Weight And Measurement Collection (#5)

Detail of merchants selling various items: on the left, a merchant of fruits
LRI4635497 Detail of merchants selling various items: on the left, a merchant of fruits and vegetables, in the center a miller molding grain (Miniature, circa 1470) by Predis

Box by Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914), inventor of anthropophotography
JLJ4589698 Box by Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914), inventor of anthropophotography, method joining anthropometry and physionominy, used in police services

Roman art: "the gromatician"A surveyor (agrimeners
LRI4660289 Roman art: " the gromatician" A surveyor (agrimeners) measures the land using a groma (gruma). Bronze sculpture

Shoemakers store (A man has his foot measured), 19th century (colour engraving)
LRI4676410 Shoemakers store (A man has his foot measured), 19th century (colour engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Cover of "The Don Quixote", number 592, Satirical en Colours
ICA4927379 Cover of " The Don Quixote", number 592, Satirical en Colours, 1885_10_24: all of the same length - Anticlericalism - Eg with reactionaries, Failure of the Church - Worker

Various activities of a gold mine in California: search for pepites, weighing, buying
JLJ4671895 Various activities of a gold mine in California: search for pepites, weighing, buying, leaving the goods. Engraving of the 19th century

Bushels (mosaic, 1st century BC-1st century AD)
LRI4643178 Bushels (mosaic, 1st century BC-1st century AD) by Roman, (1st century BC); Aree archeologiche di Ostia Antica e Isola Sacra, Rome

La feast de la Madonna dell Arco a Naples (Feast of the Madonna of the Arch
LRI4643643 La feast de la Madonna dell Arco a Naples (Feast of the Madonna of the Arch) Detail d un salesman de cheeses et musicians (Cheese merchant and musicians)

Strawberry seller, Neapolitan costumes by G. Dura, 1833
GIA4787330 Strawberry seller, Neapolitan costumes by G. Dura, 1833. by Dura, Gaetano (1805-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strawberry seller, Neapolitan costumes by G)

Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek
LRI4668006 Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek, (" Siensa de destrar y siensa de atermenar")

Merchants using scales to weigh and bargain. Miniature taken from the manuscript "
LRI4667877 Merchants using scales to weigh and bargain. Miniature taken from the manuscript " De Universo" or " De rerum naturis" (From the Nature of Things)

The lender and his wife. (oil on panel, 1539)
LRI4608518 The lender and his wife. (oil on panel, 1539) by Reymerswaele, Marinus van (c.1490-c.1567); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The lender and his wife)

Standard meter 1797 - Metre (meter) stalon by Jean-Francois Chalgrin 36, rue de Vaugirard
XEE4160939 Standard meter 1797 - Metre (meter) stalon by Jean-Francois Chalgrin 36, rue de Vaugirard, Paris, 6th (marble and brassels) by Chalgrin, Jean Francois Therese (1739-1811); Paris

Standard meter 1797 - Metre (meter) stalon by Jean-Francois Chalgrin 36, rue de Vaugirard
XEE4160937 Standard meter 1797 - Metre (meter) stalon by Jean-Francois Chalgrin 36, rue de Vaugirard, Paris, 6th (marble and brassels) by Chalgrin, Jean Francois Therese (1739-1811); Paris

Letter K: Kilolitre. Engraving in "Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging
DUV4208233 Letter K: Kilolitre. Engraving in " Alphabet masquerade". New Epinal imaging. Printing-lithography Pinot et Sagaire, editors, Epinal, second half of the 19th century

Ether (material): Electricite, light and heat do not change body weight
XEE4140024 Ether (material): Electricite, light and heat do not change body weight. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Balance of solids: principle of scales. Anonymous illustration of 1925
XEE4139796 Balance of solids: principle of scales. Anonymous illustration of 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Balance of solids: principle of scales)

Grainness: it does not vary in one place. A child measuring gravity with a spring in
XEE4139727 Grainness: it does not vary in one place. A child measuring gravity with a spring in the same place in summer and winter. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Forces: reverse parallel forces. A butcher weighing a meat carcass with a Roman scale
XEE4139679 Forces: reverse parallel forces. A butcher weighing a meat carcass with a Roman scale. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Ms 1186 f. 1, The Astronomer, the Clerk and the Computist
LSE4104671 Ms 1186 f.1, The Astronomer, the Clerk and the Computist, facsimile of a miniature taken from the Book of Psalms (Psalter) of St

Mathematicians. 15th century manuscript
GIA4816990 Mathematicians. 15th century manuscript. by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mathematicians. 15th century manuscript.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

The Four Cardinal Viruses: Prudence, Strength, Continence and Justice
LRI4665120 The Four Cardinal Viruses: Prudence, Strength, Continence and Justice. Page taken from a manuscript by Seneque (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 BC-65 AD)

Piggy bank and dial toggle giving the weight under the action of a 10 cent piece that is
XEE4192127 Piggy bank and dial toggle giving the weight under the action of a 10 cent piece that is thrown into it. Engraving in " La Nature

Egyptian antiquite: the weighing of the soul - Detail of Book of Dead
LRI4719180 Egyptian antiquite: the weighing of the soul - Detail of Book of Dead, papyrus preserved at the Egyptian Museum of Torino, Italy by Egyptian; Egyptian Museum, Turin

Egyptian antiquite: rule to measure. 18th dynasty. New empire. Paris, Louvre Museum
JLJ4583975 Egyptian antiquite: rule to measure. 18th dynasty. New empire. Paris, Louvre Museum by Egyptian School; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Egyptian antiquite: rule to measure)

Gallo-Roman period (50 BC-100 AD): "Roman"scale"Saint-Germain-en-Laye
JLJ4617580 Gallo-Roman period (50 BC-100 AD): " Roman" scale" Saint-Germain-en-Laye, National Archeology Museum by Gallo-Roman, (1st century BC); Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

Letter L as loch. Navy alphabet. Epinal image, late 19th century
DUV4198952 Letter L as loch. Navy alphabet. Epinal image, late 19th century. Stencil-coloured wood engraving by French School

The balance chair: a woman sitting on an armchair who calculates the weight. Paris, 1879
XEE4167514 The balance chair: a woman sitting on an armchair who calculates the weight. Paris, 1879. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'1175 of October 4, 1879

A right to weights and measures, guaranteed by the presence of an appropriate controller
LSE4103477 A right to weights and measures, guaranteed by the presence of an appropriate controller (top). Chilperic welcomed by the eveque of Tournai after the defeat by his brother Sigebert (bottom)

Nilometer (The nilometre - measure of the level of the Nile in Egypt
XEE4155661 Nilometer (The nilometre - measure of the level of the Nile in Egypt) engraving from " Usi e Costumi di Tutti i Popoli dell Universo

L anthropometrie judiciaire ou bertillonnage, methode d
XEE4145802 L anthropometrie judiciaire ou bertillonnage, methode d Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914): mesure du diametre transverse du crane - Engraving In " La Science francaise"

German emigrants departing for America, 1857: between deck of an American liner in Le
XEE4135807 German emigrants departing for America, 1857: between deck of an American liner in Le Havre, the day before departure

Meteorology: influence of rain on climate, use of rain. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140150 Meteorology: influence of rain on climate, use of rain. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meteorology)

Balance of solids: scales. Anonymous illustration of 1925. Private collection
XEE4139799 Balance of solids: scales. Anonymous illustration of 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Balance of solids: scales. Anonymous illustration of 1925)

Gravity: mass remains constant. A huge scale with weights balancing coffee bags
XEE4139723 Gravity: mass remains constant. A huge scale with weights balancing coffee bags, all lays on a boat. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Forces: use of springs called dynamometers to measure forces
XEE4139666 Forces: use of springs called dynamometers to measure forces. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

The weighing of the souls (psychostasy). (papyrus)
LRI4592947 The weighing of the souls (psychostasy). (papyrus) by Egyptian; Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy; (add.info.: Egyptian antiquite: the weighing of souls (psychostasis)

The gold weigher. Painting by Gerard Dou (1613-1675) Ec. Hol. 1664. Oil on wood. Dim: 0
JLJ4686747 The gold weigher. Painting by Gerard Dou (1613-1675) Ec. Hol. 1664. Oil on wood. Dim: 0.28 x 0.22m. by Dou, Gerrit or Gerard (1613-75); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The gold weigher)

Cover of "Le Grelot", numbero 1061, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4922755 Cover of " Le Grelot", numbero 1061, Satirique en Couleurs, 1891_8_9: Pour avoir de bonne galette - Anticlericalisme, Religion - Cupidite/Avarice, Ralliement

Roman art: "the gromatician"A surveyor (agrimeners
LRI4660286 Roman art: " the gromatician" A surveyor (agrimeners) measures the land using a groma (gruma). Bronze sculpture

Uses of new measures. The different measures and weights
JLJ4974478 Uses of new measures. The different measures and weights: the litre (for a pint); the gram (for a pound); the metre (for the alder); the are (for the toise)

Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek
LRI4667990 Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek, (" Siensa de destrar y siensa de atermenar")

Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek
LRI4667984 Measuring a land. Miniature taken from a survey and boundary trek, (" Siensa de destrar y siensa de atermenar")

Pope Eugene III died in 1153. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle
LRI4665347 Pope Eugene III died in 1153. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle) (1090-1153). Armes de Jacques d Armagnac

A trader using a scale, a blacksmith striking on an anvil
LRI4667935 A trader using a scale, a blacksmith striking on an anvil, two workers working on a boat in a shipyard. Miniature taken from " The Facts of the Romans" 13th century Venice

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"Exploring the Depths of Weight and Measurement: From Ancient Times to Modern Tools" The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world: A captivating depiction of ancient measurement techniques, showcasing the meticulous precision required in understanding weight and dimensions. Artist drawing a lute, 1525 (woodcut): This woodcut not only showcases artistic talent but also highlights the importance of accurate measurements in creating harmonious musical instruments. Thermometer of the Accademia del Cimento, c. 1650: An intriguing object with clusters of bulbs containing liquids and glass beads, demonstrating how density variations were utilized for precise temperature measurements during this period. Triangulation instrument in gold brassed, 16th century: A stunning example of craftsmanship combined with mathematical precision, emphasizing how triangulation played a crucial role in land surveying and map-making centuries ago. Set containing mathematics instruments from late 16th century: Brass tools like squares, compasses, pendulums, and rules served as indispensable aids for mathematicians and engineers striving for accuracy in their calculations. Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry): Amongst its vivid scenes depicting biblical events is an underlying theme that emphasizes mankind's quest to understand celestial movements through careful observation and measurement. L'Assiette au Beurre - Satirical en couleurs (1902): Through thought-provoking illustrations accompanied by biting satire, this publication shed light on societal issues such as economic disparities that could be measured both quantitatively and qualitatively. The Butt Loaded With Sponges. . Engraving from "A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine": This whimsical fable reminds us that even seemingly insignificant objects can have measurable impact when placed within certain contexts—a lesson applicable beyond just weights and measures. Timedial in gold brassed by Christoph Schissler, 1599.