Here are two printable botanical book plates. The first, Fig. 22, is Couch or Quack Grass (Agropyron repens L.) Here is a black and white clip art version of the Couch or Quack Grass illustration. The second of the two botanical book plates, Fig. 23, is Sweet Grass (Hierochloe odoratoa L.) Here is a black…
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Shamrock Clip Art Illustration
Here is an encyclopedia clipping on the shamrock, a plant usually identified with the white clover, and always thought of in connection with Ireland, of which it is the national emblem. A familiar poem says: It shines through the bog, through the brake and the mireland, And he called it the dear little shamrock of…
Nightingale Bird Clip Art Illustration
Here is an encyclopedia clipping on the nightingale bird. The bird is described as: being a small bird of the thrush family, plain in appearance and shy in habits, but having a song of the sweetest quality, often heard at night… The nightingale is a bird of Western and Central Europe. It is about six…
Romantic Shakespearean Couple
This printable vintage illustration features a romantic Shakespearean couple, escorted by Cupid, on a crescent moon. The top edge of the moon is decorated with hundreds of small roses. It is illustrated to resemble a sailboat, with a group of bees guiding it. Two lovebirds are cuddled together near the front of the moon. Cupid…
Letter Writing Vintage Clip Art
This vintage printable book page includes an article on letter writing and an illustration. The illustration features a stack of letters that is framed by plenty of swirls and flourishes all around. The top letter on the stack is addressed to Hill Standard Book Co., Publishers, Chicago. The illustrated postmark is addressed from Buffalo, N.Y.,…
Antique Cookbook Title Page
Here is a shabby and naturally yellowed antique cookbook title page. The writing on the page is: The Snow Flake Cook Book, embracing One Thousand Recipes for Every Branch of the Culinary Art.Published by R. O. Evans & Company, Chicago.1892. Here is a black and white clip art version of the page: I printed the…
Wooden Toboggan Construction Specs
This vintage book plate features illustrated construction specs for a wooden toboggan. The illustration includes a top view, a side view, and a close-up of the underside construction of the completed toboggan. Here is a black and white version of the wooden toboggan construction specs. This is a scan of the book page with the…
Antique Calligraphy Alphabets
This book page features two beautiful antique calligraphy alphabets: Engrossing and Court Hand. Here is a black and white clip art version of the antique calligraphy alphabets. I have spread the letters across the page to fill an 8.5” x 11” paper size. Click HERE to save the full-size PDF file to your computer. I…
Branch of Holly Vintage Illustration
This shabby and aged vintage book page features an illustration of a branch of holly. Included on the page is the following information about the holly plant: ILEX (Holly). –Calyx 4—5-cleft; corolla wheel-shaped, 4—5 cleft; stamens 4—5; stigmas 4—5; berry round, containing 4—5 bony seeds. I scanned the original book page from Flowers of the…
Birds and Swirls Specimen of Flourishing
Here is a beautiful vintage specimen of flourishing. The illustration includes two birds, a butterfly, and plenty of intricate, elegant swirls. The description for the plate from the book is: “Plate VIII is an original off-hand specimen of flourishing, the curves, proportion and shades in which should be carefully observed.” The lovely pen work was…
Bird Aviary Vintage Illustration
This vintage illustration of a bird aviary is titled (the) Highest Type of Indoor Aviary. The merriam-webster.com dictionary defines an aviary as: a place (as a large cage or a building) where birds are kept. The bird aviary illustration features a large enclosed room with plenty of trees and shrubbery on all sides, and a…
Long Eared Bat Vintage Illustration
Here is a vintage illustration of the long-eared bat. The illustration includes four bats flying over a large pond at the edge of the forest at dusk. The jagged trees in the distant background give the image a spooky feel. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original illustration from…
