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Beowulf manuscript pagePage from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeTransformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevensons novel. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan WarGreek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Robert Burns character Tam O ShanterTam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration
Robert Burns character Tam O ShanterTam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration
DanteRenaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving
PLIT2A-00106Alexandre Dumass Three Musketeers in a sword-fight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00107Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
New England Primer pageLesson page in the New England Primer, edition of about 1811. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
PLIT2A-00051Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
PLIT2A-00045Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00110First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut
Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700sSchool reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Odysseus returns homeReturn of Ulysses to his wife, Penelope, after ten years absence. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
The Flying Dutchman, a ghost shipThe legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hagen killing SiegfriedSiegfried, the warrior slain by Hagen in Germanic legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration
Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities illlustrationSydney Carton at the guillotine in Dickenss " A Tale of Two Cities." Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration
Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester PrynneHester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter". Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Writing with a quill penScholar using a quill pen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial boy learning to read at homeGrandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroomBoys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800sPupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Grimms Fairy Tales illustrationDeath of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration
Achilles in the Trojan WarsAchilles in battle in the Trojan Wars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Greek vase illustration
Theatrical performance in ancient AthensPerformance at the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00060Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ghost ship with its crew of deathSkeletons sailing a phantom-ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00079Opening page of " Hamlet, " from Shakespeares First Quarto. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
PLIT2A-00100Title page of Shakespeares " Sonnets, " London, 1609, first edition. Woodcut reproduction witih a watercolor wash
Robert Burns poem illustrationCourtship in a field of barley, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00035Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
PMYT2A-00065Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris
Sinbad studying with scholars in IndiaSinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00056" Open, Sesame" password allowing Forty Thieves to stash their plunder in one of thei 1001 Arabian Nights tales. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Schoolbook page, 1870sBook illustration of children on their way to school, 1870s. Document containing a woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00090Scribes using the stylus and other means of writing in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut
PLIT2A-00011Hamlet and his fathers ghost, a scene from Shakespeares play. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00025Cover of Brothers Grimm tales from a German edition published in Berlin, 1865. Antique printed book cover
PMYT2A-00061Phantom ship luring a sailing vessel to its doom on the rocks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00058Ship in stormy seas from Coleridges " Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
Hand-colored woodcutGulliver in Lilliput, from Jonathan Swifts " Gullivers Travels." Hand-colored woodcut of a Thomas Stothard illustration
PLIT2A-00125Fieldings Tom Jones refused admittance by the noblemans porter. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
PLIT2A-00112Evangeline, an illustration from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Robert Burnss literary mare, MaggieFarmer addressing his mare Maggie, illustration of a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00037Sinbads companion eaten by a giant in one of the tales in 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
PMYT2A-00036Sinbad in peril among the elephants, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00057Schahriar hearing one of the 1001 Nights stories from Sheherazade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00065Stephen Dayes press, the first printing press in America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1640. Hand-colored woodcut
BUSN2A-00155Writing master using a quill pen. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration
PLIT2A-00008Tiny Tim carried in celebration, from Dickens " A Christmas Carol." Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Scene from The Scarlet LetterReverend Dimmesdales vigil on the scafold, from Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, edition of 1874. Hand-colored woodcut
Erasmus ColloquiesColloquies of Erasmus, hand-bound edition published in Basel, 1537. Hand-colored engraving
PLIT2A-00022Hester Prynne wearing the Scarlet Letter A in a scene from Hawthornes novel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GASI2A-00008Chinese printers inking blocks to reprint Chinese classics - paper is rubbed on top of the inked block. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Dante fragment, 14th centuryFragment of Dantes " Divina Commedia" manuscript, 1300s. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Engravers preparing books in ChinaPrinters engraving the Chinese classics, China, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PANC2A-00055Ovid, the Roman poet. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Art and literature in the Augustine Age, ancient RomeAugustine Age, ancient Romes flowering of art and learning under Caesar Augustus. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
