Writing Collection (page 10)

LADY WRITES LETTER
A lady sits and thinks about what to write in her letter. Date: 1960s

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890 Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890
Selection of bamboo and wicker furniture and wooden overmantels. Date: 1890

ROYAL TYPEWRITER
A typist using a Royal manual typewriter. Date: 1930s

BOUDOIR / 1925
An elegant boudoir designed by Rublmann. Date: 1925

COSTUME AT BATH 1807
A young man writing a letter wears a loose 3/4 jacket with stand fall collar & no fastenings over his breeches & waistcoat. He wears stockings & slippers on his feet. Date: 1807

GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST GIRL & XMAS CARD LIST
A young girl sits, pencil in mouth, and ruminates upon whom to send Christmas cards. Date: 1930s

OJIBWAY PICTURE WRITING
Picture-writing of the Ojibway people of North America. Date: 19th century

ONOTO PEN ADVERT
Onoto - the self-filling pen Date: circa 1920

14TH CENTURY STYLI
These styli, or stili, are used to write on waxed tablets, in which they leave a trace with their sharp points. The Romans used much the same instruments. Date: 14th century

GENTLEMAN AND LETTERS
A gentleman is overwhelmed by his correspondence Date: 1843

The Distresst Poet
A distresst poet writes the verses which will, he hopes, bring him enough money to buy new clothes, food and drink, and enable him to move to somewhat better accommodation. Date: circa 1750

BUSY CORRESPONDENT
A prolific correspondent Date: 1880

ADVERT / ONOTO PEN 1924
Onoto pens - delivered by the modern Santa Claus Date: circa 1924

GRESSET WRITES
There was a French poet named Gresset, who was trying to write an essay, but the ink from his quill would splutter and spill, making poor Gressets essay so messy ! Date: circa 1750

LESSIUS / LARMESSIN
LEONARD LESSIUS Flemish Jesuit Date: 1554 - 1623

SWIFTS HANDWRITING
Letter from Jonathan Swift to Martha Blount. Date: 1727

2 MISERS COUNT LOOT
Two misers count their wealth and enter the total in their ledger

ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
The Anglo-Italian agreement is signed at Palazzo Chigi, Rome. Date: April 1938

JOSEPH ADDISON - handwriting
Letter from the editor of The Spectator to the writer Jonathan Swift Date: 18th century

CHARLES I / SIGNATURE
The autograph of Charles I, King of England

BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTION
Babylonian tablet inscription

WALTER SCOTTS / KENILWORT
Part of Sir Walter Scotts Kenilworth

WALTER SCOTTS WRITING
A manuscript of Sir Walter Scott Date: 1891

VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS D-E
Autographs of eminent persons Letters D & E

VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS L-M
Autographs of eminent persons Letters L & M

TYPING POOL, 1889
The Type-writing Office young ladies find respectable employment in the Victorian precursor of the typing pool Date: 1889

SCHOLAR WRITING
A medieval scholar writing in a book with a quill Date: 14th century

15TH CENTURY COMPILER
A medieval compiler Date: 15th century

9TH CENTURY SCHOLAR
A medieval scholar looks to the heavens for inspiration Date: 9th century

MEDIEVAL SCHOLAR
a medieval scholar at his lectern in a library Date: 15th century

FLEMISH MONK COPYING
A Flemish monk at work on a huge document Date: 15th century

PARLIAMENT REPORTER ROOM
The Reporters room at the Houses of Parliament Date: 1882

DANSTAN / QUILL PEN
Archibishop of Canterbury English prelate writing with a quill pen Date: 12th century

GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS GREEK & LATIN ALPHABETS
Two tables showing the Greek and Latin alphabets

NEW MANSERVANT
A gentleman - and his dog - inspect an applicant for a job, bringing a letter of introduction Date: early 19th century

A POET AND HIS MUSE
A garret poet and his muse Date: 18th century

MILTON DICTATES
JOHN MILTON, blind in old age, dictates Paradise Lost to his three daughters. Date: 1608-1674

CARTHAGE INSCRIPTION
Punic inscription found at Carthage

BABYLONIAN SEAL INSCRIPT
An inscription from a Babylonian seal

ARAB POEM - 1
The poetry is written in the central cartouches which are gold lined. Comments are in the margins. The script is nastaliq - one of the classic Middle Eastern scripts. Date: 16th century

ARABIC MANUSCRIPT - 2
The poetry is written in the central cartouches which are gold lined. Comments are in the margins. The script is nastaliq - one of the classic Middle Eastern scripts. Date: 16th century

SOLDIER WRITES HOME
A World War One soldier writes his Christmas letter home Date: 1914

WULFSTAN / ARCHBISHOP YORK
WULFSTAN Archbishop of York 1002 - 1023 English prelate; advised law to Kings Aethelred and Canute Date: - 1023

MONK COPYING
A monk copies a manuscript Date: 15th century

MONK COPYIST
A 15th century monk copies a manuscript Date: 15th century

Cesare Baronio, an Italian ecclesiastical historian writing with a quill. Date: circa 1600

Monk Copyists
A monk copyist at work. It is also the first known picture of a man wearing spectacles. Date: 1352

English Yokel practising maths on slate 1858
An English Yokel practising his maths on a slate. Date: 1858

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