Forms Collection (#5)

Edo street scene, 18th century, with archery range
Edo street scene, 18th century. A shop girl sits in front of an archery range holding a bow. A tea shop girl stands on a bench with a candle. A woman and edemame seller with baby pass by

Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono walking
Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono with cypress fan walking in a garden under cherry blossoms. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo

London Docks, Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital. Entrance to the new London docks opened in 1805 in Wapping 85, disabled Navy pensioners at Greenwich Hospital 86

Preserved Yorkshire Trench - Boesinge
This was first explored in February 1992 by a local group called The Diggers. Gradually an important trench and dug-out system was uncovered

Diagrammatic illustrations of land forms (litho)
6013730 Diagrammatic illustrations of land forms (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diagrammatic illustrations of land forms)

Forms of coronet (litho)
6013641 Forms of coronet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of coronet. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Violin Forms (wood)
938047 Violin Forms (wood) by Stradivari, Antonio (1644-1737); Museo Stradivariano di Cremona, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Italian, out of copyright

Filicinae or fern plants: Alsophila species, Polypodium species, Asplenium nidus, Angiopteris species, Monogramma species, and Pteris quadriaurita

Teleostei or ray-finned fish: sea moth, Pegasus laternarius 1, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 2, leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques 3, Striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus 4

Discomedusae jellyfish species
Discomedusae jellyfish: lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea annasethe 1, 2, Floresca species 3, and compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysoscella 4

Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Epibulia ritteriana 1, 2, and Salacella uvaria 3-6. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur

Staurozoa or stalked jellyfish: Tesserantha connectens 1, 2, Haliclystus auricula 3, 4, 5, Lucernaria bathyphila 6 and Lucernaria quadricornis 7

Asteriidae starfish: common starfish, Asterias rubens, sea star, Hymenaster echinulatus 11, and sea star, Pteraster stellifer 12

Merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphylla
Peromedusae jellyfish: merchant cap jellyfish, Periphylla periphylla 1-7. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur

Siphonophora jellyfish colony. Physophora hydrostatica (Discolabe quadrigata), colony, gas bladder, swimming bell, polyp, etc

Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6

Echinoidea sea urchins: sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus 1, 2, Encope emarginata 3, 4, green sea urchin, Echinocyamus pusillus 5-9

Trachymedusae jellyfish: Geryonia proboscidalis 1-7. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in Nature, Kunstformen der Natur, Liepzig, Germany, 1904

Bryozoa moss animals: Cristatella mucedo 1-5, 10-12, Plumatella repens 6-8 and fungoid bryosoan, Plumatella fungosa 9. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art

Crinoidea sea lilies: Saracrinus angulatus 1, 7, 8, Endoxocrinus maclearanus 2, and Endoxocrinus wyvillethomsoni 3-6. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art

Discomedusae jellyfish: Linantha lunulata 1, 2, Palephyra antiqua 3, 4, 5, Palephyra pelagica 6, Coronatae species 7, Nausithoe challengeri 8, and Wyvilles crownjelly, Atolla wyvillei 9

Siphonophorae hydrozoa: Porpema prunella and Porpita species, young and adult colonies, gas bladder, etc. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art Forms in

Fucoideae seaweeds and algae
Fucoideae seaweeds: bullwhip kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana 1, Cutleria multifida 2, Cystoseira spinosa 3, Agarum clathrus 4, Scaberia agardhii 5, peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 6

New River Walk, Leamington (photo)
727535 New River Walk, Leamington (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New River Walk, Leamington)

Exotic dragonflies, darners and skimmers
Dragonfly larval forms 1, 2, 3, common whitetail dragonfly, Libellula lydia 4, green darner, Anax junius 5, and scarlet skimmer or crimson darter, Crocothemis servilia 6

La Lumiere Electrique, Etincelle sinueuse et etincelle ramifiee (engraving)
2793104 La Lumiere Electrique, Etincelle sinueuse et etincelle ramifiee (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Lumiere Electrique)

Forms of Bacteria (colour litho)
3624602 Forms of Bacteria (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of Bacteria)

Flower Forms, (oil on canvas)
657078 Flower Forms, (oil on canvas) by Jellett, Mainie (1897-1944); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower Forms. Mainie Harriet Jellett (1897-1944). Oil on canvas

Two bright forms met him (engraving)
6002511 Two bright forms met him (engraving) by Bowerley or Bauerle, Amelia M. (d.1919) (attr.to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two bright forms met him)

Old Roman (litho)
6002063 Old Roman (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Roman. Illustration for Lettering for Schools and Colleges for the Office)

Title-page illustration for The Universal Self-Instructor and Manual of General Reference (engraving)
6026973 Title-page illustration for The Universal Self-Instructor and Manual of General Reference (engraving) by American School

Natural vegetation and ocean currents (colour litho)
3648575 Natural vegetation and ocean currents (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural vegetation and ocean currents)

Floral Design, illustration from Treatise on the Illuminating of Stencils
BCC88046 Floral Design, illustration from Treatise on the Illuminating of Stencils by Jean Saude, pub. 1925 by Benedictus, Edouard (1878-1930); Calmann & King, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Further forms of an art that demands the unusual (b / w photo)
6008260 Further forms of an art that demands the unusual (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Further forms of an art that demands the unusual)

Peinture / Nature morte, c. 1924 (oil and graphite on canvas)
3956162 Peinture/Nature morte, c.1924 (oil and graphite on canvas) by Bruce, Patrick Henry (1881-1936); 73x92.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Different forms of snowflakes, 1895 (litho)
3501922 Different forms of snowflakes, 1895 (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A snowflake is either a single ice crystal or an aggregation of ice crystals)

An original parade at the parties of the Lord Mayor, in London, the procession in the history of transport
2777756 An original parade at the parties of the Lord Mayor, in London, the procession in the history of transport (colour litho) by Beltrame

Divina Proportione, by Luca Pacioli (engraving)
2916294 Divina Proportione, by Luca Pacioli (engraving) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 28.1x19.8 cm; The University of St

Microscopy for the Millions : 1878 (engraving)
527532 Microscopy for the Millions : 1878 (engraving) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); (add.info.: A member of the audience frightened by a lantern slide showing the forms of life in a typical drop of)

Plate 3, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho)
STC439541 Plate 3, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho) by Gandy (fl.1930s); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Plate 17, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho)
STC439539 Plate 17, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho) by Gandy (fl.1930s); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Plate 4, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho)
STC439538 Plate 4, from Inspirations, published Paris, 1930s (colour litho) by Gandy (fl.1930s); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Official tariff of kissing (colour litho)
3091163 Official tariff of kissing (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Official tariff of kissing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Forms of comets after the historian Pliny (engraving)
3098009 Forms of comets after the historian Pliny (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of comets after the historian Pliny)

Monument Park, The Quakers (b / w photo)
6018304 Monument Park, The Quakers (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument Park, The Quakers)

Ancient forms of rings (litho)
6013575 Ancient forms of rings (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient forms of rings)

Various forms of spears (litho)
6013457 Various forms of spears (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various forms of spears)

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"Forms: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of forms, where history unfolds before your eyes. From fossils dating back to the Palaeozoic era, witness the remnants of ancient life that once roamed our planet. Marvel at the enigmatic beauty of a black panther in its melanistic phase, gracefully resting on a log. Captive yet majestic, this leopard (Panthera pardus) reminds us of nature's wonders. Travel back to World War I and discover the strength and resilience of women in the Land Army. These courageous individuals played a vital role in ensuring food security during challenging times. Unlock the secrets of Ancient Egyptian writing as you delve into their intricate hieroglyphics. Explore how these symbols conveyed stories, beliefs, and knowledge from one generation to another. Experience life behind bars as you observe a convict turning a hand-crank in his prison cell. This glimpse into confinement serves as a reminder of both punishment and redemption within our society. Witness an eternal battle between gods with Horus-Seth (2). Dive into ancient mythology as you explore their fierce rivalry depicted through artistry and symbolism. Unravel the mysteries hidden within Ancient Greek writing - an intellectual legacy that shaped Western civilization for centuries. Discover how their literature continues to inspire generations today. Immerse yourself in nature's ingenuity with Nepenthes gymnamphora pitcher plant. Marvel at its unique form designed to trap unsuspecting prey – an example of evolution's remarkable adaptations. Gaze upon mesmerizing nebulae meticulously drawn by William Herschel in 1811 C002 / 5044. These celestial wonders remind us of our place in the vastness of space and ignite curiosity about what lies beyond our reach. Explore diverse ancient scripts from around the world - windows into civilizations long gone but not forgotten. Each stroke tells tales steeped in culture, heritage, and human connection across time. Finally, discover the significance of religion in Egypt through Khonsu.