Word Collection (page 2)

Two mothers in a parlor with their sons, 19th century. She says, My little Charles isn t in the best of health. She thinks, Nor so common and clumsy

Gentleman and lady on a date in a garden, 19th century. She says, Scandalous! You hardly know me! She thinks, My feelings are running ahead of me

Gentlemen in a French garden admiring a rose, 19th century
Gentlemen in a French garden admiring a rose. He says, Its like paradise on earth. He thinks, It has less grace than an onion

Gentleman and lady with portrait in a parlour
Gentleman and ugly lady with beautiful portrait in a parlour. He flatters her with, It looks like you, but you are more beautiful in the flesh

Lady saying goodbye to a gentleman in a parlour. She says, Bon voyage, and hurry back! She thinks, Good riddance! Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist

Two ladies on a sofa in a parlour. She says, You know theres no hurry. She thinks, She won t move! Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist Jean Gabriel

Gentleman meeting an old man in a parlour. Good to see you recovered, dear uncle. (It puts back the inheritance, but its fine)

Gentleman in the study of an advisor
Young gentleman in the study of an advisor reading a letter. He says, I m entirely at your disposal. He thinks, Another free dinner

Lady flattering a foppish gentleman in a parlour. Always so intelligent! (You big booby!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer from Petites

Young woman flattering a sick old man in a bedroom
Young woman flattering a sick old man seated next to a table of medicines in a bedroom. What are you saying? You look like an emperor

Gentleman flattering an older woman in a parlour
Gentleman flattering an older woman in front of a fireplace in a parlour. I d die if you were over 30! (30 years of marriage)

Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Adieu, see you again. (You old fool.) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer from Petites

Two ladies talking in a garden. She says, You were the prettiest woman at the ball. She thinks, After me. Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist Jean

Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur, game
Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur (The Little Compositor) game

Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri
Promotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green

Radio broadcast, Lancelot White, 7-year-old elocutionist
Radio broadcast by Lancelot White, a 7-year-old elocutionist. 1924

Cartoon, Taking him at his word

GAME / JUMBLE WORDS 1930S
A delightful game for young and old, taxing the brain by asking you to guess Come down smiling to BARK FEAST and other anagrammatic enigmas Date: 1930s

CHURCH AND EMPIRE
Church and Empire are depicted as equal partners, under the aegis of Saint Peter (in other words, the Pope has the last word...) Date: 9th century

NUN OF INCARNATE WORD
NUN OF THE INCARNATE WORD in ceremonial habit

Religion - India - Ganga
King Shantanu meets GANGA, the goddess of the Ganges river, and she becomes his first queen provided he never speaks an angry word to her (which of course one day he does...)

GEORGE FOX FORESEES
George Fox prophesies : The word of the Lord came to me, saying Cry, woe to the bloody city of Lichfield ! Date: circa 1650

Fragment from a Gospel of St John, in the Evangelienbuch (Book of the Gospels) of Charlemagne, written in Latin. It opens, In the beginning was the word.... Date: late 8th century

Oh I don t know
" Oh" - I don t know. A clear message being presented on this card, unafraid to illustrate a certain lack of knowledge on the part of the sender!! Date: 1907

Bellevue Steps, Belfast - a view up the many steps to Bellevue with a man standing for scale, the word Bellevue is written very boldly at the bottom

The Suffragette newspaper Holiday Campaign. Front cover of The Suffragette newspaper, official organ of the Womens Social and Political Union, no. 46, Vol. 1 Friday August 29, 1913

The chain of Union
Members of a lodge link together to form a chain of union. One arm is placed on a neighbours waist whilst the hand is left free to tap the other neighbour three times on the shoulder

Binzeru, The Japanese God of Healing

Robot character from a play by Karel Capek
One of the cast from Karel Capeks science fiction play of 1921, R.U.R. (Rossums Universal Robots). Capek was a Czech writer who made the word robot popular

Placard depicting the city of Moscopole at 1742. Albania
Republic of Albania. Moscopole. Placard depicting the city at 1742. Church of Saint Nicholas. Exterior

Mosaic with Arabic scripture. 1242-1243. From the Madrasa of Sircali, Konya (Turkey). Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Christmas card with nativity scene: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. And the Word was made flesh, Alleluia. Showing the baby Jesus in the stable, surrounded by angels. Date: circa 1900s

St. John and the Angel. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). St John anf the Angel. 1375 - 1382. The angel dictates the true word of God. 15th scene of the tapestry number 5 from the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by

Christ with the sword. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). Christ with the Sword in his mouth. 1375 - 1382. Jesus Christ reveals to st John the mystery of the seven candlesticks (seven churches)

Dr Slade the spirit medium
The trial of Henry Slade, the medium who was said to communicate with spirits by a slate board. Top sketch shows Mr G. Leis, counsel for the Prosecution and bottom image shows Professor E

British raiding party await the word to go
Photograph: British raiding party await the word to go.From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917.Associated with World War One

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

Facade of Church of Our Lady of Peace. 17th century. Rome
Italy. Rome. Church of Our Lady of Peace. Baroque facade by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669). 17th century

New Mexico State Capitol. Great Seal of the State of New Mex
New Mexico State Capitol. Exterior. Detail of the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico. Santa Fe. New Mexico. United States

Italy. Rome. Church of Saint John of Malva (San Giovanni della Malva). Built according design of Giacomo Moraldi. Detail of the facade at sunset

Kufic scripture. Detail. Marble
Marble plaque with kufic scripture. 10th-11th centuries. Detail. Fatimid Period, Egypt. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Board of wood inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 of Book I
Wooden board with iron handle inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Iliad by Homer. 1st-2nd century AD. Roman. From Egypt. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

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

Vase of the Gazelles. Islamic art. Detail. 14th century
Vase of the Gazelles. Glazed pottery. Nasrid Period (1301-1400).14th century. Detail depicting two gazelles facing. Alhambra Museum. Granada. Spain

Summa de casibus conscientiae by Bartholomew of Pisa. 15th c
Bartholomew of Pisa. Italian theologian and preacher. Summa de casibus conscientiae. Incunabulum. Fol. 46. 15th century

Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Detail
Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial Romanesque-Byzantin, folio 1. Manuscript 228. Library University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

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