Language Collection (page 6)

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

Bunyan with the Bible
JOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer depicted with the Holy Bible recently translated into the english language Date: 1628 - 1688

Sir John Sinclair, Scottish politician and writer
Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (1780-1811), and Scottish writer on finance and agriculture

Yolande House, Lake Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Yolande House at Lake Webster, Massachusetts, USA. The name of the lake in Nipmuc, an Algonquian language, is the longest place name in the USA

WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis (Welsh version)
WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis, Answer to the Call NOW! (Welsh version) Date: circa 1916

Clear Block Camp, Lake Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Building and railway track at Clear Block Camp, Lake Webster, Massachusetts, USA. The name of the lake in Nipmuc, an Algonquian language, is the longest place name in the USA

Inter-Allied Fraternisation - British and French in Flanders
WW1 - Inter-Allied Fraternisation - The Friends of Today, not the Foes of Waterloo - British and French soldiers fraternising in Flanders. Date: 1915

MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872). North American painter and physicist, telegraphs inventor. Morse telegraph receiving station using punched tape Movilleron, early 20th c

MAETERLINCK, Maurice (1862-1949). Belgian writer in French language. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Engraving

MISTRAL, Fr餩ric (1830-1914). French writer
MISTRAL, Fr餩 ric (1830-1914). French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Illustration of Mir詯 (Mireille). 1930

South Africa - Kaffir Caves
Black and white photograph of mouth of cave used as dwelling-place, South Africa.. This slide dates from the late 19th century. The racial term kaffir was commonly used at the time

WWI Poster, Enlist Now (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, New Military Service Bill, Enlist Now (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Group System (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Group System, Enlistment in Groups will reopen on Monday January 10th 1916 and proceed until further notice (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Every man must enlist (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Every man must Enlist (Welsh version). Date: 1915

WWI Poster, He Did His Duty (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster depicting Lord Roberts. He Did His Duty, Are You Doing Yours? (Welsh version) Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Come with me, Boys (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Come with me Boys (Welsh version). Depicting a smiling soldier in khaki uniform. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, The Scrap of Paper, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Scrap of Paper, Enlist Today. Referring to Belgian independence and the broken treaty of 1839 (Welsh version). Date: 1915

WWI Poster, letter from King George V (Welsh version)
To My People, letter from King George V, asking for more men to join the British army (Welsh version). Date: 1915

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and professor, WW1
Cartoon depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II demanding that a professor unteach him the beastly English language, now that the First World War has broken out. Date: September 1914

Cartoon, German arrested in the street, WW1
Cartoon showing a German arrested in the street by a policeman and a soldier, at the start of the First World War. He is protesting: But how much more times must I tell you I vas an Englishman

Theodore Haak
THEODORE HaK Translator (but what - in any language - is the object before him ?) Date: 1605 - 1690

Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served
Comic Postcard - A Housemaid removes and empties the slops from a bedroom chamber pot (potty), whilst at the same time a (hopefully different type of)

The Language of Hats
A French postcard describing the Language of Hats !! Date: circa 1908

Language of Flowers - Geranium. The captions reads: Friendship Distressed - When you come back? Date: circa 1904

Little girl amazed at condition of her Grandfathers book
" Grandpa, didn t you tell me Aesops Fables were written thousands of yers ago?" " Yes, my dear." " My Word! But you have kept the book clean!" Date: 1901

Mistaken translation of saying difficult English surnames Overheard on an Atlantic Liner Colonel Moses R. Hankey - " Theres one thing I kaant understand about your English way of spelling names

Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky Englishman
English as She is Spik. Furious Frenchman (to Arry, who has just knocked his hat off " for a lark" ) - " Sacre

Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur. - Engishman abroad
A Jocular Briton (leaving French Hotel) - " Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur." Hotel Proprietor - " Tanks!!" Date: 1896

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

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