Timber Collection (page 8)

Faggot gathering (engraving)
8624623 Faggot gathering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faggot gathering. Illustration for The People's Magazine)

Chippendale's Designs for Brass Hinges and Escutcheons, Middle 18th Century (litho)
8622054 Chippendale's Designs for Brass Hinges and Escutcheons, Middle 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Carved in Stone, from St Paul's Cathedral, London (litho)
8622107 Carved in Stone, from St Paul's Cathedral, London (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carved in Stone, from St Paul's Cathedral, London)

The Dean's Canopy, St Paul's Cathedral, London, carved by Grinling Gibbons (litho)
8622105 The Dean's Canopy, St Paul's Cathedral, London, carved by Grinling Gibbons (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dean's Canopy)

Chairs, etc, First half 18th Century (litho)
8622083 Chairs, etc, First half 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairs, etc, First half 18th Century)

R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century (litho)
8622046 R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century)

Sheraton Washstands, etc, Late 18th Century (litho)
8622027 Sheraton Washstands, etc, Late 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheraton Washstands, etc, Late 18th Century)

St. Anthony the Abbot, first half of the 15th century (carved and polychromed wood)
8683316 St. Anthony the Abbot, first half of the 15th century (carved and polychromed wood) by Sienese School, (15th Century); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra)

Art gothique: retable de la Vierge. Peinture anonyme sur bois, 130 x 119 cm
AIS5386802 Art gothique: retable de la Vierge. Peinture anonyme sur bois, 130 x 119 cm, a rapprocher des oeuvres du maitre des fresques de l'eglise Saint Nicolas de Pampelune

Nuns of the Order of St Clare, 18th century (wood sculpture)
AIS5375615 Nuns of the Order of St Clare, 18th century (wood sculpture); Museo de Arte Colonial, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala; (add.info.: Museum of Colonial Arts)

African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren
AIS5368059 African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren.; (add.info.: Royal Museum for Central Africa Belgium); © Iberfoto.

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812065 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812064 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bowling Game, 1929 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
822900 The Bowling Game, 1929 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 24.1x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bowling Game. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242438 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood)
7242377 Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood); Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Eglise Saint-Jacques), Confessional Eglise Saint-Jacques , Tournai, Hainaut

The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo)
8713195 The words Echelle, Fagot, Guignol and Hymen, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven)

F for Fagot, 1908 (photo)
8713197 F for Fagot, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, late 18th early 19th century with plaster Statue of
7242735 Calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, late 18th early 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail, bust of the Statue of Mary; Brakel

A. von Wedell's Kaiserrad bike of 1889, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414444 A. von Wedell's Kaiserrad bike of 1889, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

"En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys")
3563371 "En Grece par monts et par vaux" ("In Greece Through Mountains and Valleys"): Orthodox priests in Paleokastritsa, 1903-1910 (photomechanic print); (add.info.: Corfu)

Three people eating an Arabian meal
3566939 Three people eating an Arabian meal; (add.info.: Saudi Arabia, Asia 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Lekegian, G. & C); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Augustinerkirche church in Munich, recreated on the Grand Concours International, World's Fair in Brussels
UIG5414592 Augustinerkirche church in Munich, recreated on the Grand Concours International, World's Fair in Brussels, Belgium, historic wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

William I, German Emperor, standing in front of his cradle, Hohenzollern Museum, historical illustration
UIG5414409 William I, German Emperor, standing in front of his cradle, Hohenzollern Museum, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

The Last Supper. ca. 1370-1400 (tempera on wood)
AIS5332869 The Last Supper. ca. 1370-1400 (tempera on wood); (add.info.: James, Saint ( -42). Disciple of Jesus. One of the Twelve Apostles. Patron Saint of Spain. Catalan School. Left detail

Chinese scholar, historical wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414541 Chinese scholar, historical wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

William I, the German Emperor welcoming Bismarck at the unveiling of the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, 1873
UIG5414499 William I, the German Emperor welcoming Bismarck at the unveiling of the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, 1873, historic wood engraving, about 1897 (engraving).

Blind man's bluff, society people, historical wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414495 Blind man's bluff, society people, historical wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

Street scene, Hong Kong, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414388 Street scene, Hong Kong, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Street in Hong Kong, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414377 Street in Hong Kong, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Chinese natural clothing
5312119 Chinese natural clothing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Chinese natural clothing: the working man holds a bamboo handled umbrella, whilst the peasant wears a rice straw cloak and hat)

Jacob's Ladder
5312111 Jacob's Ladder; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Jacob's Ladder the connection between the earth)

Archimedes in his bath
5310220 Archimedes in his bath; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Archimedes in his bath. Archimedes a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer)

Polarized sundial, for latitude 51 degrees. Wooden instrument and selenite, c.1848 (wood and selenite)
MMM5470150 Polarized sundial, for latitude 51 degrees. Wooden instrument and selenite, c.1848 (wood and selenite) by Wheatstone, Charles (1802-75); National Maritime Museum, London

Plants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4624062 Plants of Sri Lanka: tamarind 1, sago palm 2, cassia 3 and teak 4. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Anatomy of a tree: cross section of pine branch 1b, wood chip 1a, the same magnified 2, magnified further 3
FLO4574347 Anatomy of a tree: cross section of pine branch 1b, wood chip 1a, the same magnified 2, magnified further 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4995250 Lime or linden tree, Tilia ulmifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804
FLO5000723 Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804. Characters on the right pavement include Professor of Languages Count John Theodora de Verdion with

Young Egyptian girl in traditional dress
3561644 Young Egyptian girl in traditional dress by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4618422 Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Cottonwood tree, Populus canadensis (engraving)
5855044 Cottonwood tree, Populus canadensis (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf and branch of the cottonwood tree or Canadian poplar, Populus canadensis)

Carolinian poplar, Populus angulata (engraving)
5855043 Carolinian poplar, Populus angulata (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf, shoot and bark of the Carolinian poplar, Populus angulata)

Wild orange tree, Cerasus caroliniana
5855038 Wild orange tree, Cerasus caroliniana; (add.info.: Flowers, leaves and fruit of the wild orange or mock orange tree, Prunus caroliniana, Cerasus caroliniana)

Wild cherry tree, Cerasus virginiana
5855037 Wild cherry tree, Cerasus virginiana; (add.info.: Leaves, flowers and fruit of the wild cherry or chokecherry tree, Prunus virginiana, Cerasus virginiana)

American holly, Ilex opaca
5855033 American holly, Ilex opaca; (add.info.: Leaves and fruit of the American holly, Ilex opaca. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Henri Joseph Redoute)

Red bay tree, Laurus caroliniensis
5855031 Red bay tree, Laurus caroliniensis; (add.info.: Leaves and seeds of the red bay tree, Laurus caroliniensis. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Henri Joseph)

Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras, Sassafras albidum
5855030 Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras, Sassafras albidum; (add.info.: Fruit, leaves, male flower and female flower of the Sassafras tree, Laurus sassafras, Sassafras albidum)

Devil wood tree, Olea americana
5855035 Devil wood tree, Olea americana; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit and flowers of the Devil wood or devilwood tree, Osmanthus americanus, Olea americana)

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"Timber: A Timeless Resource and Symbol of Strength" From the majestic Oak Tree, scientifically known as Quercus, to the intricate Victorian Botanical Illustrations capturing its beauty, it has played a significant role in England's history. In Chesterfield, ancient forests provided the raw materials for construction and shipbuilding, including the legendary Sutton Hoo ship burial. Traveling southwest to Cornwall's Levant Mine on July 11th, 1894, timber supported miners' endeavors deep underground. Meanwhile, rowing boats gracefully glided across Ambleside's waters (N060978), their wooden frames echoing centuries-old craftsmanship. Dungeness Beach witnessed fishing boats made from sturdy timber (J070051) braving treacherous waves in pursuit of abundant catches. In Lambeth's Timber Yard of 1916 (BL23561_029), workers skillfully handled logs amidst wartime challenges during World War II's Blitz. Londoners sought solace amid chaos on Balham High Road during WWII; yet even then, advertisements showcased Libertys' new shops - a testament to London's resilience and enduring love for quality timber products. Across borders in Swansea, South Wales stood Landore Viaduct under construction - an engineering marvel relying heavily on robust timbers. Meanwhile, a house carpenter meticulously planed a board on his bench – showcasing timeless woodworking skills passed down through generations. Finally crossing continents to Nevada's Cal-Neva Lodge entrance in the USA revealed grandeur crafted from fine timber - symbolizing elegance and warmth that transcends geographical boundaries. Throughout history and across cultures, timber remains an invaluable resource embodying strength and versatility. From supporting structures like ships and mines to providing livelihoods for craftsmen worldwide – this caption celebrates the enduring legacy as both practical necessity and artistic inspiration.