Language Collection (page 5)

Treasury of the Athenians. 5th century BC. Inscription. Delp
Treasury of the Athenians. Temple built around 5th century BC. Detail of a hymn to Delphi, in ancient Greek, engraved in a wall. Apollo also appears with the zither. Delphi. Greece

Monumental inscription about Hadrian Emperor. 128-138 AD. St
Monumental inscription. Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, father of this country, the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix. Emperor Hadrian period. Stone. 128-138 AD

Tablet of terracotta with inscription in Cypriot syllabic script. Possibily a religious text or a commercial or administrative document. 410-375 BC. From Akanthou. British Museum. London. England

Limestone grave stele with greek epitaph of Theudaisios of E
Limestone grave stele with greek inscription, epitaph of Theudaisios of Euesperides. 300-50 BC. From Amathus, Cyprus. British Museum. London. England, United Kingdom

Troubadours singing and reciting a poem, written in Occitan. 12th and 13th centuries. Colored engraving

The Rosetta Stone. Greek scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Greek scripture. Detail. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphical and demotic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphical scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Detail

The Rosetta Stone. Demotic and Greek scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Demotic and Greek scripture

Meroitic stela
Sandstone Meroitic stela with one of the longest known texts in meroitic language. Are recognisable the names of the Queen Amanirenas

Amarna Letters. 14th century BC. Clay tablets with cuneiform script, mostly written in Akkadian. Designate a file of correspondence, mostly diplomatic

Frederic Mistral (1830-1914). French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Nobel Prize in literature in 1904. Portrait. Drawing, 1867. Colored

Llull, Ramon (1233 / 1235-1315 / 1316). Majorcan writer and phi
Llull, Ramon (1233/1235-1315/1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Colored engraving of Arbor Scientiae published in Barcelona in 1505. Episcopal Public Library. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Quran. Manuscript written by the scribe Hamail Sharif. Dated between 7th and 13th centuries. Archaeological Museum. Lahore. Pakistan

Iberian art. Inscription on lead. It comes from the Castle of La Fosca. Archaeological Museum of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Bartolome de Torres Naharro (c. 1485- c. 1530). Spanish dramatist and Leonese language writer. Aquilana comedy. Home. Edition, 1517

Paris and Viana. 15th century
Catalan literature. Fifteenth century. Paris and Viana. Edition printed in Barcelona in 1494 by Diego Gumiel. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Paris and Viana. 15th century. Viana and Isabel
Catalan literature. Fifteenth century. Paris and Viana. Engraving depicting Viana and Isabel. Edition printed in Barcelona in 1494 by Diego Gumiel. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Joanot Martorell (1413-1468). Valencian writer in Catalan. Tirant lo Blanch. Dedication page of the edition printed in Valencia in 1490 by Nicolau Spindel (facsimile). Valencia University Library

Lucas Fernandez (c. 1474-1542). Spanish dramatist and musician. Writer in Leonese language. Eclogue. Printed in Salamanca in 1514. Spain

Pere Miquel Carbonell (1434-1517). Catalan historian and humanist. Croniques d Espanya fins aci no divulgades. First edition printed in Barcelona by Carles Amoros (1546). Catalonia. Spain

Ausias March (ca. 1397-1425). Valencian poet. Page of Tornad
Ausias March (ca.1397-1425). Valencian poet. Page of Tornada. Poem. Manuscript of 1542. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Wilhelm von Humboldt (17671835). German government functionary, diplomat, philosopher and linguist. Colored engraving

Temple of Ramses III. Egyptian hieroglyphs. Relief. Egypt
Temple of Ramses III. Egyptian hieroglyphs. Relief. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Hieroglyphic. Relief depicting consonant sounds. The f (horned viper) and m (owl). Temple of Hatshepsut. Egypt

Hieroglyph on the walls of the Temple of Hatshepsut. At the top is a vulture Nekhbet, opening its protective wings.18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Temple of Hatshepsut. Door with polychrome reliefs representing the pharaoh Hatshepsut with masculine attributes. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahri. Egypt

Royal protocol of Ramses II. Dynasty XIX (1320-1200 b.C.). Temple of Luxor. New Empire. Egypt

Relief depicting a religious offering. Temple of Luxor. New Kingdom. Egypt

Egyptian hieroglyph shaped like a bull
Hieroglyphic writing. EGYPT. Detail of a wall of the first court of Ramses II decorated with a drawing hieroglyph shaped like a bull. TEMPLE OF LUXOR. Dynasty XIX. (1320-1200 B.C.). New Empire

Hieroglyphic writing. Egypt
Hieroglyphic writing. EGYPT. Detail of a wall of the first court of Ramses II. TEMPLE OF LUXOR. Dynasty XIX. (1320-1200 B.C.). New Empire

Egyptian Art. Flaminio Obelisk. Egyptian obelisk of Ramesses II from Heliopolis. Brought to Rome by Augustus, and erected on the spina of the Circus Maximus

First World War. German poster inviting people to join the w
World War I (1914-1918). German poster inviting people to join the war loan. It was done by Maximilian Lenz (1860-1948)

Llull, Ramon (1233-1315 or 1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Inventiva Veritatis. Engraving of the martyrdom of Ramon Llull in Tunisia. Printed in Valencia in 1515 by D. of Gumiel

Street scene with fire crew, Punda, Curacao, West Indies
Street scene with fire crew near Wilhelmina Square, Punda, Curacao, West Indies, with a large department store, Casa Abady. Date: circa 1930

First World War. Poster
WORLD WAR (1914-1918). Poster. Day of the african army and colonial troops by Lucien Hector Jonas (1880-1947). Paris. France

The postal censorship: deciphering languages
Page showing a series of photos depicting some medals intercepted from Germany, as well as letters marked as photographs which contained rubber and leather instead

Jean-Antoine Galignani
JEAN-ANTOINE GALIGNANI French publisher : amongst other publications, issued famous english-language guides for visitors. Date: 1796 - 1873

Johannes Drusius
JOHANNES DRUSIUS Flemish scholar, professor of language. Date: 1550 - 1616

John Dowie, Vintner
JOHN DOWIE Edinburgh vintner, praised by the poet and drinker Robert Burns in virtually incomprehensible language. Date: CIRCA 1813

Three Interpreters
Men of many words: These three Belgian exhibition guides have helped hundreds of visitors at the Liege Exhibition, being able to speak seven languages! Date: 1930

Tango Pair (Photo)
Passionate body-language as this couple perform the tango... Date: 1914

Recording New Guinea
New Guinea : Frank Hurley records the native speech of the Aramia people Date: 1924

Algerian Story-Teller
An Algerian story-teller Date: 1906

Cowper / Westall / Golding
WILLIAM COWPER English poet contemplating his mothers picture: O that those lips had language! Date: 1731 - 1800

Volapuk Mocked
VOLAPUK The universal language which is spoken by nobody ! Date: 1894

C18 Dictionary
A Dictionary for European travellers - French, German and Latin Date: early 18th century

Institution of Languages
The institution of languages an allegorical impression Date: 1512

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