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  • A treatise on domestic pigeons; comprehending all the different species known in England ... With observations and remarks on their diet. The distempers they are chiefly subject to, and the method of curing them ... To which is added, a ... description of ... the Almond Tumbler / Carefully compiled from the best authors.
  • A laurel branch and a palm branch occupied by a snake and a dove; representing success when cunning (the snake) is allied to simplicity (the dove). Woodcut and letterpress, 1621.
  • Saint Joachim. Stipple engraving by C.J. Pomel, 1818, after N.-J. Blaizot.
  • A dove. Coloured engraving.
  • A ring-dove or wood pigeon. Etching by G. Smith, ca. 1775, after W. Hayes.
  • A collared dove. Etching by W. Hayes, ca. 1780.
  • Three doves with a dovecote and church in the distance, all surrounded by bay tree branches entwined in an ornate border. Engraving by H. Terasson after F. Barlow.
  • Birds on a farm: cockerels, hens, chicks and doves. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.
  • A bustard, peacock and peahen, stock dove and squirrel in the grounds of a large house. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.
  • A dove stands on crossed keys holding in its wings a chart showing the good, bad or indifferent effects of each sign of the zodiac on different human activities. Engraving by P. Miotte, 16--.
  • Birds in a farmyard: magpie, sparrow, turkey, dove, cockerel and hen. Etching by J. Griffier after F. Barlow.
  • Two physicians are reconciled by another, overseen by a duck-like parody of the Holy Ghost. Lithograph by F.E. Regamey after himself.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • A French liqueur label illustrated with a beautiful garden. Lithograph by E. Goy, 19th century, after G. Brunner.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (the Virgin of Boa Morte) in Coimbra. Lithograph by Michellis.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • Aeson is rejuvenated by having his blood replaced by magic juices in a boiling vat; representing the process of self-destruction in order to attain the elixir of life. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs after Salomon Trismosin.
  • A tree bearing apples labelled with virtues; representing the life of Christian virtue. Coloured lithograph, 1870, after J. Bakewell, 1771.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • The canonised Noah. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840.
  • A prince, clad in gold, succeeds the King; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.
  • Bishop Frigidian (Fridian, Frediano) flanked by Saint Lucy, a donor, Saint Ursula and Saint James. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Francia.
  • John baptises Christ; two angels watch. Engraving by T. Crüger, ca. 1617, after A. del Sarto.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Engraving after G. Reni.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Lithograph by F. Decraene after B. Murillo.