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Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Beowulf manuscript page

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Lindisfarne Gospels page

Lindisfarne Gospels page
Beginning of the Book of Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels, 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Actors on stage in the days of Shakespeare

Actors on stage in the days of Shakespeare
Theatrical performance in the days of Shakespeare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Book of Kells illustration of St. Matthew

Book of Kells illustration of St. Matthew
Saint Matthew, an illuminated manuscript page from the Book of Kells, 8th or 9th century AD. Printed color reproduction of the document

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Dante

Dante
Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant
Portrait of Immanuel Kant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Hegel

Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Selbers

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Nietzsche

Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s

La Fontaine, Moliere, Racine, and other French writers, 1600s
Conversation among French authors La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon
Portrait of English scholar Francis Bacon. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Honbraken, 1738

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PSOC2A-00001

PSOC2A-00001
Adam Smith. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PBLA2D-00010

PBLA2D-00010
Quill pen in the hand of the Phyllis Wheatley statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Gutenberg Bible page

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: David Hume

David Hume
Philosopher David Hume. Digitally colored steel engraving

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: New England Primer page

New England Primer page
Lesson page in the New England Primer, edition of about 1811. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Philadelphia colonist reading in the old library, 1700s

Philadelphia colonist reading in the old library, 1700s
Colonial book-worm in the old Philadelphia library, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00051

PLIT2A-00051
Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Charles Dickens writing

Charles Dickens writing
Charles Dickens at his writing desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00107

PLIT2A-00107
Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Poet Robert Burns

Poet Robert Burns
Robert Burns, with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PSOC2A-00005

PSOC2A-00005
Karl Marx. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Wealthy opera-goers, 1900

Wealthy opera-goers, 1900
Upperclass family at the opera in their box seats, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Louis Loeb illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Puss-in-Boots

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PANC2A-00033

PANC2A-00033
A manuscript of Demosthenes copied by hand in the tenth century. Color lithograph reproduction, 19th century

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00110

PLIT2A-00110
First edition title page of Whitmans " Leaves of Grass, " 1855. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00045

PLIT2A-00045
Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevensons novel. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe. Engraved reproduction of a 19th-century daguerrotype

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne

Scarlet Letter protagonist Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl, from Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter". Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe, author of " Robinson Crusoe." Digitally colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1853, with her signature. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a drawing by George Richardson

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England

Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England
Coventry Mystery performance in the 1400s or 1500s, England. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Writing with a quill pen

Writing with a quill pen
Scholar using a quill pen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Jane Austin

Jane Austin
Portrait of Jane Austin, English novelist. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Theatrical performance in ancient Athens

Theatrical performance in ancient Athens
Performance at the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson portrait, standing. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00106

PLIT2A-00106
Alexandre Dumass Three Musketeers in a sword-fight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Rabelais

Rabelais
Portrait of Francois Rabelais. Hand-colored reproduction of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen
Portrait of author Hans Christian Andersen. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Robert Burns site Tam O Shanter Tavern

Robert Burns site Tam O Shanter Tavern
Tam O Shanter Tavern of poems by Robert Burns. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson. Hand-colored engraving of an 18th-century portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press

Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press
Page of the " Grammaire Latine" by Donatus, published by Gutenberg. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Malthus

Malthus
Economist Thomas Malthus. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Theatrical performance in the time of Shakespeare

Theatrical performance in the time of Shakespeare
View of the old stage and balcony in an Elizabethan theater. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Queen Elizabeth enjoying a play by Shakespeare

Queen Elizabeth enjoying a play by Shakespeare
One of Shakespeares plays acted before Queen Elizabeth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Hutchinsons account of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s

Hutchinsons account of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s
Title page of Thomas Hutchinsons " History of the Colony of Massachusets-Bay, " first published in 1764. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Bookstall on a city street, 1800s

Bookstall on a city street, 1800s
Browsers at a sidewalk bookstall, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E.A. Abbey illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Homer reciting his epic poems to ancient Greeks

Homer reciting his epic poems to ancient Greeks
Homer recounting the deeds of ancient Greeks in the Trojan War. Hand-colored halftone illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Illuminated manuscript page of the Gospels in Latin

Illuminated manuscript page of the Gospels in Latin
Page from the Latin Gospels given by King Aethelstan to the Church of Canterbury, 900s AD. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author Nathaniel Hawthorne, with his autograph. Digitally colored photogravure reproduction of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Louis XIV and Moliere having breakfast

Louis XIV and Moliere having breakfast
Moliere at breakfast with Louis XIV at Versailles Palace. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a painting

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00031

PLIT2A-00031
William Shakespeare writing in his study. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: A Moliere comedy performed

A Moliere comedy performed
Theatrical production of " Les Fourberies de Scapin, " a play by Moliere. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses

Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses
Native actors and actresses in traditional costume, Siam, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Grimms Fairy Tales illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Assyrian or Babylonian scribes

Assyrian or Babylonian scribes using flexible media as well as clay tablets for cuneiform writing. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of ancient artwork

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00050

PLIT2A-00050
William Shakespeare. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the First Folio portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities illlustration

Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities illlustration
Sydney Carton at the guillotine in Dickenss " A Tale of Two Cities." Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00058

PLIT2A-00058
Ship in stormy seas from Coleridges " Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00068

PLIT2A-00068
William Sydney Porter, known as O. Henry. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00061

PLIT2A-00061
Henry David Thoreau at age 43. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Hand-colored woodcut

Hand-colored woodcut
Gulliver in Lilliput, from Jonathan Swifts " Gullivers Travels." Hand-colored woodcut of a Thomas Stothard illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00076

PLIT2A-00076
Mercy (Otis) Warren, American author. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00079

PLIT2A-00079
Opening page of " Hamlet, " from Shakespeares First Quarto. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00100

PLIT2A-00100
Title page of Shakespeares " Sonnets, " London, 1609, first edition. Woodcut reproduction witih a watercolor wash

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00090

PLIT2A-00090
Noah Webster, American lexicographer, surrounded by books. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00104

PLIT2A-00104
Part of the original manuscript of " Uncle Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beacher Stowe. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00109

PLIT2A-00109
Walt Whitman during the Civil War in Washington DC, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait from life

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00108

PLIT2A-00108
Charles Dickens. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00125

PLIT2A-00125
Fieldings Tom Jones refused admittance by the noblemans porter. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00117

PLIT2A-00117
John Greenleaf Whittier in 1838. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00112

PLIT2A-00112
Evangeline, an illustration from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00111

PLIT2A-00111
Jules Verne. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott
American author Louisa May Alcott. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00197

PLIT2A-00197
Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hand-colored woodcut from a portrait by Miss Curran

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00162

PLIT2A-00162
Thomas Hardy. Hand-colored halftone of a photograph

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: PLIT2A-00207

PLIT2A-00207
William Wordsworth. Hand colored engraving of a drawing from life

Background imageLiterature & theater Collection: Robert Burnss literary mare, Maggie

Robert Burnss literary mare, Maggie
Farmer addressing his mare Maggie, illustration of a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration



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