Historical animal ornaments, wood engravings, published in 1897 - stock illustration

Historical animal ornaments: 1) Relief with griffins and chimeras from Apollo temple in Miletus (Didyma); 2) Vulture (egyptian); 3) Double eagle (Mycenae); 4) Polyp (Mycenae); 5) Unicorn capital (Persepolis); 6) Shell (baroque style); 7) Medieval fish initial; 8) Double eagle phial (11th century); 9) Heraldic double eagle; 10) Romanesque dragon capital (Gelnhausen); 11) Ox skull frieze; 12 + 14) Dolphin (French renaissance); 13) Dolphins, iron work (German renaissance); 15) Romanesque animal frieze (11th century, Gernrode church); 16) Horseheads (old saxon gable cross); 17) Gothic gargoyle (Magdeburg Cathedral); 18 Chamois heads (old saxon gable cross); 19) Salamander emblem on the coat of arms of Francois Ler at a chateau at Blois; 20) Pelican (renaissance); 21) Dragon pattern (Celtic manuscript, 8th century); 22) Dragon as candle holder (medieval); 23) Japanese dragon; 24) Heraldic lion; 25) Dragon (medieval textile); 26) Chinese dragon; 27) Group of birds (Japanese); 28) Hair comb with bird ornament (Japanese); 29) Swan (medieval helmet ornament). Wood engravings, published in 1897.