Vernacular Collection (#7)

Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag DES01_01_0633
The entrance to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, Abbey Road, Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, showing the figure of a knight carved into the front wall

Exterior Of Ornate Mud House, Close Up

La Giralda Bell Tower At Dusk

Hiroshima Castle And Cherry Blossoms In Spring

Whitewashed Greek Chapel, Close Up

Figures On The Roof Of The Summer Palace

New Temple, Phum Prasat

Libyan Traders Houses at Zinder, Niger, Africa. An important centre of the Trans-Saharan trade with the founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram in 1736 by Kanouri aristocrats. Date: circa 1910s

Petrarch (1304-1374). Song Book (Il Canzoniere). Folio 1r
Petrarch (1304-1374). Italian scholar, poet, and one of the earliest humanists. Song Book (Il Canzoniere), Also known as the Scattered Rhymes. Poem. Folio 1r. Vatican Library. Vatican City

Detail of wooden cottage in Kent, painted with black tar in traditional style and with neatly stacked woodpile credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Brittany... c1920. Artist: E. A. Crook
Brittany. Supreme glory of Quimper, that pleasant city of fables and gables, is the twin-spired cathedral of S. Corentin, c1920. Quimper is a town of the of the FinistTHre department, Brittany

Brittany... c1920. Artist: Humphrey Joel
Brittany. Within the turreted walls that enclose Dinan are many curious narrow streets, especially here near the Porte du Jerzual, c1920

Saynatsalo Town Hall, 1940s. Artist: Alvar Aalto
Saynatsalo Town Hall, influenced by both Finnish vernacular culture and the Italian Renaissance, 1940s

Lall Bazaar and the Portuguese Chapel, Calcutta, engraved by Robert Havell, pub. 1824
XND70256 Lall Bazaar and the Portuguese Chapel, Calcutta, engraved by Robert Havell, pub. 1824 (engraving) by Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856) (after); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

A Canal at Strasbourg (w / c on paper)
BAL34623 A Canal at Strasbourg (w/c on paper) by Stanfield, Clarkson R.A. (1793-1867); 23.5x16 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Heiji Uprising of 1159, Momoyama Period (1568-1615) (ink on paper)
XBP341857 Heiji Uprising of 1159, Momoyama Period (1568-1615) (ink on paper) by Japanese School (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The House of Othello, the Moore in Venice, 1856 (oil on canvas)
BAL347484 The House of Othello, the Moore in Venice, 1856 (oil on canvas) by Gerhardt, Eduard (1813-88); Regional Art Gallery, Tambov; German, out of copyright

Pied Bull Public House, 1848 (w / c on paper)
XCF286426 Pied Bull Public House, 1848 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

View of an Old House in High street, Lambeth (w / c on paper)
XCF286421 View of an Old House in High street, Lambeth (w/c on paper) by Findley, J. (fl.c.1810); Private Collection; out of copyright

BAL2637042 by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); French, out of copyright

BAL2637034 by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); French, out of copyright

View of the ancient Pont-au-Change, from an engraving of the Topography of Paris
KW260657 View of the ancient Pont-au-Change, from an engraving of the Topography of Paris, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho) by French School

The Farm in Summer, 1890 (oil on canvas)
XIR253129 The Farm in Summer, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: La ferme en ete; ); Dutch, out of copyright

St. Basils Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, c. 1917 (oil on canvas)
BAL244831 St. Basils Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, c.1917 (oil on canvas) by Dubovskoy, Nikolay Nikanorovich (1859-1918); 71x53.1 cm; Regional Museum of Art and History, Rybinsk; Russian

The Consecration of the Alexander Column in St
BAL244830 The Consecration of the Alexander Column in St. Petersburg on August 30th 1834 (oil on canvas) by Ladurner, Adolphe (1798-1865); 301x485 cm; State Russian Museum, St

The handing over of the Sacred Carpet in Cairo, 1876 (oil on canvas)
BAL244809 The handing over of the Sacred Carpet in Cairo, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Konstantin Egorovich (1839-1915); 214x315 cm; State Russian Museum, St

View of the Place de l Hotel de Ville, Saint-Omer, 1832 (oil on canvas)
XIR232628 View of the Place de l Hotel de Ville, Saint-Omer, 1832 (oil on canvas) by Goureau, Charles (1797-p.1834); Musee de l Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer, France; French, out of copyright

A Small Town in the Rhine (oil on canvas)
XKH226218 A Small Town in the Rhine (oil on canvas) by Schlieker, August (1833-1911); 69.5x62 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Rue des Tanneurs, Colmar, 1875 (oil on canvas)
XIR226054 Rue des Tanneurs, Colmar, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Hertrich, Michel (1811-80); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar, France; French, out of copyright

Fragment of Dantes (1265-1321) Divina Commedia, illustration from Science
XJF193890 Fragment of Dantes (1265-1321) Divina Commedia, illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, written and engraved by Paul Lacroix

View in Southern India, with a Warrior Outside his Hut, c. 1815 (oil on canvas)
XYC174458 View in Southern India, with a Warrior Outside his Hut, c.1815 (oil on canvas) by Chinnery, George (1774-1852); 21.6x30.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The First House to be Built by Mackinzie, Chicago, from American Pictures
KW171070 The First House to be Built by Mackinzie, Chicago, from American Pictures published by the Religious Tract Society, 1876 (engraving) by English School

The Kleine Alster in 1842, 1842 (oil on panel)
XKH149288 The Kleine Alster in 1842, 1842 (oil on panel) by Vollmer, Adolf (1806-75); 3.4x45.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; (add.info.: Die Kleine Alster vor 1842 ; ); German

Map of the Island of Utopia and its Alphabet (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF131244 Map of the Island of Utopia and its Alphabet (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

David Livingstone welcomed in a village in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa
XIR1272815 David Livingstone welcomed in a village in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, 1874 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Stormy Weather, Pas de Calais, c. 1870 (oil on canvas)
BAL167005 Stormy Weather, Pas de Calais, c.1870 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 38x55 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

Wisteria on tiled wall of Kentish house UK credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

The Little Street 1657-1658. Oil on Canvas. Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) Dutch Baroque painter. A view of a house standing in Delft. Dutch vernacular architecture and domestic activities

Title page of Galileo Dialogo sopra i due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, (Florence, 1632). Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) published his Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems in Italian rather than Latin

Henry VIII (1491-1547) king of England from 1509 being presented with the first authorised edition of The Bible in English, Cranmers Bible, 1540. Copperplate engraving 1824

Page from Wycliffes translation of the Bible into English c1400. The bygynynge of ye gospel of Jesus Christ ye sone of God St Marks gospel. John Wycliffe (c1329-84) English religious reformer

First page of St Matthews Gospel from William Tyndales (c1494-1536) English New Testament printed Cologne 1525

A Professor of Languages A Language Student returns to his College, but his grasp of the vernacular of his cabby seems less that First Class as he appears to have underpaid his driver

Luther and Melancthon
Melancthon joins him in the work of translating the Bible into German Date: 1523 - 1525

William Tyndale, English scholar
William Tyndale (c. 1492-1536), English theologian and biblical scholar. Tyndale was born near Dursley in Gloucestershire and was educated at Magdalene College School, Oxford

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"Capturing Vernacular: A Glimpse into Architectural Diversity and Cultural Heritage" Step back in time to the Swedish School House, a charming relic from the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia in 1876. This silver albumen print transports us to an era when simplicity and functionality were celebrated. Traveling further back, we encounter the Grammar School at Dorchester, Oxfordshire, depicted in a delicate engraving dating back to 1827. Its elegant design reflects the architectural trends of that period while preserving its educational purpose. In contrast, a vibrant sketch of a gate in Kiev takes us on a visual journey through one of the Pictures at an Exhibition. The color litho medium adds depth and richness to this snapshot of Ukrainian vernacular artistry. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag beckons with its serene beauty captured flawlessly by DES01_01_0633. Nestled amidst nature's embrace, this architectural gem stands as a testament to faith and devotion. Venturing across borders, we stumble upon Little Thakeham in Horsham—a picturesque English village where time seems to stand still. Its quaint charm is immortalized on postcards like Danzig's litho masterpiece celebrating 12. 12—a delightful memento for collectors worldwide. Villefranche mesmerizes with its oil-painted allure from 1892—an artist's brushstrokes capturing French vernacular architecture against breathtaking landscapes. Each stroke tells stories untold yet felt deeply within our souls. Transported centuries ago, we find ourselves wandering down a street in Cologne with an unfinished cathedral dominating the center—an oil-on-panel masterpiece hailing from 1684 that encapsulates both history and human ambition frozen forever on canvas. Furstenburg whispers secrets through watercolors on paper—1817 revealing glimpses into German vernacular traditions alive during that era; each stroke evokes nostalgia for simpler times gone by.