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Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Symbols of the Four Evangelists, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

The Symbols of the Four Evangelists, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
The Symbols of the Four Evangelists, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras and his disciples, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Single Leaf with Lutheran Devotional Design, 1752. Creator: Johann Leonhard Tauber

Single Leaf with Lutheran Devotional Design, 1752. Creator: Johann Leonhard Tauber
Single Leaf with Lutheran Devotional Design, 1752. This leaf, which appears to have been created as a singular work rather than part of a book

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Chirurgia, 1497. Creator: Johann Gruninger

Chirurgia, 1497. Creator: Johann Gruninger
Chirurgia, 1497. Illustration from "Das buch der cirurgia" (The book of surgery) by German surgeon Hieronymus Brunschwig

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title page to a sermon by Martin Luther, 1523. Creators: Unknown, Hans Weiditz

Title page to a sermon by Martin Luther, 1523. Creators: Unknown, Hans Weiditz
Title page to a sermon by Martin Luther, 1523. Border illustration by Hans Weiditz with Christ preaching to the crowd. (German text: XXVII. Predig D. Martin Luthers newlich uszgangen Anno XXIII)

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title page of the Lübeck Bible, 1533-1534. Creator: Erhard Altdorfer

Title page of the Lübeck Bible, 1533-1534. Creator: Erhard Altdorfer
Title page of the Lubeck Bible, 1533-1534. Biblical scenes including Adam and Eve with the Serpent, Christ on the cross and rising from the tomb, and God giving Moses the Ten Commandments

Background imageBlackletter Collection: A Church representing the Promised Land, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

A Church representing the Promised Land, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
A Church representing the Promised Land, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Annunciation, 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown

The Annunciation, 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown
The Annunciation, 1400-1410. From a Book of Hours

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Christmas poem, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Christmas poem, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Christmas poem, 1860. A happy Christmas-tide to every one! Though from the festal board some guests are gone. And yet not gone, for to each vacant place There cometh one who hath an angel's face

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Book of Hours, 1530. Creator: Unknown

Book of Hours, 1530. Creator: Unknown
Book of Hours, 1530. January: people playing games indoors. Les six premiers ans que vit l'homme au monde / Nous comparons a janvier droictement / Car en ce moys vertu ne force abonde / Non plus

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Virgin Mary, 1503. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne

The Virgin Mary, 1503. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
The Virgin Mary, 1503. Illustration from a Book of Hours, Salisbury. Latin text: [?] matutinas de conceptione beatisseme dei genitricis Virginis marie - (roughly translated as [)

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Great Seal for the Royal Dramatic College, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Great Seal for the Royal Dramatic College, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Great Seal for the Royal Dramatic College by John Leighton, 1858. The design for the Great Seal of the Royal Dramatic College, which we engrave

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Elementa geometriae, 1482. Creator: Unknown

Elementa geometriae, 1482. Creator: Unknown
Elementa geometriae, 1482. Page from Euclid's "Elements", a mathematical treatise consisting of 13 books attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid c300 BC

Background imageBlackletter Collection: As You Like It, Chicago, 1939. Creator: Unknown

As You Like It, Chicago, 1939. Creator: Unknown
As You Like It, Chicago, 1939. Blackstone Theatre...Shakespeare's "As You Like It" - staged by Russell Spindler'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Page from a Choirbook with Christ and a Pharisee in a Historiated Initial 'D', 1430/90

Page from a Choirbook with Christ and a Pharisee in a Historiated Initial "D", 1430/90

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial from a Gradual, c.1500. Creator: Unknown

The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial from a Gradual, c.1500. Creator: Unknown
The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial from a Gradual, c.1500

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The International Exhibition: stained-glass window by Messrs. Chance Brothers... 1862

The International Exhibition: stained-glass window by Messrs. Chance Brothers... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: stained-glass window by Messrs. Chance Brothers, of Birmingham: "Robin Hood's Last Shot", 1862. Designed by Sebastian Evans

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The International Exhibition: The Lady Godiva Ribbon, by J. Ratliff and Son, of Coventry, 1862

The International Exhibition: The Lady Godiva Ribbon, by J. Ratliff and Son, of Coventry, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: The Lady Godiva Ribbon, by J. Ratliff and Son, of Coventry, 1862. This work consists of a passage from Tennyson's poem "Godiva" illuminated in a masterly

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Fractur: Christening Certificate, c. 1936. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling

Fractur: Christening Certificate, c. 1936. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling
Fractur: Christening Certificate, c. 1936. (Dated 1782)

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Untitled [pious woman in a veil], 1868. Creator: Georgina Cowper

Untitled [pious woman in a veil], 1868. Creator: Georgina Cowper
Untitled [pious woman in a veil], 1868. [ Oh for the Sin of Righteousness... ]. Albumen print

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Portion of Birth Certificate, c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Portion of Birth Certificate, c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Portion of Birth Certificate, c. 1940

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth Certificate (taufschein), c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Birth Certificate (taufschein), c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Birth Certificate (taufschein), c. 1940

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1939

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Pa. German Death Certificate, c. 1937. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Pa. German Death Certificate, c. 1937. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Pa. German Death Certificate, c. 1937

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1936. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1936. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Pa. German Birth Certificate, c. 1936

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Pa. German Fraktur, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Pa. German Fraktur, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Pa. German Fraktur, 1935/1942

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Fraktur, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Fraktur, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Fraktur, 1935/1942

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Esemplario di Lauori... title page (recto), August 1, 1532

Esemplario di Lauori... title page (recto), August 1, 1532. [From a book of needlework designs]

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Essempio di recammi, page 17 (recto), 1530. Creator: Giovanni Antonio Tagliente

Essempio di recammi, page 17 (recto), 1530. Creator: Giovanni Antonio Tagliente
Essempio di recammi, page 17 (recto), 1530. Examples of Needlework by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente, first published in 1527, was one of the first textile pattern books to be issued in Italy

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Herbarius - Gart der gesuntheit - Hortus sanitatis, 1485. Creator: Hans Schonsperger

Herbarius - Gart der gesuntheit - Hortus sanitatis, 1485. Creator: Hans Schonsperger
Herbarius - Gart der gesuntheit - Hortus sanitatis, 1485

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Eleven Ages of Man, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach

The Eleven Ages of Man, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach
The Eleven Ages of Man, mid 17th century

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Eleven Ages of Woman, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach

The Eleven Ages of Woman, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach
The Eleven Ages of Woman, mid 17th century

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Charity, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte

Charity, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte
Charity, January 1, 1864

Background imageBlackletter Collection: A Nightmare, May 4, 1857. Creator: Frederick Augustus Sandys

A Nightmare, May 4, 1857. Creator: Frederick Augustus Sandys
A Nightmare, May 4, 1857

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate c from Unterschiedliche Neu Inventier

Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate c from Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altare mit darzu gehorigen Profillen u. Grundriszen. Printed ca. 1750-56

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Faith, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte

Faith, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte
Faith, January 1, 1864

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Diploma from The Lelia College, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Diploma from The Lelia College, 1916. Creator: Unknown
African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Plan for the fireworks display in honor of Emperor Leopold, Nuremberg, November 15

Plan for the fireworks display in honor of Emperor Leopold, Nuremberg, November 15, 1686, after 1686

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Hope, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte

Hope, January 1, 1864. Creator: Freeman Gage Delamotte
Hope, January 1, 1864

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Diploma for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, July 8, 1960

Diploma for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, July 8, 1960
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine African-American students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in September 1957. In 1954 the U.S

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Jakob Bosshart: Neben der Heerstrasse (Jakob Bosshart: Near Main Street), 1923

Jakob Bosshart: Neben der Heerstrasse (Jakob Bosshart: Near Main Street), 1923

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title Page for a Missal, with Satyr and Putti Border [verso], c. 1511. Creator: Urs Graf

Title Page for a Missal, with Satyr and Putti Border [verso], c. 1511. Creator: Urs Graf
Title Page for a Missal, with Satyr and Putti Border [verso], c. 1511

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto, 1494. Creator: Unknown

The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto, 1494. Creator: Unknown
The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto, 1494

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), probably Austrian, early 15th century

Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), probably Austrian, early 15th century

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with... 1515

The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with... 1515
The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, title page from Hymni de tempore et de sanctis, 1516

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, title page from Hymni de tempore et de sanctis, 1516

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Virgin and Saint John, from the Apocalypse, 1511. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Virgin and Saint John, from the Apocalypse, 1511. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Virgin and Saint John, from the Apocalypse, 1511

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Das Neüe Modelbuch... Erster Theil, ca. 1660. Creator: Rosina Helena Fürst

Das Neüe Modelbuch... Erster Theil, ca. 1660. Creator: Rosina Helena Fürst
Das Neue Modelbuch...Erster Theil, ca. 1660

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Libellus Valde Doctus Elegans, et Utilis, Multa et Varia Scribendarum

Libellus Valde Doctus Elegans, et Utilis, Multa et Varia Scribendarum (Elegant and Useful Book on the Learned Art of Writing), 1549

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Den eersten (-vijfsten) boeck van architecturen, 1546, 1549, 1553

Den eersten (-vijfsten) boeck van architecturen, 1546, 1549, 1553

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title-Border with the Story of Salome and St. John the Baptist

Title-Border with the Story of Salome and St. John the Baptist

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title page from Schon newes Modelbuch (Page 1r), 1608. Creator: Unknown

Title page from Schon newes Modelbuch (Page 1r), 1608. Creator: Unknown
Title page from Schon newes Modelbuch (Page 1r), 1608. [Designs for lace and embroidery]

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Waterlily, Viola, King of Thule, the Flowers Revenge, 1852

Waterlily, Viola, King of Thule, the Flowers Revenge, 1852. [The Violet, poem by Goethe]

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Judith with the Head of Holophernes, from Das Büchle Memorial, 1533

Judith with the Head of Holophernes, from Das Büchle Memorial, 1533
Judith with the Head of Holophernes, from Das Buchle Memorial, 1533

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Underweissung der Proportzion und stellung der possen, 1538. Creator: Erhard Schon

Underweissung der Proportzion und stellung der possen, 1538. Creator: Erhard Schon
Underweissung der Proportzion und stellung der possen, 1538. [Male nudes drawn geometrically]

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Portrait of Dürer, early 16th century. Creator: Erhard Schon

Portrait of Dürer, early 16th century. Creator: Erhard Schon
Portrait of Durer, early 16th century

Background imageBlackletter Collection: T Magazin oft Pac-huys der Loffelycker Penn-const

T Magazin oft Pac-huys der Loffelycker Penn-const (The Store Room or Ware House of the Praiseworthy Art of the Pen), 1616

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden (Schr. 2876), 1502

The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden (Schr. 2876), 1502

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Libbretto nouellamete composto per maestro Domenico da Sera... lauorare di ogni s

Libbretto nouellamete composto per maestro Domenico da Sera... lauorare di ogni s
Libbretto nouellamete composto per maestro Domenico da Sera...lauorare di ogni sorte di punti, title page (recto), April 12, 1532. [Title page with domestic scenes and textile production]

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Virgin on a Crescent, Title-page from Pelbartus de Temesvar: Stellarium corone (Schr

Virgin on a Crescent, Title-page from Pelbartus de Temesvar: Stellarium corone (Schr. 2869), 1502

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Neuw Zugerichte Schreibkunst (New [book of] Calligraphy), 1604. Creator: Caspar Rutlinger

Neuw Zugerichte Schreibkunst (New [book of] Calligraphy), 1604. Creator: Caspar Rutlinger
Neuw Zugerichte Schreibkunst (New [book of] Calligraphy), 1604

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Titlepage of Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 1r), 1598 (?). Creator: Bernhard Jobin

Titlepage of Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 1r), 1598 (?). Creator: Bernhard Jobin
Titlepage of Neu kunstlich Modelbuch (page 1r), 1598 (?)

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title Page: The New York Mirror, A Weekly Journal, Devoted to Literature

Title Page: The New York Mirror, A Weekly Journal, Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts. Embellished with Engravings and Music, Volume IX, 1831

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Neue Künstliche Figuren Biblischer Historien, 1576. 1576. Creator: Tobias Stimmer

Neue Künstliche Figuren Biblischer Historien, 1576. 1576. Creator: Tobias Stimmer
Neue Kunstliche Figuren Biblischer Historien, 1576

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1822. Creator: Unknown

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1822. Creator: Unknown
Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1822

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1802. Creator: Unknown

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1802. Creator: Unknown
Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1802

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1789. Creator: Unknown

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1789. Creator: Unknown
Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1789

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1787. Creator: Unknown

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1787. Creator: Unknown
Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1787

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1810. Creator: Unknown

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1810. Creator: Unknown
Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1810

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Birth and baptismal certificate, 1786. Creator: Johann Heinrich Otto

Birth and baptismal certificate, 1786. Creator: Johann Heinrich Otto
Birth and baptismal certificate, 1786

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Rhinoceros, 1515. 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer

The Rhinoceros, 1515. 1515. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Rhinoceros, 1515

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538), 1538, 1527, 1532. 1538, 1527, 1532

Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538), 1538, 1527, 1532. 1538, 1527, 1532
Underweysung der Messung (Nuremberg, 1538), 1538, 1527, 1532

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Underweysung der messung mit dem zirckel un richt scheyt, 1525. 1525

Underweysung der messung mit dem zirckel un richt scheyt, 1525. 1525
Underweysung der messung mit dem zirckel un richt scheyt, 1525

Background imageBlackletter Collection: International maritime signal flags, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

International maritime signal flags, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
International maritime signal flags, 1898. Title page from " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageBlackletter Collection: The Crucifixion, 1527. Creator: Hans Burgkmair, the Elder

The Crucifixion, 1527. Creator: Hans Burgkmair, the Elder
The Crucifixion, 1527

Background imageBlackletter Collection: Title page from the Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 1r), 1535

Title page from the Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 1r), 1535


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