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Illustrations of Aesop's Fables: the Husbandman and the Serpent
These images were drawn by etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, and subsequently used in John Ogilby’s Aesop Fables. Each drawing was given a title and morally focused story that encouraged readers to learn from the past to move forward. These stories were…
Illustrations of Aesop's Fables: the Bear and the Honey
These images were drawn by etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, and subsequently used in John Ogilby’s Aesop Fables. Each drawing was given a title and morally focused story that encouraged readers to learn from the past to move forward. These stories were…
Illustrations of Aesop's Fables: the Stag and the Pool
These images were drawn by etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, and subsequently used in John Ogilby’s Aesop Fables. Each drawing was given a title and morally focused story that encouraged readers to learn from the past to move forward. These stories were…
Faerie Queene
pictures from a 1609 collection of Edmond Spensers The Faerie Queene.
Areopagitica; A Speech of Mr. John Milton of Unlicensed Printing
This speech's primary goal is to advocate for the common people's ability to speak their minds and let their voices be heard to the public through unlicensed printing.
The History Of The Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts.
This is the cover page of the history of the devil. It describes the contents of the book. The devils working in Christianity and their implications in the wider world.
