Alphabets Collection

Ancient Arabic Alphabet
Different types of ancient Arabic alphabets Date: Circa 1760

Alphabet & Typography
The Ancient Japanese alphabet Date: Circa 1760

Ancient Alphabets
Various ancient writing examples including the Egyptian and Phoenician alphabets. Date: Circa 1760

Ancient Alphabets
Writing examples of the Arabic, Turkish and Persian alphabets. Date: Circa 1760

Alphabet / B for Bees
B - is for the Bees, that fly out here and there

Alphabet / D for Ducks
D - for ducks, swimming, diving, and playing together

FLOWER A
Flowery A

An alphabet of Dutch Dolls
Wooden Dutch dolls are contorted into the letters of the alphabet, showing off their supple wooden joints. 1912

U Monk in Wine Cellar
U A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed

Farmworker Takes Break
A British farmworker and his dog take a well-earned break from the plough

Reluctant Schoolboy 19C
A reluctant schoolboy is dragged to school by his mother

FLOWER S
Flowery S

FLOWER G
Flowery G

FLOWER B
Flowery B

Alphabet / M for Miser
M - was a miser, who hoarded up gold

LETTER A
THE LETTER A Date: 1709-1784

ALPHABET / X FOR EXPENSIVE
X - was expensive, and so became poor. Date: 1867

ALPHABET & PRAYER SELLER ALPHABET & PRAYER SELLER
Alphabets and prayer books are sold by a street seller. Date: 15th century

PRAYER BOOK SELLER
A Parisian seller of prayer books and alphabets (abecedaires) Date: 15th century

GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS
Two tables showing the Greek and Latin alphabets

Illuminated letter S
Illuminated letters in a medieval style

Illuminated letter M in a medieval style

Illuminated letter F in a medieval style

Alphabet Human Body 1794
THE MAN OF LETTERS, or PIERROTs ALPHABET note that I doubles with J, and U with V

Caxton alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Viking Age. Runestone. Tirsted. 10th century AD. National M
Art. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Runestone. Dedicated to their ancestors. Tirsted. 10th century AD. Asrad and Hildvig raised this stone in memory of Frede. National Museum of Denmark

Illuminated letter T in a medieval style

Illuminated letter W in a medieval style

Illuminated letter P in a medieval style

Illuminated letter R in a medieval style

Illuminated letter G in a medieval style

Illuminated letter D, and a standard
Illuminated letter D in a medieval style, and a standard or banner bearing the arms of England and France, taken from the illuminated manuscript

Beaulx abc belles heures. Book peddler. Belongs to the genre le Cris de Paris that illustrates street vendors of Paris. Until the invention of printing

Alphabet with acrobatic jester
Jester doing acrobatic poses to spell out the alphabet. Date: 1881

Viking Age. Asferg. 1000 AD. Runestone. Dedication to a dec
Art. Metal Age. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Asferg. 1000 AD. Runestone. Dedication to a deceased man. Thorger Tokes son raised this stone in memory of Mule, his brother, a very good begn

Viking Age. Runestone. Dedicated to their ancestors. Nationa
Art. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Runestone. Dedicated to their ancestors. National Museum of Denmark

Viking Age. Runestones. Dedicated to their ancestors. Nation
Art. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Runestones. Dedicated to their ancestors. National Museum of Denmark

Illuminated letter I in a medieval style

Illuminated letter O in a medieval style

Illuminated letter L in a medieval style

Alphabet story, learning ABC
Alphabet story. A was an apple pie, B bit it, C cut it... XYZ all had a piece of it and went off to bed. A delightful picture story to help children learn their ABC. Date: 1930s

Z for Zulu
From a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC. Date: 1920

Pictorial Alphabet
Picture Alphabet, 1885 Date: 1885

Alphabets & Typography
Various examples of Russian alphabets and german typography from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

C16 Alphabet
Decorative initials from an early French printed book

Alphabet Letters / Shaw / T
THE LETTER T (Christine de Pisan)

Animals / Pigs / Alphabet
P for some pigs, which have strayed from their sty

Alphabet / X on a Barrel
X put on a barrel is intended to tell the strength of the beer and its flavour as well

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