Wood Material Collection (page 3)

A woodcut engraving depicting the fifth day of creation - God created the birds and the fishes, 15th century
5311159 A woodcut engraving depicting the fifth day of creation - God created the birds and the fishes, 15th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

A woodcut engraving depicting the set of 12 Zodiac figures (Scorpio and Libra have been combined), 15th century
5311056 A woodcut engraving depicting the set of 12 Zodiac figures (Scorpio and Libra have been combined), 15th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

A woodblock engraving depicting a sprig of Common hedgenettle, a perennial grassland herb
5310966 A woodblock engraving depicting a sprig of Common hedgenettle, a perennial grassland herb. Woodcut by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) an English engraver and natural history author

The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century
7141105 The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross
7242733 Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail bust of the Statue of John; Brakel, East Flanders

Illustration titled Lovers in a Park depicting a young couple holding hands whilst sitting on a log, 1869 (engraving)
5616350 Illustration titled Lovers in a Park depicting a young couple holding hands whilst sitting on a log, 1869 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Martyrdom of the Apostle Philip
5616134 The Martyrdom of the Apostle Philip; (add.info.: Woodcut depicting the martyrdom of the Apostle Philip by crucifixion and stoning. Dated 15th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wooden statue, Saint Peter the Apostle, 1791-1800, wood (linden?)
7242245 Wooden statue, Saint Peter the Apostle, 1791-1800, wood (linden?); Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Escanaffles, eglise Saint-Martin), Interior Statue

Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895
3479648 Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Men employed chopping firewood in the casual ward of a London workhouse)

Young woman relaxing in the studio, 1903-1904 (print on double-weight paper)
3561429 Young woman relaxing in the studio, 1903-1904 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: United States 1903-1904 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of an Indian man in the town of Parsi, in a photographic studio in Bombay, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566988 Portrait of an Indian man in the town of Parsi, in a photographic studio in Bombay, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Bombay, India 1890 ca)

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper
FLO4638853 Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Wood boring beetle, and damage to wood. (Goat beetle). Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641183 Wood boring beetle, and damage to wood. (Goat beetle). Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

The cropping of woollen cloth
3480173 The cropping of woollen cloth; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting the cropping of woollen cloth. Woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591) a Swiss-German artist

A typical cottage bedroom, 1850
3478445 A typical cottage bedroom, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a typical cottage bedroom, with simple wooden furniture, a patchwork bedspread and bare floorboards)

The Ark of the Covenant, 1850
3330006 The Ark of the Covenant, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered wooden chest described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of)

Panel depicting an angel
3330403 Panel depicting an angel; (add.info.: Wood panel depicting an angel. Dated 13th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598
532716 William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598.; (add.info.: William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c.1598)

Parlour Maid and Scullery maids, 1901 (engraving)
537322 Parlour Maid and Scullery maids, 1901 (engraving); (add.info.: Cook and Kitchen maid, Parlour Maid and Scullery maids)

Saxon idol of the Sun. Wood engraving 1834
537272 Saxon idol of the Sun. Wood engraving 1834; (add.info.: Saxon idol of the Sun. Wood engraving 1834); Universal History Archive/UIG

Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving
537155 Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Christ healing the man sick of the palsy. Matthew 9)

Duke of Fife's game larder, 1881 (engraving)
538471 Duke of Fife's game larder, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: The Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward VII and Queen Alexandra from 1901)

On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865
538158 On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: On the way to the Moon)

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet
537587 Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England to tour America.Cartoon from Punch London

Burial: Grave of Zulu chief: body in sitting position in stone-lined underground chamber
536413 Burial: Grave of Zulu chief: body in sitting position in stone-lined underground chamber. Wood engraving from F Ratzel History of Mankind Leipzig 1888

Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) 1364-1403 killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, where Henry IV was victorious
536355 Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) 1364-1403 killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, where Henry IV was victorious

Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving)
536342 Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963?-978) English king, c.1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Edward (Eadward) the Martyr (963)

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne
536327 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne; (add.info.: Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Turenne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) French soldier: marshal of France 1644

Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... 1860 (engraving)
536034 Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Infant amusement rhyme This little pig... here set in poor Irish home with the real pigs on which family depended)

Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880
535883 Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880.; (add.info.: Early Match caliver c1590. Wood engraving c1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Wells Fargo messenger from their Express Delivery service via the Isthmus of Panama
534013 A Wells Fargo messenger from their Express Delivery service via the Isthmus of Panama. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine New York 1875

Country carrier's wagon with hood. Wood engraving London c1882
533910 Country carrier's wagon with hood. Wood engraving London c1882; (add.info.: Country carrier's wagon with hood. Wood engraving London c1882); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving)
531565 Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton

Viking ship view from the front. 9th century (photo)
545044 Viking ship view from the front. 9th century (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Space capsule manoeuvering ready for Moon landing. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving
539707 Space capsule manoeuvering ready for Moon landing. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Space capsule manoeuvering ready for Moon landing)

Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car), showing accommodation by day and night and centre, the lavatory and WC
538611 Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car), showing accommodation by day and night and centre, the lavatory and WC, 1890 (engraving); (add.info.: Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car)

Tudor period main entrance wooden panelled door
2910964 Tudor period main entrance wooden panelled door; (add.info.: Tudor period main entrance wooden panelled door, at Sulgrave Manor, England, ancestral home of George Washington)

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform
530648 Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform. The style of dress for women she designed and wore

Children carrying loads of clay in the brickyards of the English Midlands, 1871 Wood engraving
530529 Children carrying loads of clay in the brickyards of the English Midlands, 1871 Wood engraving.; (add.info.: It was estimated that at this time there were between 20, 000 and 30)

George Stephenson's locomotive Rocket'. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials for the engine to be
530594 George Stephenson's locomotive Rocket'. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials for the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, England

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers
530385 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: The condensers. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke
530384 South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891; Universal History Archive/UIG

John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation
530379 John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham 1378-1417), Lollard leader. Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giles's Fields, London, 1417

Henry Hudson (c1550-1611) English navigator, being set adrift with his son and seven others by mutinous crew
530283 Henry Hudson (c1550-1611) English navigator, being set adrift with his son and seven others by mutinous crew. Never seen again. Wood engraving c1880; Universal History Archive/UIG

William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death
530220 William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death, giving his jailer a packet for John Rogers (pseudonym of Thomas Mather)

Family at Sunday church service in their Box Pew. Wood engraving from The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862
530206 Family at Sunday church service in their Box Pew. Wood engraving from The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Christ on the cross. The Majesty Batllo, from Garrotxa, 12th century (polychrome woodcarving)
AIS5376350 Christ on the cross. The Majesty Batllo, from Garrotxa, 12th century (polychrome woodcarving); Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain ; © Iberfoto

An engraving depicting a large mash tun in which malt and water were thoroughly mixed, 19th century
5311244 An engraving depicting a large mash tun in which malt and water were thoroughly mixed, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1842); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Embracing the Timeless Beauty of Wood: From Oak Trees to Victorian Botanical Illustrations" Step into a world where nature's wonders intertwine with human creativity, and you'll find yourself captivated by the allure of wood. As sturdy as an Oak Tree (or Quercus), this remarkable material has been cherished for centuries, standing tall as a symbol of strength and endurance. Imagine a hand gently dropping a note into a suggestion box, filled with ideas that celebrate the versatility of wood. Its warm hues and intricate grains have inspired artists throughout history, just like the vibrant colours adorning beach huts at sunset in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The very sight evokes feelings of tranquility and nostalgia. Venture further on your journey through wooden wonders and witness an aerial view of Busselton Jetty on a sunny day. Tourists gather in front of souvenir shops, marveling at the craftsmanship that turns humble timber into exquisite mementos. But it's not only man-made structures that showcase wood's magnificence; even Mother Nature herself joins in its celebration. Clouds gracefully dance over Glencoe Village in Scotland while Sneck Yate signpost guides wanderers along The Cleveland Way footpath – both scenes harmoniously blending with their wooded surroundings. Travel across oceans to New Zealand's Bay of Islands where Maori Meeting Houses proudly display intricate carvings etched onto native timbers. These sacred spaces pay homage to ancestral traditions and remind us how deeply ingrained wood is within cultural heritage. Closer to home lies Ashness Jetty amidst Derwentwater's serene waters in Cumbria's Lake District National Park. Here, one can't help but be enchanted by the rustic charm emanating from every weathered plank beneath our feet. An illustration captures our attention next – an axe with its trusty wooden handle poised for action. It serves as a reminder that even in the hands of man, wood is a tool that shapes our world.