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Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The monumental tablet.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The monumental tablet.

Public domain scan of Italian 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Large initial with miniature and grotesques.  Full border design.  Coat of arms.  Blue rubric.  Opening of De officiis. Stamp of library of Antoine Moriau.

Large initial with miniature and grotesques. Full border design. Coa...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The triumphal arch.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The triumphal arch.

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Italian print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The tomb of Nero.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi - The tomb of Nero.

Public domain scan - 17th-century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Full-page miniature of Annunciation, with border including grotesques.  4-line initial, placemarker and smaller initial, rubric in French, catchword.

Full-page miniature of Annunciation, with border including grotesques....

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appea... More

Chart showing the solar system with earth at the center.  It is surrounded by four grotesques, on blue, red, green and gold field.  Text with placemarkers.

Chart showing the solar system with earth at the center. It is surrou...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large blue initial.  Border design with leaves and grotesques.

Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large blue initial. Border design...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Page of text with small initials and linefillers.

Page of text with small initials and linefillers.

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The comedians - Wonders of the Ancient World

The comedians - Wonders of the Ancient World

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Miniature of skeletons accosting knights, large and small initials, linefiller, full border with grotesques.

Miniature of skeletons accosting knights, large and small initials, li...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line initial, border with grotesques and coat of arms.

Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line initial, border with grotesqu...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Commedia dell'arte - Polichinelle et grotesques.

Commedia dell'arte - Polichinelle et grotesques.

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three examples of ornate wells - Engraving, Public domain image

Three examples of ornate wells - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Initials, border with grotesque.  Rubrics, placemarkers.

Initials, border with grotesque. Rubrics, placemarkers.

Public domain manuscript page scan, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist, initial, rubric and border decoration.

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist, initial, rubri...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

God seated in the center, surrounded by a circular serpent biting its own tail as a symbol of the returning cycles of the year.

God seated in the center, surrounded by a circular serpent biting its ...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Three examples of ornate wells - Engraving, Public domain image

Three examples of ornate wells - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Explicit., Illuminated medieval manuscript

Explicit., Illuminated medieval manuscript

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Chart showing solar system as concentric circles: Primum Mobile, the planets, fire, air, water, with earth at the center; in the spandrels, grotesques, a dog, a queen.

Chart showing solar system as concentric circles: Primum Mobile, the p...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Various sizes of initials, rubrics, linefillers, full border with grotesques.

Various sizes of initials, rubrics, linefillers, full border with grot...

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Circular chart correlating directions, winds, elements, seasons, temperaments, qualities, and ages; in the spandrels, grotesques, a fighting man and a queen.

Circular chart correlating directions, winds, elements, seasons, tempe...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Hollywood," Long Branch. Stereoscope card. New Jersey,

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Ornate ablution fountain - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Ornate ablution fountain - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Three examples of ornate wells - Public domain dedication image

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Annunciation set in an elaborate church; grotesques include an armored merman aiming an arrow at an angel that grows from a flower, with trellises of grapes and flowers in the background.

Annunciation set in an elaborate church; grotesques include an armored...

The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testamen... More