Life Of Saint Ambrose (St. Ambrose, St Ambrose, San Ambrogio), Archbishop of Milan
PCT4282632 The Life Of Saint Ambrose (St. Ambrose, St Ambrose, San Ambrogio), Archbishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church and Confessor, divided into twelve books, by Godefroy Herman

Capital letters Plate in " Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet"
DUV4220102 Capital letters Plate in " Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet". Bookshop by Theodore Lefevre et Cie - 1892 - Coloured wood engravings

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"Unveiling the Wisdom: Exploring the Open Book of History and Art" Step into a world where knowledge unfolds, as pages turn to reveal captivating tales. From the ancient St. Benedict's Rule to the grand Library at the Abbey of Melk in Lower Austria, each chapter holds its own enchantment. Immerse yourself in Knut's serene presence amidst lush green grass, captured delicately on canvas. Let Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday transport you to their deserted island through strokes of oil paint that breathe life into their adventurous story. Witness The Witches Sabbath unfold before your eyes, a bewitching scene that tantalizes with mystery and intrigue. Marvel at El Primo's mischievous grin frozen in time, his portrait whispering secrets only jesters can tell. Travel back in time with two little girls engrossed in reading from The Great Baby Alphabet, an exquisite chromo capturing innocence and wonder within its vibrant colors. Observe novices accepting the tonsure during an ecclesiastical rite of devotion - a symbolic haircut marking their commitment to faith. Imagine yourself as a 14th-century Doctor of Law engrossed in books atop a lectern while wearing regal robes adorned with ermine - an embodiment of scholarly pursuit and intellectual enlightenment. Gaze upon St. Luke seated on a cloud, holding open books symbolizing wisdom flowing from his hands while accompanied by a loyal bull at his feet - an artistic representation steeped in religious symbolism. Let Maurice Denis' masterpiece "The Muses" inspire your creative spirit as these divine beings guide artists throughout history towards brilliance and innovation. Admire Marie Leczinska, Queen of France herself exuding grace and elegance through her timeless portrait from 1909. Finally, lose yourself amidst the intricate tapestry known as "Triumphs of the Mother of God, " woven meticulously between 1500-02; it depicts celestial scenes that celebrate the divine power and beauty of the Virgin Mary.