Maxstoke Priory.
Engraving of the remains of Maxstoke Priory from the Northwest. 1800s
Maxtoke Castle
J. Lawrence Hart (fl. 1872-1906 d. 1907)
Maxtoke Castle
Ink on paper
160mm x 110mm
An etching depicting a view of the gateway and bridge of Maxtoke Castle, Warwickshire.
Maxtoke Castle
John Preston Neale (c.1771-1847)
Maxstoke Castle
Ink on paper
145mm x 245mm
This print depicts a view of Maxstoke Castle in Warwickshire from across the moat. This print was engraved by H. Hobson ...
Maxtoke Priory
J. Lawrence Hart (fl. 1872-1906 (d. 1907)
Maxtoke Priory
Ink on paper
160mm x 110mm
An etching depicting a view of the ruins of Maxtoke Priory in Warwickshire.
Memoranda of Leamington Spa
John Merridew Memoranda of Leamington Spa, 1822 Ink on paper 385mm x 280mm This engraving depicts a view of Lord Aylesford's Well in Leamington Spa. Two figures are standing near to the well, and a third ...
Mervyn's Tower and Leicester's Buildings, Kenilworth Castle
J. Lawrence Hart (fl. 1872-1906, died 1907) Mervyn's Tower And Leicester's Buildings, Kenilworth Castle Ink on paper etching 160mm x 110mm The etching depicts a scene of the overgrown ruins, part of Kenilworth ...
Michael Drayton, Polyolbion, 1613 - Map of Warwickshire, plate between p. 212 & p. 213.
Contemporary writers in Shakespeare’s County.
William Shakespeare's native county of Warwickshire in the English Midlands was illustrated in the long poem, Polyolbion, by Michael Drayton. The ...
Michael Drayton, Polyolbion, 1613 - Map of Warwickshire, plate between p.212 & p.213.
Warwickshire and the river Avon, for Shakespeare’s contemporary poet.
Polyolbion, the long poem by Shakespeare’s fellow Warwickshireman, Michael Drayton, is illustrated by fanciful engraved ...
Michael Drayton, Polyolbion, 1613 - Musicmakers by the River Severn - plate between p.54 & p.55
Country music making in Shakespeare's time.
Queen Elizabeth I was skilled on the virginals, (a keyboard instrument, popular for accompaniment of singers), and all classes of society were encouraged ...
Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, 1603 - p. A4r detail.
Dedicatory verses to a noble patron of Shakespeare's contemporary.
Members of Queen Elizabeth's court, both men and women, as well as the Queen herself, enjoyed the work of poets and playwrights, offering ...
Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, 1603 - p. A2r.
An translator's dedication in a Shakespeare sourcebook.
In addition to the simpler statement of dedication John Florio wrote a fulsome dedicatory letter to the Countess of Bedford and her mother, Lady ...
Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, 1603 - Sonnet to the Countess of Bedford,p. A4r.
Dedicatory verses to a noble patron of Shakespeare's contemporary.
As well as a dedicatory letter, John Florio’s translation of Montaigne's Essays also included dedicatory verses to his patron ...
Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, 1603 - title page
A French text translated by an associate of Shakespeare.
English born, John Florio, son of a protestant Italian refugee, was tutor to Lady Jane Grey, and later to Shakespeare’s patron Henry Wriothesley, ...
Mill Street, Warwick
Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-1938)
Mill Street, Warwick, 1888
Ink on card
225mm x 150mm
The print depicts a scene along Mill Street in Warwick, with a horse or donkey and cart in the foreground....
Milverton Chapel Leamington
Milverton Chapel Leamington
(No. 3900), published by Rock and Co
2 November 1860
Ink on paper
215mm x 145mm
This print depicts a street scene with a view towards Milverton Episcopal Chapel, which ...
Milverton Church Near Leamington
Milverton Church Near Leamington
(No. 3304), published on 2 March 1857 by Rock & Co
Ink on paper
210mm x 155mm
This print depicts a view of a man approaching the gate of Milverton Church.
Model Clay Tablet
These are two moulded plaster models of broken clay tablets. They bear a copy of an ancient foreign script.
Mr Hitchman's Hydropathic Establishment, Leamington
Print by Rock & Co of London
(No. 4925) Mr Hitchman's Hydropathic Establishment, Leamington
10 February 1864
92mm x 132mm
This print depicts a view of Dr Hitchman's 'Arboretum' on Tachbrook Road. ...