Form Collection (page 19)

Game : Merry-Ma-Tansa
All form a circle : two are chosen to play the part of a married couple... Come name the lad you like the best.. to Now they re married we wish them joy

Game : Isabella
All form a circle : the one chosen to be Isabella is in the middle, and chooses a sweetheart from the ring, together they mime the actions of the song

Japanese Greeting / 1878
New Years Day in Japan An illustration contrasting the difference between the old traditional, and new westernised form of dress and greeting in Japan

Augustuss Funeral
The apotheosis of Augustus - his spirit in the form of a dove soars above his funeral pyre, to the amazement and acclamations of the spectators

Loki as a Serpent
Loki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent

Dresden Insurgents
Rebel forces in Dresden overthrow the government and form a short-lived provisional government of their own

Electric Street Lights
By the start of the 20th century, electricity has become the standard form of street illumination

Oil Lamps C19
By the middle of the 19th century, oil lamps are the standard form of illumination in middle-class homes

Kelpie Scares Man / Anon
A water kelpie appears in the water taking a passing gentleman by surprise - Kelpies generally frequent Scottish waters and often appear in human or equine form

System of Cosmas
The form of the Earth and the Universe, according to the Alexandrian monk and geographer COSMAS

Jupiter Dodoneus
ZEUS / JUPITER DODONEUS whose oracle at Dodona was the oldest in Greece : the prophecies came from the sacred oak, which is depicted here as having human form

Roman Playing a Lyre
Roman woman using a plectrum on a form of lyre

Henri Lasserre
HENRI LASSERRE author of one of the earliest and most comprehensive books on Lourdes, establishing the Lourdes myth in its widely accepted form

Marriott Project 1869
Marriotts aerial steam carriage, Avitor, was successfully tested in model form, but alas, no full-size version was constructed, this is an imaginary scene

Berry / March
MARCH Plowing and tending vines near the chateau de Lusignan : the fairy Melusine, in the form of a dragon, is seen flying over the chateau

Futuristic recorded message
In the year 2000, people will send messages one to another in the form of wax cylinders, recorded on the senders gramophone, delivered by messenger, then played by the recipient

Bodhi Satva
The representation of a BODHI SATVA a magical entity which can, in fact, take pretty well any form it chooses

TALLY MAN
A TALLY MAN in a cottage - a house-to-house trader who sold goods on instalment, keeping a tally of what his customers owed him - an early form of buying on credit

Chinese Demon
This Chinese demon takes the form of a fox, but perceptive peasants know it for what it really is

Folklore / Grand bete
The GRAND BETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic

Vacuum Cleaning Service
Vacuum cleaning service, in horse and cart form, parked outside the Edgware Road

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