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Background imageEducating Collection: ABC OF BABAR O, 1939 (illustration)

ABC OF BABAR O, 1939 (illustration)
7206800 ABC OF BABAR O, 1939 (illustration) by Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); 22x16, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: O: 7 words to find: oranges, orange trees, olive trees, umbrellas, bears)

Background imageEducating Collection: St Davids College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire (engraving)

St Davids College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire (engraving)
7159316 St Davids College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire (engraving) by Gastineau, Henry (1791-1876) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Davids College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire)

Background imageEducating Collection: ABC OF BABAR S, 1939 (illustration)

ABC OF BABAR S, 1939 (illustration)
7206805 ABC OF BABAR S, 1939 (illustration) by Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); 22x16, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: S: 19 words to find: skis, skiers, jump, saltire, jumpers, bag, plaster)

Background imageEducating Collection: Eton: Westons (colour litho)

Eton: Westons (colour litho)
7178935 Eton: Westons (colour litho) by Brinton, E. D. (fl. 1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weston s. Illustration for Eton, Painted by E D Brinton)

Background imageEducating Collection: Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b / w photo)

Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b / w photo)
7200757 Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Classroom in School no 70, Sverdlov District, Moscow, USSR)

Background imageEducating Collection: Manchester University (colour litho)

Manchester University (colour litho)
7192996 Manchester University (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester University. Illustration for Manchester)

Background imageEducating Collection: University of Leiden, Netherlands, 1614 (engraving)

University of Leiden, Netherlands, 1614 (engraving)
7185766 University of Leiden, Netherlands, 1614 (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: University of Leiden, founded in 1575 by William)

Background imageEducating Collection: ALPHABET OF BIRDS for... S: Serin, circa 1925 (illustration)

ALPHABET OF BIRDS for... S: Serin, circa 1925 (illustration)
7206958 ALPHABET OF BIRDS for... S: Serin, circa 1925 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 25, 5x17, 10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: S: Serin, ALPHABET OF BIRDS for)

Background imageEducating Collection: 'Gallery of views of ancient Rome'Detail. Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini

"Gallery of views of ancient Rome"Detail. Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini
AIS5389764 " Gallery of views of ancient Rome" Detail. Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (Panini) (1691-1765). 1759

Background imageEducating Collection: ABC OF BABAR M, 1939 (illustration)

ABC OF BABAR M, 1939 (illustration)
7206798 ABC OF BABAR M, 1939 (illustration) by Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); 22x16, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: M: 20 words to find: marriage, married, mountaineer, musician, monocle)

Background imageEducating Collection: ABC OF BABAR H, 1939 (illustration)

ABC OF BABAR H, 1939 (illustration)
7206794 ABC OF BABAR H, 1939 (illustration) by Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); 22x16, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: H: 11 words to find: hippos, grass, swallows, rattle, cockchafers, hood)

Background imageEducating Collection: ABC OF BABAR C, 1939 (illustration)

ABC OF BABAR C, 1939 (illustration)
7206788 ABC OF BABAR C, 1939 (illustration) by Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); 22x16, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: C: 78 words to find: cook, knife, kitchen, braces, compotier, cream, pans)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: May Morning in Magdalen Tower (engraving)

Oxford: May Morning in Magdalen Tower (engraving)
7192201 Oxford: May Morning in Magdalen Tower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May Morning in Magdalen Tower)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford University Robes: Chancellor (colour litho)

Oxford University Robes: Chancellor (colour litho)
8658422 Oxford University Robes: Chancellor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chancellor)

Background imageEducating Collection: Crummock Water, Cumberland (chromolitho)

Crummock Water, Cumberland (chromolitho)
8657867 Crummock Water, Cumberland (chromolitho) by Penley, Aaron Edwin (1807-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crummock Water, Cumberland)

Background imageEducating Collection: Alexander Crum Brown, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Pharmacy (engraving)

Alexander Crum Brown, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Pharmacy (engraving)
8666768 Alexander Crum Brown, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Pharmacy (engraving) by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Crum Brown)

Background imageEducating Collection: Robert Flint, Professor of Divinity (engraving)

Robert Flint, Professor of Divinity (engraving)
8666756 Robert Flint, Professor of Divinity (engraving) by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Flint, Professor of Divinity)

Background imageEducating Collection: Gerard Baldwin Brown, Professor of Fine Art (engraving)

Gerard Baldwin Brown, Professor of Fine Art (engraving)
8666753 Gerard Baldwin Brown, Professor of Fine Art (engraving) by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gerard Baldwin Brown, Professor of Fine Art)

Background imageEducating Collection: John Inglis of Glencorse, Lord Justice General of Scotland, Chancellor (engraving)

John Inglis of Glencorse, Lord Justice General of Scotland, Chancellor (engraving)
8666739 John Inglis of Glencorse, Lord Justice General of Scotland, Chancellor (engraving) by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Inglis of Glencorse)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Why buttons on soldier's cuff? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Why buttons on soldier's cuff? (colour litho)
8668146 Do You Know: Why buttons on soldier's cuff? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why buttons on soldier's cuff)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Why are wages called 'screw'? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Why are wages called "screw"? (colour litho)
8668144 Do You Know: Why are wages called "screw"? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why are wages called "screw")

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho)
8668142 Do You Know: Which is the only regiment to wear two cap badges? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: What is the address HM fleet in foreign waters? (colour litho)

Do You Know: What is the address HM fleet in foreign waters? (colour litho)
8668132 Do You Know: What is the address HM fleet in foreign waters? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What is the address HM fleet in foreign waters)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho)

Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho)
8668118 Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What famous school was founded by a grocer)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Why are some windows bricked-up in old houses? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Why are some windows bricked-up in old houses? (colour litho)
8668112 Do You Know: Why are some windows bricked-up in old houses? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why are some windows bricked-up in old houses)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Who decreed the of a yard? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Who decreed the of a yard? (colour litho)
8668104 Do You Know: Who decreed the of a yard? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who decreed the of a yard)

Background imageEducating Collection: Do You Know: Why 'costermonger'? (colour litho)

Do You Know: Why "costermonger"? (colour litho)
8668100 Do You Know: Why "costermonger"? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why "costermonger")

Background imageEducating Collection: Fechtschule / Fencing School (colour litho)

Fechtschule / Fencing School (colour litho)
8666197 Fechtschule / Fencing School (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fechtschule)

Background imageEducating Collection: Reitschule / Riding School (colour litho)

Reitschule / Riding School (colour litho)
8666176 Reitschule / Riding School (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reitschule)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: The Radcliffe Camera and St Mary's Church (b/w photo)

Oxford: The Radcliffe Camera and St Mary's Church (b/w photo)
8625308 Oxford: The Radcliffe Camera and St Mary's Church (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Radcliffe Camera and St Mary's Church)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Christ Church, Broad Walk (b/w photo)

Oxford: Christ Church, Broad Walk (b/w photo)
8625397 Oxford: Christ Church, Broad Walk (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Church, Broad Walk)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Christ Church, The east end of the Library (b/w photo)

Oxford: Christ Church, The east end of the Library (b/w photo)
8625394 Oxford: Christ Church, The east end of the Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Church, The east end of the Library)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Merton College, The Library, built 1377-78 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Merton College, The Library, built 1377-78 (b/w photo)
8625392 Oxford: Merton College, The Library, built 1377-78 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merton College, The Library, built 1377-78)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Hall, c 1520 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Hall, c 1520 (b/w photo)
8625387 Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Hall, c 1520 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Christi College, The Hall, c.1520)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Quadrangle, 1520, and Elizabethan Sundial (b/w photo)

Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Quadrangle, 1520, and Elizabethan Sundial (b/w photo)
8625386 Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Quadrangle, 1520, and Elizabethan Sundial (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Christi College)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Magdalen College, Early Tudor Wainscot at the Dais end of the Hall (b/w photo)

Oxford: Magdalen College, Early Tudor Wainscot at the Dais end of the Hall (b/w photo)
8625382 Oxford: Magdalen College, Early Tudor Wainscot at the Dais end of the Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen College)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Chapel Screen (b/w photo)

Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Chapel Screen (b/w photo)
8625377 Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Chapel Screen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Christi College, The Chapel Screen)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Exeter College, The Hall, built 1618 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Exeter College, The Hall, built 1618 (b/w photo)
8625375 Oxford: Exeter College, The Hall, built 1618 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exeter College, The Hall, built 1618)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Lincoln College, The first Quad, dating from 1430 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Lincoln College, The first Quad, dating from 1430 (b/w photo)
8625364 Oxford: Lincoln College, The first Quad, dating from 1430 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lincoln College, The first Quad)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Lincoln College, The Hall, c 1450 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Lincoln College, The Hall, c 1450 (b/w photo)
8625363 Oxford: Lincoln College, The Hall, c 1450 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lincoln College, The Hall, c.1450)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Wadham College, The Hall, dating from 1613 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Wadham College, The Hall, dating from 1613 (b/w photo)
8625361 Oxford: Wadham College, The Hall, dating from 1613 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wadham College, The Hall, dating from 1613)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Wadham College, The entrance to the Hall (b/w photo)

Oxford: Wadham College, The entrance to the Hall (b/w photo)
8625360 Oxford: Wadham College, The entrance to the Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wadham College, The entrance to the Hall)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Oriel College, The Hall and Chapel, 1619-42 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Oriel College, The Hall and Chapel, 1619-42 (b/w photo)
8625353 Oxford: Oriel College, The Hall and Chapel, 1619-42 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oriel College, The Hall and Chapel, 1619-42)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: University College, Gateway to second Quadrangle, c 1720 (b/w photo)

Oxford: University College, Gateway to second Quadrangle, c 1720 (b/w photo)
8625349 Oxford: University College, Gateway to second Quadrangle, c 1720 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University College)

Background imageEducating Collection: Oxford: Trinity College, Carving by Grinling Gibbons in the Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: Trinity College, Carving by Grinling Gibbons in the Chapel (b/w photo)
8625346 Oxford: Trinity College, Carving by Grinling Gibbons in the Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trinity College)

Background imageEducating Collection: The King's Son welcomes Cinderella (colour litho)

The King's Son welcomes Cinderella (colour litho)
8627392 The King's Son welcomes Cinderella (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King's Son welcomes Cinderella)

Background imageEducating Collection: Tom, Tom the Piper's Son (colour litho)

Tom, Tom the Piper's Son (colour litho)
8627387 Tom, Tom the Piper's Son (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tom, Tom the Piper's Son)

Background imageEducating Collection: Little Totty marries the King of the Flower Angels (colour litho)

Little Totty marries the King of the Flower Angels (colour litho)
8627385 Little Totty marries the King of the Flower Angels (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Totty marries the King of the Flower Angels)




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"Journey through Education: A Visual Exploration" Step into the enchanting world of education as we embark on a captivating journey through time and space. From the whimsical illustrations of "ABC of Babar O, 1939" to the historic engravings capturing St Davids College in Lampeter, Cardiganshire and Eton's Westons in vibrant color litho, each image tells a unique story about the power of knowledge. Immerse yourself in the magical realm of "ABC of Babar S, 1939, " where learning becomes an adventure with every turn of the page. Transported to Oxford's May Morning in Magdalen Tower through an exquisite engraving, witness academia come alive amidst ancient walls and scholarly pursuits. The charming illustrations from "ABC of Babar M & H, 1939" paint a vivid picture of educational growth and development. As young minds blossom like flowers under nurturing guidance, they embrace new ideas and unlock their full potential. Travel back centuries to witness the birthplace of intellectual enlightenment at the University of Leiden in Netherlands (1614). This remarkable engraving captures not only architectural grandeur but also symbolizes how education has transcended borders throughout history. Experience poignant moments such as leaving home for Carlisle Indian School (1911), depicted with striking chromolithography. It serves as a reminder that education can be both liberating yet bittersweet when one embarks on a quest for knowledge far away from familiar surroundings. Discover inclusivity at its finest with Deaf and Dumb School in Palayamkottai, India—a testament to humanity's commitment towards providing equal opportunities for all learners regardless of their abilities or challenges they may face. Finally, take a stroll down High Street Oxford (1809-1810) captured beautifully on canvas—an ode to tradition blended seamlessly with progress. Witness bustling streets filled with eager students seeking wisdom within hallowed halls, a timeless scene that has shaped countless minds throughout the ages.