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Inscription Collection (#8)

"Unveiling the Secrets: Tracing the Inscriptions of History" Step into the captivating world of inscriptions, where hidden stories are etched in time

Background imageInscription Collection: Commentary on The canon of medicine by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript)

Commentary on The canon of medicine by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript)
2625185 Commentary on The canon of medicine by Avicenna, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The opening of a commentary on Ibn S?n?'s [Avicenna's] famous poem written by Al? ibn Abd All)

Background imageInscription Collection: Monkeys dressed as humans

Monkeys dressed as humans
2625334 Monkeys dressed as humans; (add.info.: Market scene with monkeys dressed as humans. A quack standing on a platform in a market hawks his "medicines")

Background imageInscription Collection: Shi si jing fa hui

Shi si jing fa hui
2626541 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

Background imageInscription Collection: Poem on diseases of the eye, 18th century (manuscript)

Poem on diseases of the eye, 18th century (manuscript)
2625266 Poem on diseases of the eye, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The beginning of a poem on diseases of the eye, possibly attributable to Ibn S?n? (Avicenna)

Background imageInscription Collection: Portrait of Lewis Caroll, c.1900 (print)

Portrait of Lewis Caroll, c.1900 (print)
3116277 Portrait of Lewis Caroll, c.1900 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer)

Background imageInscription Collection: Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in

Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood
536965 Tom and Maggie Tulliver being run down by machinery from Dolcote Mill that has broken away in the flood, They die in a close embrace

Background imageInscription Collection: Page of an edition of the 'Complete Works' (Omnia Divina Platonis Opera)

Page of an edition of the "Complete Works" (Omnia Divina Platonis Opera) by philosopher Plato (428-348 BC)
AIS5352533 Page of an edition of the "Complete Works" (Omnia Divina Platonis Opera) by philosopher Plato (428-348 BC) (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Background imageInscription Collection: View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)

View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)
AIS5355993 View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Background imageInscription Collection: Fountain with St. Francis preaching to the birds, sculpted by Giannino Castiglioni

Fountain with St. Francis preaching to the birds, sculpted by Giannino Castiglioni
3559847 Fountain with St. Francis preaching to the birds, sculpted by Giannino Castiglioni and located in Piazza Sant'Angelo in Milan; (add.info.: Artist)

Background imageInscription Collection: Letter Z: zero, c.1920 (print)

Letter Z: zero, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206070 Letter Z: zero, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageInscription Collection: Letters S, T and U: Bucket, Top and Urn, c.1920 (print)

Letters S, T and U: Bucket, Top and Urn, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206024 Letters S, T and U: Bucket, Top and Urn, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageInscription Collection: Lettrines and miniatures of manuscripts from 1400 to 1440, extracted from various works of

Lettrines and miniatures of manuscripts from 1400 to 1440, extracted from various works of the bookstores of Paris
FLO4643746 Lettrines and miniatures of manuscripts from 1400 to 1440, extracted from various works of the bookstores of Paris, Heidelberg and Munich - Chromolithography

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: shimejitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu

Mushrooms: shimejitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646948 Mushrooms: shimejitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: variety of lactates - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu

Mushrooms: variety of lactates - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646923 Mushrooms: variety of lactates - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants, 1916 - Akahatsudake, Lactarius akahatsu Tanaka

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: shimeji varietes, tricholome - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842)

Mushrooms: shimeji varietes, tricholome - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646890 Mushrooms: shimeji varietes, tricholome - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: hatsudake lactar and green russole - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842)

Mushrooms: hatsudake lactar and green russole - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646840 Mushrooms: hatsudake lactar and green russole - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: shibatake and benitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu

Mushrooms: shibatake and benitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646856 Mushrooms: shibatake and benitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Background imageInscription Collection: Mushrooms: Kuritake and yellow bolet (or butter) - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842)

Mushrooms: Kuritake and yellow bolet (or butter) - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646820 Mushrooms: Kuritake and yellow bolet (or butter) - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Background imageInscription Collection: Four English royal sailors in uniform, eating peas under the upper hatch, aboard the Pallas

Four English royal sailors in uniform, eating peas under the upper hatch, aboard the Pallas, November 1774
MMM5480468 Four English royal sailors in uniform, eating peas under the upper hatch, aboard the Pallas, November 1774; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), seen from below, for latitude 12 degrees

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), seen from below, for latitude 12 degrees. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass)
MMM5474485 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), seen from below, for latitude 12 degrees. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Tiero de Dio, map of the Arabian Sea (or Arabian Sea) and the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Arabian Gulf)

Tiero de Dio, map of the Arabian Sea (or Arabian Sea) and the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Arabian Gulf)
MMM5474127 Tiero de Dio, map of the Arabian Sea (or Arabian Sea) and the Persian Gulf (or Arabian Arabian Gulf). Manuscript with table and scale, bound with 25 maps in an atlas (24x17 cm)

Background imageInscription Collection: Diptych sundial (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, mid-17th century

Diptych sundial (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, mid-17th century, by Thomas Ducher (?) (ivory)
MMM5474002 Diptych sundial (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, mid-17th century, by Thomas Ducher (?) (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial (open)

Background imageInscription Collection: Open sundial, with magnetic compass and moonrise and sunset table, in Chinese characters

Open sundial, with magnetic compass and moonrise and sunset table, in Chinese characters, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473329 Open sundial, with magnetic compass and moonrise and sunset table, in Chinese characters, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Open sundial)

Background imageInscription Collection: An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

Background imageInscription Collection: Emperor of China: Portrait of Fou Hi Che (Fou-Hi-Che or Fuxi, Fu Hsi or Fu-Hsi)

Emperor of China: Portrait of Fou Hi Che (Fou-Hi-Che or Fuxi, Fu Hsi or Fu-Hsi)
BEN5468473 Emperor of China: Portrait of Fou Hi Che (Fou-Hi-Che or Fuxi, Fu Hsi or Fu-Hsi), inventor of the eight trigrams of Yi Jing, at the origin of calligraphy. Painting, 1685

Background imageInscription Collection: Solar System, 1853 (lithograph)

Solar System, 1853 (lithograph)
6202909 Solar System, 1853 (lithograph); (add.info.: SOLAR SYSTEM "... The infinite extension of space from which the Earth is surrounded)

Background imageInscription Collection: Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds

Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance
5912936 Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance and shield. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageInscription Collection: Shamisen, luth a long manche et a cordes pincees. Estampe japonaise de Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825)

Shamisen, luth a long manche et a cordes pincees. Estampe japonaise de Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825). Collection privee
UIG5348899 Shamisen, luth a long manche et a cordes pincees. Estampe japonaise de Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825). Collection privee; Superstock/UIG

Background imageInscription Collection: Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058493 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageInscription Collection: Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058491 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageInscription Collection: Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058492 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageInscription Collection: Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058486 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageInscription Collection: Mexican pictorial writing, from 'The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge'

Mexican pictorial writing, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge"
6428149 Mexican pictorial writing, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageInscription Collection: Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp (Reverse), 1916 (card)

Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295715 Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 10)

Background imageInscription Collection: Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff (Reverse), 1916 (card)

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295707 Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School, (20th century) ; 3.6x6.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No 4)

Background imageInscription Collection: Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper)

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper)
7295486 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Literature. Ultimissima Verba, poem by Paul Verlaine. Recto of the manuscript, France, August

Literature. Ultimissima Verba, poem by Paul Verlaine. Recto of the manuscript, France, August, 1875 Bibl
3434370 Literature. Ultimissima Verba, poem by Paul Verlaine. Recto of the manuscript, France, August, 1875 Bibl. litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature)

Background imageInscription Collection: Litterature. Art poetique, poem by Paul Verlaine. Manuscript, France, 1874. Bibl

Litterature. Art poetique, poem by Paul Verlaine. Manuscript, France, 1874. Bibl. litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris
3434369 Litterature. Art poetique, poem by Paul Verlaine. Manuscript, France, 1874. Bibl. litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature. Art poetique, poeme de Paul Verlaine. Bibl)

Background imageInscription Collection: Literature. French Novelist Alain Rene Lesage. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store

Literature. French Novelist Alain Rene Lesage. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434249 Literature. French Novelist Alain Rene Lesage. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part)

Background imageInscription Collection: Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in

Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434759 Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Background imageInscription Collection: Shi si jing fa hui

Shi si jing fa hui
2626557 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

Background imageInscription Collection: Shi si jing fa hui

Shi si jing fa hui
2626545 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

Background imageInscription Collection: The Canon of Medicine

The Canon of Medicine
2625211 The Canon of Medicine; (add.info.: The central text consists of the anatomical sections of the Canon of Medicine by Ibn S?n? (Avicenna)

Background imageInscription Collection: Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu

Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu
3330390 Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu; (add.info.: Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu)

Background imageInscription Collection: Collection of Stili

Collection of Stili
3330222 Collection of Stili; (add.info.: Collection of stili, used to write on wax-surfaced wooden writing tablets. Dated 1st Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageInscription Collection: Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu

Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu
3330389 Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu; (add.info.: Inscribed foundation stone describing the rebuilding of the temple of the Goddess Dinitu)

Background imageInscription Collection: Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt
FLO4678379 Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt. He wears a suit of armour with small pallettes, bassinet wreath and inscription on the forehead plate

Background imageInscription Collection: Original incunable leaf in Latin from Hartmut Schedel:Liber Chronicorum

Original incunable leaf in Latin from Hartmut Schedel:Liber Chronicorum, printed by Schoensperger in 1497
3085271 Original incunable leaf in Latin from Hartmut Schedel:Liber Chronicorum, printed by Schoensperger in 1497; (add.info.: Original incunable leaf in Latin from Hartmut Schedel)




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"Unveiling the Secrets: Tracing the Inscriptions of History" Step into the captivating world of inscriptions, where hidden stories are etched in time. From Mary, Queen of Scots to William Tyndale and Whittock, these enigmatic figures left their mark on history with their profound words. Intriguingly, Nadia-Juliette Boulanger's musical manuscripts bear witness to her genius as a French music teacher. Each note carries an inscription that echoes through generations, inspiring countless musicians. Delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding the Count of St Germain, a French alchemist whose cryptic inscriptions still bewilder scholars today. His coded messages hold secrets waiting to be deciphered by those brave enough to unravel them. A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud from 1921 transports us back in time. In sepia tones, his inscription hints at the depths of his groundbreaking theories and invites us to explore our own subconscious realms. Et in Arcadia Ego - these Latin words engraved on Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece evoke contemplation and reflection. The inscription serves as a reminder that even in paradise, mortality is ever-present. Travel across continents and centuries to discover unexpected inscriptions like The Market Cross in Devizes or LCC-LFB Plumstead fire station in SE London. These architectural marvels bear testament to human craftsmanship and resilience throughout history. As late afternoon casts its golden glow upon ancient ruins such as the Temple of Hathor in Dendera or Monument before Fort San Pedro in Cebu City, we find solace amidst weathered inscriptions that have stood against time's relentless tide. Even war leaves behind its indelible marks; a captured German Railway gun from WW1 stands tall as an enduring inscription commemorating bravery amid conflict at the Battle of Amiens. Inscriptions tell tales beyond what meets the eye – they whisper stories untold until someone takes the time to listen.