An illustration of a hen, cat, dog and horse standing on top of one another to see into a window.
"A rear vault; an arch or a vault placed within the opening of a window or door, and differing from…
"A projecting gallery in front of a window or of several windows, with a balustrade or parapet before…
"One of the names given to those narrow apertures so often seen in the walls of old castles, and through…
An illustration of a young boy sitting in a window seat and looking out a window.
"Flower-pot Brackets are exceedingly ornamental for the window. They are generally very strongly made…
An illustration of a young girl wishing upon a star through a window with large drapes
A doorway to a watch tower at Lincoln Castle during the fourteenth century. Guards usually observe the…
"Why no one should spit on floors or sidewalks and why flies should be kept away from food." —Davison,…
"Section through Hall of Columns, Karnak. a, Clerestory window." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…
The Happiness of the Godly, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings known as his Bible Cuts.
This is part of a series of woodcuts called Art in the House that was designed by English artist Robert…
"A modern small house with the 'lean-to' motif. Notice that the long slope faces the front." —Kinne,…
A dog sits at the door of a house framed with arching trees. A vision is open above the door.
Vine, he does not drink it. The children of the night, what music they make. Illustrated by James Basom…
"And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which…
This is a title page to the House of Joy by English playwright, writer, and illustrator Laurence Houseman…
"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards…
"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards…
"A patented frame that can be shoved out of the window and adjusted to any angle; it is made in different…
The third and last of the pointed or Gothic styles, also called the Florid style.
In medieval architecture, a form of tracery in which the openings are cut or pierced in slabs of stone,…
A woman sits at a desk near a window to read a large folded piece of paper, She is holding one hand…