Alphabet Letter Collection (#6)

Y for the Yew growing by the church wall. Z is for Zero, that's nothing at all, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4224869 Y for the Yew growing by the church wall. Z is for Zero, that's nothing at all, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, The nursery alphabet)

Pipe - Syllabic Reading illustrated by E. Bremond, Primary Inspector and H. Mouret, Public Teacher
DUV4223506 Pipe - Syllabic Reading illustrated by E. Bremond, Primary Inspector and H. Mouret, Public Teacher. Simplified and complete reading method in a single booklet. Seventeenth edition

Cover first free (green) - Syllabary Langlois. Method of reading and writing. Librairie Armand Colin, Paris, 1910
DUV4223502 Cover first free (green) - Syllabary Langlois. Method of reading and writing. Librairie Armand Colin, Paris, 1910

Children, expressions and gestures for the learning of pronunciation - Teaching reading using Mr
DUV4223445 Children, expressions and gestures for the learning of pronunciation - Teaching reading using Mr. Grosselin's phonomimic process by Mrs

S : fleurs de pensees - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224693s : fleurs de pensees - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Cross and letters with inlay of precious stones belonging to the Treasury of Torredonjimeno. 7th c
CUL4934340 Cross and letters with inlay of precious stones belonging to the Treasury of Torredonjimeno. 7th c.; (add.info.: Visigothic art. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia.s JAEN)

A page of the Latin manuscript " De Excellentium Virorum Princibus" by Italian poet Antonio Cornazzano
VEN5027476 A page of the Latin manuscript " De Excellentium Virorum Princibus" by Italian poet Antonio Cornazzano (1429-1484). Ms. Alfa P. 6.4, F° 1

Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850
3479983 Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph)

Letter U: Uriasse (Ourrias), in " Mireille", opera (created in 1864) by Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
DUV4208618 Letter U: Uriasse (Ourrias), in " Mireille", opera (created in 1864) by Charles Gounod (1818-1893). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter T: Tasso, in Torquato Tasso, opera, 1893 (chromo)
DUV4208614 Letter T: Tasso, in Torquato Tasso, opera, 1893 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: Tasso, in " Torquato Tasso")

Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209447 Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter P: Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725), in "The Star of the North"
DUV4208586 Letter P: Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725), in "The Star of the North", opera (created in 1854) by Giacomo Meyerbeer, his real name Jakob Liebmann Beer (1791-1864)

Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship)
DUV4208551 Letter I: Icilio, in "Virginia", opera (composed in 1849-1850, banned by censorship, represented in 1866) by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)

Letter J: Jago, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of)
DUV4208549 Letter J: Jago, in "Othello", opera (created in 1887, after "Othello" or "The Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Letter E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
DUV4208521 Letter E: Ernani, in " Ernani" (created in 1844), opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369. Compagnie Liebig, publisher (b at Antwerp 1893)

Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208365 Letters W and X: wagons, xylophone. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters W and X: wagons)

Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208324 Letter H: hood, hippo. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter H: hood, hippo)

Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund, in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and T
DUV4208621 Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund, in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and T: Tasso (Le Muche), in " Torquato Tasso"

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205690 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter P: Prisoners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204668 Letter P: Prisoners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204596 Letter F: Brotherhood. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204174 Letter U and V: Ursula and Ice. Characters sliding on the ice of a village, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter K L N: Korrigan, Kakatoes recalcitrant and Au clair de la lune, Nanterre Fire Department
DUV4204117 Letter K L N: Korrigan, Kakatoes recalcitrant and Au clair de la lune, Nanterre Fire Department, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

Letter F: Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204083 Letter F: Fanfan la Tulip (character of the song written by Emile Debraux), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

One boy writes the alphabet with chalk on a blackboard while another finishes it by writing on his back
DUV4204051 One boy writes the alphabet with chalk on a blackboard while another finishes it by writing on his back. Cover of the album drolatic (abecedary) beg 20th century (chromolithograph)

Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography
DUV4203876 Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter A: anchor. ABC. Franco-German abecedary. Chromolithography); Photo © Duvallon

Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203754 Letter: A (Mountaineer). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Letter X: X-ray (X-ray). Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204721 Letter X: X-ray (X-ray). Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

Letter Z: Zinger on the roof. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202541 Letter Z: Zinger on the roof. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km
DUV4201478 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Letter H: workshop of a watchmaker. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202469 Letter H: workshop of a watchmaker. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Letter B: workshop of a jeweler (jewelry). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898
DUV4202446 Letter B: workshop of a jeweler (jewelry). Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher

Saint Quentin, martyr, 1932 (engraving)
DUV4202383 Saint Quentin, martyr, 1932 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Quentin, martyr. Engraving in Alphabet des saints')

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201288 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U and V: Ulrique Eleonore (Ulrika Eleonora)

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201280 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U: portrait of Ulrique Eleonore (Ulrika Eleonora, 1688-1741) Queen of Sweden

Letter T (Torrent). Waterfall in the forest. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201997 Letter T (Torrent). Waterfall in the forest. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201221 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter N: portrait of Nogarola (Nogarolle, Nogarole or Nogarolla), a learned woman

Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198388 Letter B: 14th century lettrine, Breton, Bastille, Blueberries, Bigorne. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter C: 15th century letterhead, Chinese, Castle, Capuchin, Necklace. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional
DUV4198384 Letter C: 15th century letterhead, Chinese, Castle, Capuchin, Necklace. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter H: 14th century lettrine, Dutch, Blast furnaces, Coal, Holly, Hoe. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198363 Letter H: 14th century lettrine, Dutch, Blast furnaces, Coal, Holly, Hoe. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter K: round lettrine, Kalmouk, The Kremlin, Ketmie, Kepi. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume
DUV4198348 Letter K: round lettrine, Kalmouk, The Kremlin, Ketmie, Kepi. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter N: antique lettrine, Norwegian, Nice, Nenuphars, Nid. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume
DUV4198328 Letter N: antique lettrine, Norwegian, Nice, Nenuphars, Nid. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Letter representing a mother and daughter holding a pallet. Alphabet (Abeecedaire)
DUV4199709 Letter representing a mother and daughter holding a pallet. Alphabet (Abeecedaire) specially published for the Louit Chocolate by Louis Freres et Cie

Letter D representing a mother and daughter with flowers. Alphabet (Abeecedaire)
DUV4199697 Letter D representing a mother and daughter with flowers. Alphabet (Abeecedaire) specially published for the Louit Chocolate by Louis Freres et Cie

Letter M: marriage; mayor; town hall; world map; trunk; mandolin; maries; macon; house; mill; medallion; military;
DUV4199550 Letter M: marriage; mayor; town hall; world map; trunk; mandolin; maries; macon; house; mill; medallion; military; coat

Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator
DUV4199500 Letter A: aerostat; anchor; aqueduct; tree; eagle; watering can; ostrich; donkey; aloe; alligator. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Yole costume of the year mil (thousand or 1000) and Zita in suit end of century
DUV4199344 Yole costume of the year mil (thousand or 1000) and Zita in suit end of century. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas

Xyinia in 1800 Greek costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199321 Xyinia in 1800 Greek costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

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"Exploring the World of Alphabet Letters: From Babar to Jocrisse and Beyond" Step into the enchanting world of alphabet letters through a captivating journey spanning centuries. The ABC of Babar series, illustrated in 1939, introduces us to whimsical characters like O, S, M, H, and C. These charming illustrations bring life to each letter as they dance across the pages. Delving deeper into history, we encounter an intriguing engraving from "Alphabet masquerade, " featuring Jocrisse - a mischievous figure from an unknown publisher's work around 1855. This playful depiction adds a touch of humor to our exploration. Moving forward in time, we stumble upon two little girls engrossed in reading within "The Great baby Alphabet" chromo print circa 1900. Their innocent fascination with the letter A reminds us of the joy that learning can bring. Venturing beyond Western culture, we discover St Bernardino da Siena depicted in a stunning sculpture from the 15th century. His presence among these diverse alphabets highlights how letters transcend borders and languages. Intriguingly different is the Chinese alphabet showcased in Encyclopedie Diderot and d'Alembert. Its intricate characters remind us of the rich cultural tapestry woven by various writing systems worldwide. Returning to France once more, we encounter an engraving from Charles Unsinger's "Alphabet. " Published by Alphonse Lemerre in Paris on November 15th, 1875; this piece showcases Heron, Hallebardier (halberdier), Herbalist, Hirondelle (swallow), Owl, Heraut (herald), Hanneton (cockchafer). It serves as a reminder that even within one language's alphabet lies endless possibilities for creativity and expression.