My thanks to Alice Jorgensen for pointing out the following joy and delight:The online gallery in the British Library website offers some 30,000 items from their collection for the viewing pleasure of the general public, thus making a highly laudable contribution to the general betterment of mankind:

Explore the British Library here
View virtual books using our Turning the Pages system, enjoy online exhibitions of fascinating items selected by our experts, or take a highlights tour. There are also features (these feature articles explore ideas and historical events using the British Library’s collections as source material. Some are based on previous exhibitions held at our galleries.)

Bon voyage.