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HAMMURABI (1792-1730 BC). King of Babylonia (1798-1756 BC). Babylonian medicine. Towards 1900 BC Hammurabi Code sets standards for the medical profession

German boy scout in a tent at camp, wondering what to write

Wernyhora, 1883-1884, by Jan Matejko (1838-1893)
Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Polish painter. Wernyhora, 1883-1884. National Museum. Krakow. Poland

Egyptian hieroglyph engraved in stone. National Archaeologic
Egyptian art. Detail of a hieroglyph. Engraved in stone. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Engraving by Durer. Colore
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Dutch humanist. Burin engraving by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), 1526. Colored

John Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Scottish philosopher and Franciscan theologian. Portrait on the cover of Scriptum super quartum Sententiarum. Edition 1530

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo with fountain pen and ink
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo with fountain pen and a bottle of ink, trying to write a letter but getting into a mess right from the start. Originally published as Valentine postcard no

The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann
Promotional flyer for The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann, from Ethel M. Dells novel (1912). First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, 24th January and Globe Theatre, 23rd April 1921

Arrival of the Evacuees - World War Two, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Stamps were issued for the Children to write home Date: 1940s

Nespekasuti, Scribe of Karnak. 490 BC. Ethiopian age. Egyptian art. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

Joseph Hopkinson
JOSEPH HOPKINSON American judge and jurist who found time in his leisure moments to write Hail Columbia, happy land ! in 1798. Date: 1770 - 1842

Rudolph Valentino in The Eagle (1925)
Italian Movie Actor Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) - seen here in the role of Vladimir Dubrovsky, a Cossack in the Russian Army in the silent film The Eagle (1925). Date: 1925

St Matthew / Evang / Miniatu
SAINT MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST encouraged to write his gospel by an angel

When the War is Over, Maggie (1) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love. (1 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

When the War is Over, Maggie (2) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love, with a promise of marriage when he returns. (2 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Lady on a south coast beach writing postcards to family. Date: 1937

Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex
Accident in fog and black ice, near Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, 31 December 1959, in which an Austin van was a write-off but the driver received only minor injuries. Date: 1959

WW1 - To My Dear One - A Drummer pens a poem to his love, using his magnificent bass drum as a writing stand. " Though from your side I am away; My thoughts are with you night & day; With eyes

Schoolgirl wondering what to write on her slate. 1891

WW1 Poster, Write a Cheque Today for National War Bonds. 1918

Photographer at work, checking through contact sheets. Date: 1972

Mesopotamia. Record of food supplies. Iraq. Late Prehistoric
Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Mesopotamia. Record of food supplies. From Iraq. Late Prehistoric period. About 3000BC. Early administrative text. Cuneiform tablet. British Museum. London. England

Juan Luis Vives (1493-1540). Valencian scholar and humanist. Portrait. He lived nearly his entire life in the Southern Netherlands. Engraving. Colored

Martin Luther (1483-1546). Engraving. Colored
Martin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Engraving by G. Spangerberg in Germania, 1882. Colored

Adriaen Backer (1635-1684). Amsterdam almshouse regents, 167
Adriaen Backer (1635-1684). Dutch painter of the Golden Age. Amsterdam almshouse regents, 1676. Detail. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Museum, Berlin. Germany

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

China. School of chinese writing. 19th century engraving. Colored

Diderot, Denis (1713-1784). French writer and philosopher. The tertulia of Diderot. Colored engraving of The Artistic Illustration, 1888

Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Boethius (480-524). Consolation of Philosophy. Cover. Leyden
Boethius (480-524). Christian eclectic philosopher, compiler and translator of ancient philosophy of Aristotles treatises. Consolation of Philosophy

Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). Religious reformer of the Carmelite Order. Engraving by Capuz. Colored

Reliefs representing a falcon-headed sphinx. Temple of Horus. Edfu. Egypt

Lady writing a letter. Colored engraving from 1888

Wool and silk tapestry depicting a banker making a loan transaction and recorded in the ledger. Arithmetic. 1520, approx. Tournai

An old man teach to write a child. French Sudan. 1893

Reinmar Von Zweter (1200-1260), Rhenish poet, teaches two young men in the Arts. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 323r. University of Heidelberg

Caricature, Ws Gilbert and Pottinger Stephens
Caricature, Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (1851-1903), English dramatists. Gilbert, in the form of a schoolmaster, says of the younger man

Samuel Ruther. Crockett
SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT Tireless Scottish novelist - The stickit minister, The raiders and many more - with an unfortunate tendency to write in dialect. Date: 1860 - 1914

Addressing a Parcel
If you have occasion to write an address on a parcel, it will prove much easier and less prone to error if it is written in pencil first. Date: 1940s

John Bunyan / & Angel
JOHN BUNYAN English preacher and writer is helped by an angel to write his books. Date: 1628 - 1688

Nothing Like Education
- Carter, I can actually write my name in the dust on the table ! - Faith, mum, thats more than I can. Sure theres nothing like education, after all ! Date: 1902

Robert Burns with Muse
ROBERT BURNS Scottish national poet with his muse: she interrupts him as he ploughs, and inspires him to write poetry Date: 1759 - 1796

Firemen and mechanic with burnt-out car, London
Firemen and a mechanic examining a burnt-out car in Pall Mall, London, 16 April 1936. One fireman (right) wears the old style brass helmet, while the two on the left are wearing the new cork helmet

Puppy on a Christmas card, trying to write a letter, with an overturned inkpot at his side. Date: circa 1890s

Clown on a triangular Christmas card
Clown bending down to write a greeting on a triangular Christmas card with an ornate border. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, the Christmas parcel, WW1
Cartoon, the Christmas parcel. A woman writes a note to go with her Christmas parcel to her husband, away fighting at the Front

Where to write on an American Travellers Cheque
Explanation of what to write and where to sign on an American Travellers Cheque. Date: 1920s

Page design, whos who, School Silhouettes
Page design for whos who in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA

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