Alphabet Letter Collection (#7)

Pia in Chatelaine's costume around 1400 and Quintia in Roman costume from the time of the emperors
DUV4199287 Pia in Chatelaine's costume around 1400 and Quintia in Roman costume from the time of the emperors. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme

Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199241 Kem in Japanese suit. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello
DUV4199205 Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello (Othello or The Moor of Venice) by Giuseppe Verdi (1887)

Letters Q, R, S, T. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216270 Letters Q, R, S, T. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letters Q, R, S, T)

Letters W, X: W for Window cleaners, X for Excursion train, PUFF PUFF ABC. c.1905 (lithograph)
DUV4216890 Letters W, X: W for Window cleaners, X for Excursion train, PUFF PUFF ABC. c.1905 (lithograph); 22x19 cm; (add.info.: British manufacturer)

Letter D: Drawers - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216525 Letter D: Drawers - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Letter Y: Yoleur - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216380 Letter Y: Yoleur - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 20x14 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Letter A: Admiral, anchor, ark, apricot, bee. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216363 Letter A: Admiral, anchor, ark, apricot, bee. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter A: Admiral, anchor, ark, apricot, bee)

Letter G: general, giraffe, gondolier. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas a c.1900 (print)
DUV4216330 Letter G: general, giraffe, gondolier. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas a c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter G: general, giraffe, gondolier)

Letter Y: Forked trunk, horned goat, candlesticks with two beaks: large and small Y, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214802 Letter Y: Forked trunk, horned goat, candlesticks with two beaks: large and small Y, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z
DUV4214786 Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z. 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Title page of the book " Alphabet illustrates animals" 19th century (print)
DUV4213323 Title page of the book " Alphabet illustrates animals" 19th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving)
DUV4210860 Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving); 29.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters M Mouton; N Natonnier; O Bear. Engraving in "Alphabet")

Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving)
DUV4210786 Illustration for "Alphabet Buffon", 1911 (engraving); 29.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter V Sea Veal (Seal); X Xandarus (BEEF); Y yack; Z Zebre

Letter S. Young boy greeting a comrade. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"
DUV4210266 Letter S. Young boy greeting a comrade. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Letter Q. Curious young girl. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"
DUV4210249 Letter Q. Curious young girl. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Letter E. A girl coming back from the woods with a basket filled with mushrooms
DUV4210186 Letter E. A girl coming back from the woods with a basket filled with mushrooms. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"

Letters A B C D E. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe"
DUV4210147 Letters A B C D E. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " Le grand alphabet de Bebe". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900. Bibliotheque des Bebes

Abecedary illustration : Letter T, 1875 (print)
DUV4209888 Abecedary illustration : Letter T, 1875 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lettre T: Tulipe, Taureau, Toreador, Tortue, ); Photo © Duvallon

Abecedary illustration : Letter G, 1875 (print)
DUV4209795 Abecedary illustration : Letter G, 1875 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter G: Giraffe, Guitarist, Constable, Frog; H:); Photo © Duvallon

Letter F: Common Pheasant and Common Pheasant. Engraving in " Great alphabet of birds". Private Collection
DUV4209659 Letter F: Common Pheasant and Common Pheasant. Engraving in " Great alphabet of birds". Private Collection; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter F)

Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209598 Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".); Photo © Duvallon

Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209597 Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".); Photo © Duvallon

Letter X: xujelier and xochiton. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209587 Letter X: xujelier and xochiton. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X: xujelier and xochiton)

Cover of the book " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris
DUV4209561 Cover of the book " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927 (lithograph) by Rabier

Letters J and K: Jaguar Kakatoes. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood "
DUV4209550 Letters J and K: Jaguar Kakatoes. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood ". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927. Illustrations by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939)

Title page illustration. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood "
DUV4209528 Title page illustration. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood ". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927. Illustrations by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939). 16 pages

Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund), in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208610 Letter S: Sigmond (Siegmund), in " La Walkyrie", opera (created in 1870) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209422 Letter L: Fencing Lecon. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209270 Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209227 Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Cover of the "My Little Girl's Alphabet". Bernardin-Bechet and Fils, bookseller-publishers, Paris
DUV4209219 Cover of the "My Little Girl's Alphabet". Bernardin-Bechet and Fils, bookseller-publishers, Paris

Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Z: Zampa
DUV4208643 Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Z: Zampa, in " Zampa or La fiancee de marbre"

Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208631 Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ABC of toys''
DUV4208315 Letters E F: grocery store, elephant, fan, farm, rifle, puppet, pheasant. Engraving in ABC of toys''., 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Letters C D: horse, kite, dog, pig, clown, cooking, diligence, dancers, camel, dominoes, masonry
DUV4208304 Letters C D: horse, kite, dog, pig, clown, cooking, diligence, dancers, camel, dominoes, masonry. Engraving in ABC of toys', 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207815 Letter N Nanny. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quantin, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Size: 29x22.5cm

Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207617 Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin
DUV4207609 Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Letter W: Come on, William, let's run to the Wagon fast! Engraving in " ABC fun"

Letter T: Temptation! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century
DUV4207605 Letter T: Temptation! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207603 Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away
DUV4207574 Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away. Letter P: No one takes as much care of his doll as the charming little Paulette

Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207524 Letter G: On the Ice, Gaston walks by sledding, little Gabrielle. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207516 Letter F: Happy Feast! Grandma! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letters and T: Sensitive and Tapageur. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207445 Letters and T: Sensitive and Tapageur. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207427 Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

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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.