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Medieval illuminated initial G showing a praying haloed figure climbing a ladder toward two figures in clouds, with angels be

The Ascension of St. Dominic in a Historiated Initial "G" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, 1325/50

Illuminated manuscript border with flowers, grapes, a snail, a dragonfly, a bird and gilded scrollwork on gold and red.

Illuminated Border with Snail, Insect, Bird, Grotesques and Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, 15th or early 16th century

Vertical manuscript border with red roses, blue scrolls and gold grotesques, plus a Latin inscription on blue.

Illuminated Border with Flora and Grotesques from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, 15th or early 16th century

Vertical illuminated border with gold scrolling vines, blue flowers, a blue grotesque creature and a gold animal head on red.

Illuminated Border with Grotesques and Flora from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, 15th or early 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure holding a radiant shield above a rocky landscape with a village.

Allegorical Female Figure in a Landscape [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Pen and brown wash drawing with allegorical figures Aqua, Terra, Autumnus and Hyems around ornamental cartouches.

Water and Earth/Autumn and Winter

Unknown artist, late 16th century

Seated Girl in Peasant Costume

Unknown artist, 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of two heads: a man with curled hair and lace collar, and a woman in a plumed hat.

Cavalier with a Harlot

Unknown artist, 17th century

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers, with Italian verse below.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Unknown artist, 1510/1525

Engraved print of the Crucifixion within an ornate architectural frame with female figures, cherubs, and text panels.

Funeral Monument to the Daughters of Feuerabend

Unknown artist, 16th century

Reddish-brown wash drawing of Venus embracing Vulcan amid clouds, with cherubs and forge tools around them.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan

Unknown artist, 18th century

Engraved garden plan with curved tree-lined beds, a circular fountain, and a geometric parterre at lower right.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 4

Unknown artist, 1825

Red Cross poster with gray yarn, knitting needles and a wicker basket, reading 'Our boys need sox, knit your bit'.

Our boys need sox, knit your bit

Unknown artist, 1918

Hand-colored plate of four hawks and falcons perched on branches, each labeled with German, Latin and French names.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 7

Unknown artist, 1836

Colour plate of twelve numbered butterflies with red, orange, black and cream wing patterns, titled Tafel I.

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate I

Unknown artist, 1914

Sepia plate of freshwater shells: small Sphaerium and Pisidium specimens above, larger Unio tumidus and Unio pictorum below.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate I

Unknown artist, 1880

Painted plate of a pipistrelle bat flying above a half-timbered house with rooftops at dusk.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 3

Unknown artist, 1910

Hand-coloured botanical plate of Stylidium violaceum with a tall purple flowering stem and dissected floral detail drawings.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 9)

Unknown artist, 1813

Hand-coloured engraving of a fox and camel above a vulture, eagle and hoopoe on a branch, labelled in French.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate IV

Unknown artist, 1847

Hand-coloured 1789 plate of numbered beetles, including a large stag beetle and a dark ground beetle, labelled Coleoptera.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate II

Unknown artist, 1789

Coloured plate of four fish specimens in red, orange and striped patterns, with figure labels and French captions in the marg

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCLVII

Unknown artist, 1862

Black and white lithograph of three monkeys on a tree trunk and rocky ground, with German, Latin and French captions.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 24

Unknown artist, 1824

Printed scientific table of fossil species with rows of names and columns of locality marks, rotated on the page.

Systematic lists illustrative of the Flora, Fauna, Palaeontology, and Archaeology of the N - Plate (page 166)

Unknown artist, 1870

Coloured plate of a blue carrier cock pigeon with green neck, white cere and red legs, standing on a wooden floor.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 100)

Unknown artist, 1876

Scientific plate of numbered beetles in colour and grey with smaller anatomical detail drawings on cream paper.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 2

Unknown artist, 1874

Coloured scientific plate of a cyprinid fish with olive scales and green fins, with a grey head detail at lower left.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CVII

Unknown artist, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a common baboon with brown fur standing on a green mossy rock, captioned Common Baboon.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 3

Unknown artist, 1811

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a holly-leaved oak branch with green leaves, yellow catkins and an acorn.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 25)

Unknown artist, 1842

Hand-coloured 1777 entomological plate showing a green and black beetle with numbered insect larvae and pupae around it.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 7

Unknown artist, 1777

Hand-colored plate of a brown macaque monkey seated on a rock ledge, gripping the stone with its hands.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate IV

Unknown artist, 1824

Engraved botanical plate of Gaultheria erecta showing a leafy branch, flower cluster and numbered detail studies of flower pa

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 5

Unknown artist, 1799

Pencil drawing of a seated man reaching toward a hanging bird nest in a tree beside water, with woods behind.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 14)

Unknown artist, 1877