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Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)
Enoch Powell, controversial British politician(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974. After controversy over his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968
Abelard and HeloiseABELARD AND HELOISE French scholar and nun embracing in the scriptorium
Alcuin of York (730-804). Alcuin presents to Rabanus MaurusAlcuin of York, or Ealhwine, nicknamed or Flaccus (730-804). English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. Alcuin presents to Rabanus Maurus to Saint Martin. Miniature
M. R. JAMESMONTAGUE RHODES JAMES Biblical scholar, and author of arguably the finest ghost stories ever written
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph PriestlyBirstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall
Gladstone in LibraryWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE in his library : he was a classical scholar of considerable ability. Date: 1809 - 1898
Ae Housman / Aged 35ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet at the age of 35
Athanasius KircherATHANASIUS KIRCHER German Jesuit, scholar, mathematician, archeologist
M Musurus / LarmessinMARKOS MUSURUS Greek scholar
Schweitzer / Postcard 1956ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar with his antelopes at Lambarene, Africa Date: 1875 - 1965
Schweitzer / PostcardALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar
The Venerable BedeTHE VENERABLE BEDE Anglo-Saxon scholar, historian and theologian
Abd El Kader, Algerian leaderAbd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century
Hugo De Groot / LarmessinHUGO DE GROOT alias HUGO GROTIUS Dutch scholar, humanist and politician
Girolamo CardanoGIROLAMO CARDANO Italian mathematician and scholar
Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor
Johann Albrecht BengelJOHANN ALBRECHT BENGEL German churchman and scholar. Date: 1687 - 1752
Cmt Mommsen / Nobel 1902CHRISTIAN MATTHIAS THEODOR MOMMSEN German classical scholar and historian
Laura Maria BassiLAURA MARIA BASSI - Italian scholar and philosopher
Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas cardMisbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Elizabeth Smith - 1ELIZABETH SMITH oriental scholar and writer who died at a sadly early age Date: 1776 - 1806
Sir William WaadSir WILLIAM WaD statesman, diplomat and scholar - with his autograph
Daniel SchwenterDANIEL SCHWENTER German oriental scholar and mathematician from Nurnberg Date: 1585 - 1636
The Amanohashidate admired by a GeishaThe Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony
Sir Thomas UrquhartSIR THOMAS URQUHART Scottish scholar, soldier, traveller, best known for his highly praised translation of Rabelais
Scene from FaustMephistopheles gives Faust a vision of Marguerite : the scholar is suitably impressed
Roger Bacon / VerhasROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory
Guillaume Bude / LarmessinGUILLAUME BUDE French scholar
John Wallis (Kneller)JOHN WALLIS mathematician, scholar, decodifier
St Edmund of AbingdonSAINT EDMUND OF ABINGDON EDMUND RICH English scholar. He became archbishop of Canterbury in 1233. He preached 6th crusade
Marcus Terentius VarroMARCUS TERENTIUS VARRO Roman scholar
A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock ScholarNursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon
Gisbert Combaz - WavesGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
Map of Africa, 1820. Showing Morocco, Barbary and the Sahara in the north, Soudan and Guinea in the west, Khoikhoi (Hottentots) and Bantu (Caffres) in the south, and Abyssinia and Sennaar in the east
MEDIEVAL SCHOLARa medieval scholar at his lectern in a library Date: 15th century
Mustafa Shokay, Khazak statesman and public figureMustafa Shokay (1890-1941), statesman, political activist, scholar and public figure, ideologist of the struggle for freedom and independence of the Common Turkestan. circa early 1940s
Bulent Ecevit - prime Minister of TurkeyBulent Ecevit (1925-2006), Turkish Prime Minister during the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 Date: 1974
H C Prior, King's School Scholar, Eton Wall GameH C Prior, King's School Scholar, Keeeper of the College Wall, The Eton Wall Game Date: 1909
Gentleman in a rickshaw - Shanghai, ChinaA Chinese Gentleman in a rickshaw - Shanghai, China. Date: 1927
Germaine Greer 1939 Australian Writer Authorgermaine, greer, 1939, australian, writer, author, academic, journalist, journalism, scholar, scholarship, research, early, modern, english, literature, feminist, feminism, intellectual, womens
The Death of the Venerable BedeIn 733, Bede travelled to York, to visit Ecgbert, who was then bishop of York. The see of York was elevated to an archbishopric in 735
Roman Scientist and Scholar Plinius Secundus DyingGaius Plinius Secundus Roman scientist and scholar; dies while observing an eruption of Vesuvius Date: 1855
Gisbert Combaz - Rough SeaGisbert CombazaA1869-1941 Belgium. His graphic style was clearly Art Nouveau. Combaz was also a scholar of Far Eastern art, and this no doubt influenced the bold outlines, stylized patterning
Egyptian money changer, Egypt, c. 1890Vintage 19th century photograph: Egyptian money changer, Egypt, c. 1890
Isaac DIsraeli (1766-1848), a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters
Ancient monument in the chancel of St. Mary le Savoy (now the Savoy Chapel). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T
Deepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker Thomas HopeDeepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker and author Thomas Hope. House and gardens remodeled by Regency architect William Atkinson
Rear view of three-piece breastplate armour, 15th centuryRear view of three-piece breastplate armour or Harnische-Schmiede Plattner, late 15ht century, with engraved and jointed arm armour. From an original suit of armour in Vienna Arsenal
Public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I, 1787Public library of Abdul Hamid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1773-1789. Scholars in turbans reading books and scrolls in a carpeted libary surrounded by bookcases. Biblioteca di Abdul-Hamid
View of the Laleli Mosque or Tulip Mosque, Istanbul. Built by Sultan Mustafa III in the 18th century with large dome and two minarets. Moschea Lalely
Dr Samuel Johnson at the Mitre Tavern, LondonDr Samuel Johnson chatting with friends at the Mitre Tavern, London. Date: 18th century
Heloise d Argenteuil, died 1164Heloise d Argenteuil, nun, scholar and writer, best known for her romance with Abelard, died 1164. The large purse hanging from her belt is called an escarcelle (aumoniere or almoner)
Guillaume Budee, Guilielmus Budaeus, French scholar 1467-1540. Handcoloured lithograph after an engraving of an old portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la
Teacher & scholarAngry teacher and scholar. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas
James Henry Monk, Bishop of Gloucester and BristolJames Henry Monk (1784-1856), Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, classical scholar. circa 1840s
John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of BlackburnThe M Pyrean. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (18381923) - British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Date: 1900
AUGUST BUCHNER German scholar and poet from Witteberg. Date: 1591 - 1661
THEOPHILUS BUCKERIDGE Scholar and topographer. Date: 1724 - 1803
Herbert Hensley Henson - Bishop of DurhamDate: 1937
SCHOLAR READING JOURNALA scholar, with an interest in astronomy, reading in his study. Date: 16th century
SCHOLAR WRITINGA medieval scholar writing in a book with a quill Date: 14th century
9TH CENTURY SCHOLARA medieval scholar looks to the heavens for inspiration Date: 9th century
MONK COPYINGA monk copies a manuscript Date: 15th century
Monk CopyistsA monk copyist at work. It is also the first known picture of a man wearing spectacles. Date: 1352
English Yokel practising maths on slate 1858An English Yokel practising his maths on a slate. Date: 1858
Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope). Date: 20th century
Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with AlcuinCharlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800
Johann Adam Schall, German Jesuit missionary to ChinaJohann Adam Schall von Bell (1591-1666), a German scholar, astronomer, and Jesuit missionary in China. Date: circa 1660
Richard Porson(1759-1808). An English classical scholar. He was the discoverer of Porsons Law. Date: 19th century
Portrait of a serious middle age British manA portrait of a serious middle age British man - possibly a scholar? circa 1910s
Vietnamese Scholar / Scribe. Date: 1906
Ricardo Palma (1833-1919). Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. Portrait. Engraving. Colored
Friedrich Mssen (1823-1900). German jurist. Engraving. ColFriedrich Bernard Christian Mssen (1823-1900). German jurist, professor of law, and Roman Catholic scholar. Engraving. Colored
Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523). Engraving. ColoredUlrich von Hutten (1488-1523). German writer and theologian. Engraving. Colored
Hendrik Jacob Van BashuysenHENDRIK JACOB VAN BASHUYSEN (1679 - 1750) Dutch cleric, oriental scholar and printer. Date: circa 1710
Paul Jakob BrunsPAUL JAKOB (or Jasper ?) BRUNS German classical scholar Date: 1743 - 1814
Michael WaltherMICHAEL WALTHER German churchman and bible scholar from Nurnberg. Date: 1593 - 1662
Christian StockCHRISTIAN STOCK German oiental scholar Date: 1672 - 1733
Albert SchultensALBERT SCHULTENS Dutch hebrew scholar Date: 1686 - 1750
Karl LachmannKARL K F W LACHMANN German scholar, philologist and critic. Date: 1793 - 1851
Johannes HeldJOHANNES HELD German hebrew scholar and rector of the Gymnasium at Nurnberg. Date: 1628 - ?
India - A Brahmin lady with distinctive nose piercings. Brahmin is the class of educators, law makers, scholars and preachers of Dharma in Hinduism
Christian Fried. BoernerCHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH BOERNER German churchman, educator and classical scholar. Date: 1683 - 1753
