Words Collection (#11)

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)

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)

World War One recruitment poster with the words Fall In Answer Now In Your Country's Hour of Need
3058445 World War One recruitment poster with the words Fall In Answer Now In Your Country's Hour of Need. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935; Photo © Hilary

Will watching and listening at his friend's deathbed
537667 Will watching and listening at his friend's deathbed.; (add.info.: Will watching and listening at his friend's deathbed)

Page from Utility and Art, c.1900 (engraving)
2972961 Page from Utility and Art, c.1900 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: Useful Artistic Furniture)

Page from Useful Artistic Furniture, c.1900 (engraving)
2972959 Page from Useful Artistic Furniture, c.1900 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: Useful Artistic Furniture)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

Original incunable leaf in Latin from Hartmut Schedel:Liber Chronicorum, printed by Schoensperger in 1497
3085262 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)

Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880
3507804 Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, 1880; (add.info.: Pen nibs manufactured in Birmingham, England circa 1880.); Universal History Archive

study of short lowercase letters, the letters "n" and "m", c.1867-1889 (print)
8714014 study of short lowercase letters, the letters "n" and "m", c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L)

studies of the elements, straight jambs, c.1867-1889 (print)
8714012 studies of the elements, straight jambs, c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L. Rollin, Officer of Public Instruction)

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"Words: The Power to Shape History, Music, and Movements" A timeless reminder of resilience: Wartime poster featuring Churchill's famous words. Unyielding camaraderie amidst chaos: Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy during the Battle of Trafalgar. Empowering voices rise in unison: Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women echoes equality. Melodies that transcend time: Felix kept on walking - Music Sheet Cover reveals a captivating tune. Love immortalized through lyrics: That's Amore music cover evokes enchantment and romance. Whimsical wishes written in the sky: Happy Birthday with Butterflies, digitally manipulated for joyous celebrations. Escaping to serenity by the shorelines: Getting Off at the Seaside captures blissful moments away from reality. Artistry intertwined with language: Chloe Preston's A Picture WITH Words paints stories beyond imagination. Courageous leadership amid tragedy unfolds: Commander E. Smith, Captain of the Titanic remembered through his words. Unlocking knowledge one word at a time: Learning words empowers minds and fuels intellectual growth. Harmonious fusion of tradition and innovation in London Bridge (New Version), both in its words and music composition Women united for change donning suffragette W. S. P.