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(Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi
Hartmann Schedel|Michael Wolgemut|Art Bookbinding Studio|Wilhelm Pleydenwurff|Anton Koberger
July 12, 1493 · Letterpress with woodcut illustrations
Open full record(Manufacturer's Catalogue of furniture mounts, candelabra, etc.)
Anonymous, British, 18th century
18th century · Illustrations: etching and engraving
Open full record(R.)Figure Studies: Standing Nude Figure, Putti, and a Man's Head (V.) Figure Studies: A Flying and a Standing Man
Giulio Carpioni
1613–78 · Red chalk (recto and verso)
Open full record(recto) Seated Bishop Saint Praying Before a Crucifix; (verso) the cropped figure of a youth seen in frontal view (somewhat damaged).
Anonymous, Spanish, late 16th–early 17th century
1570–1620 · (recto) Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk; original sheet is inlaid onto a collector's mount; (verso) pen and dark brown ink.
Open full record--No matter what one says, old things are always beautiful. --Yes, my dear, but only in marble., from 'As you like it,' published in Le Charivari, January 21, 1850
Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Honoré Daumier
January 21, 1850 · Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Open full record1 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards
South Netherlandish
ca. 1475–80 · Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
Open full record1 of Horns, from The Cloisters Playing Cards
South Netherlandish
ca. 1475–80 · Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
Open full record1 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards
South Netherlandish
ca. 1475–80 · Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
Open full record1 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards
South Netherlandish
ca. 1475–80 · Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
Open full record1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama.
William Henry Fox Talbot
1839 · Salted paper print
Open full record1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco
William Henry Fox Talbot
1839 · Salted paper print
Open full record1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spino bianco, ossia Crataegus
William Henry Fox Talbot
1839–40 · Salted paper print
Open full record1/4 Design for a Painted Ceiling, architectural perspective
Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
1700–1780 · Brush and gray wash over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction. Scale at bottom of drawing in pen and gray ink over leadpoint
Open full record1/4 Design for a Painted Ceiling, with the Arms of a Cardinal in the Corner
Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
1700–1780 · Pen and brown ink over leadpoint, with ruled and compass construction
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