Skip to main content

Pages Collection (page 6)

"Pages: A Journey Through Time and History" Step into the world of pages, where stories unfold and history comes alive

Background imagePages Collection: Cropped page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (colour litho)

Cropped page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (colour litho)
2972952 Cropped page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

Background imagePages Collection: Printing (colour litho)

Printing (colour litho)
2795460 Printing (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Printing. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Background imagePages Collection: The medieval festivals of the city of Hamlet (colour litho)

The medieval festivals of the city of Hamlet (colour litho)
2777729 The medieval festivals of the city of Hamlet (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The medieval festivals of the city of Hamlet)

Background imagePages Collection: Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (pen & ink and textile on paper)

Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (pen & ink and textile on paper)
3084482 Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (pen & ink and textile on paper) by English School, (19th century); 48.8x75 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English

Background imagePages Collection: Back cover of Catalogue of Materials for House Painting and Glazing, c

Back cover of Catalogue of Materials for House Painting and Glazing, c
3084472 Back cover of Catalogue of Materials for House Painting and Glazing, c.1893 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); 23.8x18.5 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imagePages Collection: Womens petticoats 1935

Womens petticoats 1935
Double page catalogue of a selection womens full length petticoats. Date: 1935

Background imagePages Collection: A Knight Arming (engraving)

A Knight Arming (engraving)
1620831 A Knight Arming (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Knight Arming. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 July 1873)

Background imagePages Collection: Waterloo, by Auguste Barthelemy and Joseph Mery, 1838 (engraving)

Waterloo, by Auguste Barthelemy and Joseph Mery, 1838 (engraving)
1249065 Waterloo, by Auguste Barthelemy and Joseph Mery, 1838 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Background imagePages Collection: Title page design, The Story of Me

Title page design, The Story of Me -- a baby book in which details can be recorded of the babys date of birth, weight, first birthday, etc. Showing a baby turning the pages of a large book

Background imagePages Collection: Three cats playing the piano on a greetings postcard

Three cats playing the piano on a greetings postcard
Three cats playing the piano and turning the pages on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePages Collection: Holly and open book on a Christmas postcard

Holly and open book on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePages Collection: Elderly Victorian couple in a garden

Elderly Victorian couple in a garden. The man holds his hat in his hand, the woman holds the pages of a letter. Date: circa 1880s

Background imagePages Collection: Advert for Le Pages liquid glue 1884

Advert for Le Pages liquid glue 1884
Sold in a tin can, can mends everything from wood, leather, paper, ivory, glass, china, furniture, bric-a-brac. Date: 1884

Background imagePages Collection: Wallpaper production (engraving)

Wallpaper production (engraving)
982454 Wallpaper production (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallpaper production)

Background imagePages Collection: Page 271 from Plutarchs Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes

Page 271 from Plutarchs Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes
1067658 Page 271 from Plutarchs Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, 1579 (printed text) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); 31.8x21.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. A.E

Background imagePages Collection: Study (chromolitho)

Study (chromolitho)
961368 Study (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Study. Illustration initialled A C, circa late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePages Collection: Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c

Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c
494962 Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c.1505 (tempera on vellum) (see also 494950-62, 494969-83 and 490416) by Flemish School

Background imagePages Collection: Autograph manuscript of Lincolns last address as President, delivered in Washinton

Autograph manuscript of Lincolns last address as President, delivered in Washinton
490414 Autograph manuscript of Lincolns last address as President, delivered in Washinton, D. C. from the window of the White House on the evening of 11th April

Background imagePages Collection: Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus

Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus
488345 Detail of a page from De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the French translation of Jean Corbechon, c.1390 (tempera on vellum) (see also 488340-47) by Remiet

Background imagePages Collection: Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633

Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633
479166 Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633 (pen & ink and watercolour on paper) by European School; 20.8x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePages Collection: Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633

Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633
479161 Pages from the Album Amicorum of Philipp Hainhofer, 1596-1633 (pen & ink and watercolour on paper) by European School; 20.8x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePages Collection: Rediscovered corrected galley proofs of Du Cote de Chez Swann, 1913 (print)

Rediscovered corrected galley proofs of Du Cote de Chez Swann, 1913 (print)
CH390197 Rediscovered corrected galley proofs of Du Cote de Chez Swann, 1913 (print) by Proust, Marcel (1871-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePages Collection: Renodaeus, His Dispensatory, Tr R Tomlinson, J Streater and J Cottrel 1657 (b / w photo)

Renodaeus, His Dispensatory, Tr R Tomlinson, J Streater and J Cottrel 1657 (b / w photo)
5988841 Renodaeus, His Dispensatory, Tr R Tomlinson, J Streater and J Cottrel 1657 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Renodaeus, His Dispensatory)

Background imagePages Collection: H Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, F Constable 1622 (b / w photo)

H Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, F Constable 1622 (b / w photo)
5988839 H Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, F Constable 1622 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, F Constable 1622)

Background imagePages Collection: J Danes, Paralipomena orthographiae, I L for P Stephanus and C Meredith 1639 (b / w photo)

J Danes, Paralipomena orthographiae, I L for P Stephanus and C Meredith 1639 (b / w photo)
5988836 J Danes, Paralipomena orthographiae, I L for P Stephanus and C Meredith 1639 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Danes)

Background imagePages Collection: Facsimile of Two Pages of an Abyssinian Bible (engraving)

Facsimile of Two Pages of an Abyssinian Bible (engraving)
1588618 Facsimile of Two Pages of an Abyssinian Bible (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Facsimile of Two Pages of an Abyssinian Bible)

Background imagePages Collection: Pages 3 & 4, showing flags from the United Kingdom, from

Pages 3 & 4, showing flags from the United Kingdom, from
1272278 Pages 3 & 4, showing flags from the United Kingdom, from Flags of All Nations and of the States and Territories of the United States of America, 1887 (chromolitho) by American School

Background imagePages Collection: Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, 1879 (engraving)

Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, 1879 (engraving)
1273825 Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, 1879 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Background imagePages Collection: Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628 (oil on panel, h 71. 5cm -- w 80. 5

Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628 (oil on panel, h 71. 5cm -- w 80. 5
3709973 Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628 (oil on panel, h 71.5cm A-- w 80.5 by Claesz, Pieter (1597-1660); 71.5x80.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imagePages Collection: Front endpaper details from Astronomia nova Aitiologetos

Front endpaper details from Astronomia nova Aitiologetos
2916306 Front endpaper details from Astronomia nova Aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler (engraving) by German School, (17th century); The University of St

Background imagePages Collection: Fol 45 Astronomia nova Aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler (engraving)

Fol 45 Astronomia nova Aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler (engraving)
2916304 Fol 45 Astronomia nova Aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler (engraving) by German School, (17th century); The University of St

Background imagePages Collection: The knight sets out (chromolitho)

The knight sets out (chromolitho)
735732 The knight sets out (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The knight sets out)

Background imagePages Collection: King Arthur meets the Lady Guinevere, illustration from

King Arthur meets the Lady Guinevere, illustration from
STC335704 King Arthur meets the Lady Guinevere, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, 1903 (litho) by Pyle

Background imagePages Collection: A page from the Codex Leicester, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper)

A page from the Codex Leicester, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper)
XBP340118 A page from the Codex Leicester, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePages Collection: Painting Chapter, from the Salon des Refuses, 1863 (litho)

Painting Chapter, from the Salon des Refuses, 1863 (litho)
BWM343571 Painting Chapter, from the Salon des Refuses, 1863 (litho) by French School, (19th century); The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK; eBowes Museum; French, out of copyright

Background imagePages Collection: The Battle of Patay, illustration from Jeanne d Arc, c. 1910 (colour litho)

The Battle of Patay, illustration from Jeanne d Arc, c. 1910 (colour litho)
CHT420061 The Battle of Patay, illustration from Jeanne d Arc, c.1910 (colour litho) by Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice (1851-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePages Collection: Lewis Psalter, opening showing calendar pages for October and November, c

Lewis Psalter, opening showing calendar pages for October and November, c
486262 Lewis Psalter, opening showing calendar pages for October and November, c.1225-50 (tempera on vellum) by Leber Group (13th century)

Background imagePages Collection: A Saint reading in the desert (pen & ink on paper)

A Saint reading in the desert (pen & ink on paper)
CTS413006 A Saint reading in the desert (pen & ink on paper) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 25.1x22.1 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imagePages Collection: Italian Costume 1400

Italian Costume 1400
LLM455352 Italian Costume 1400 by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Costume 1400. Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer)

Background imagePages Collection: Studies of the Illumination of the Moon, A page from the Codex Leicester

Studies of the Illumination of the Moon, A page from the Codex Leicester
XBP340119 Studies of the Illumination of the Moon, A page from the Codex Leicester, 1508-12 (sepia ink on linen paper) by Vinci

Background imagePages Collection: Silius Italicus, The Second Punick War, Tr T Ross, T Roycroft 1661 (b / w photo)

Silius Italicus, The Second Punick War, Tr T Ross, T Roycroft 1661 (b / w photo)
5988925 Silius Italicus, The Second Punick War, Tr T Ross, T Roycroft 1661 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silius Italicus, The Second Punick War)

Background imagePages Collection: P Matthieu, Vnhappy Prosperitie, Tr T Hawkins, I Haviland for G Emondson 1632 (b / w photo)

P Matthieu, Vnhappy Prosperitie, Tr T Hawkins, I Haviland for G Emondson 1632 (b / w photo)
5988919 P Matthieu, Vnhappy Prosperitie, Tr T Hawkins, I Haviland for G Emondson 1632 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P Matthieu)

Background imagePages Collection: The Psalms of David in 4 Languages, Tr W Slatyer, T Harper for G Thomason and O Pullen 1643

The Psalms of David in 4 Languages, Tr W Slatyer, T Harper for G Thomason and O Pullen 1643 (b / w photo)
5988917 The Psalms of David in 4 Languages, Tr W Slatyer, T Harper for G Thomason and O Pullen 1643 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imagePages Collection: P Pena and M de Lobel, Stirpium adversaria nova, T Purfoetius 1570 (b / w photo)

P Pena and M de Lobel, Stirpium adversaria nova, T Purfoetius 1570 (b / w photo)
5988914 P Pena and M de Lobel, Stirpium adversaria nova, T Purfoetius 1570 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P Pena and M de Lobel)




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Pages: A Journey Through Time and History" Step into the world of pages, where stories unfold and history comes alive. From suffragette board games to front pages of the Daily Telegraph in 1914, 1918, and 1919 during World War I, each page holds a tale waiting to be discovered. Intriguingly, a Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card reminds us of the timeless words that have transcended generations. Meanwhile, The Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon's presence on a page takes us back to an era filled with grandeur and colonial influence. Turning another page reveals T Hobbes' Leviathan alongside A Crooke's thought-provoking black-and-white photograph from 1651. This juxtaposition invites contemplation about human nature and society through the ages. The wedding of Lady Diana Manner and Duff Cooper captures our attention as we delve into their love story preserved within these precious pages. Similarly captivating is the Common Prayer book from HM's Printers in 1662 - its black-and-white photo reminding us of centuries-old traditions. Sir W Raleigh's The History of the World transports us further back in time to explore ancient civilizations through beautifully engraved illustrations dating back to 1614. These images offer glimpses into forgotten worlds that still hold valuable lessons for today. Amongst these historical treasures lies Susi at the piano - a snapshot frozen in time that evokes emotions through music. Art is Long by Pica reinforces this sentiment as we appreciate how art can transcend time itself. Lastly, an album filled with assorted photos and postcards takes us on a visual journey through Egypt & Palestine - exotic lands captured within fragile pages that transport us across continents without leaving our seats. With every turn of these diverse pages, we embark on an adventure spanning different eras, cultures, and perspectives. They remind us that history is not just confined between covers but lives on through the stories and memories preserved within these pages.