Language Collection (page 9)

Two Women Talk in Street
Two elderly women in coats, both wearing headscarves, one in her indoor slippers, exchange news and gossip on the pavement of an otherwise deserted London street

Frenchman 1792
A fashionably dressed Parisian expresses his elegance with his body language

Story Telling, Norway
In a peasant home, an old countrywoman holds her hearers entranced with her folktales and stories of times gone by

Passionate Orator
A passionate orator

Plants / Decorative Floral
A pansy says Pensez a moi but the yellow rose says Je suis jaloux

Dorothy Jeffrey / Cornish
DOROTHY JEFFREY (nee Pentreath) Allegedly the last speaker of Cornish

Henry Louis Mencken
HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN American journalist and author, noted for his wit and scepticism, and his definitive study of the American language

Chatting at the Bar
Two flappers gossip at a bar

Couple in Conversation
Speaking ill of the absent

Once Upon a Time
Once upon a time... begins the tale of Beauty and the Beast

Positions for Speaking
This chart illustrates the various mouth positions suited to producing a variety of sounds when speaking

Two Ladies Talking
Two elegantly dressed ladies in conversation

Politicians Speak
Politicians clamour to make themselves heard above their rivals

Vowel Simulator / 1900
Marages machine to simulate the sounds and mouth shapes created by saying the five vowels

French Soap Wrapper
Wrapper for soap from Victor Vaissier, of Paris, Roubaix and Londres : the illustration depicts the language of flowers

Berlitz and Policemen / 1
M.Berlitz instructs Paris police in English, German, Italian and Spanish, so that they will be able to answer tourists questions with more than a shrug of the shoulders

BERNOUILLIs COMETS 1682
Bernouillis Cometary System observed in 1682 and set out in this Latin language German scientifc journal

COMET 1685
Comets seen at Rome by Francesco Blanchino between June and July 1685 and mapped out in this Latin language German scientific journal

Egyptian Storyteller
An Egyptian sha er (story- teller) with his accompanying musician, performing to an audience of smokers

Godfrey Hotton
GODFREY HOTTON churchman, pastor of the French-language church at Amsterdam

C19 French Schoolbook
Two pages from a French schoolbook, with a scene from an ecole maternelle (= dame school) and images of trades

Grandmother Storytelling
Old woman telling stories to her many grandchildren

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping