Writing Collection (#27)

Relief depicting god Amun. Luxor
Relief depicting god Amun with great helmet covered with two large feathers and beard sitting on the throne. First court of Ramses II. New Empire. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Ankh or key of life. Relief. First courtyard of Ramses II. Temple of Luxor. Dynasty XIX (1320-1200 B.C.). New Empire. Egypt

Hieroglyphic writing. Cartridge wirh the royal protocol of Ramses II. Obelisk of Ramses II. Temple of Luxor. Dynasty XIX (1320-1200 B.C.). New Empire. Egypt

Detail from a folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

Konrad von Wurzburg, who died in 1287, dictates to a scribe. Fol. 383r. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

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

Marble slab with funerary inscription in greek. Dated in the year 1235. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466 / 1469-1536). Dutch huma
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (1466/1469-1536). Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic Christian theologian

Obelisk of Ramses II. Detail. Luxor. Egypt
Egypt. Hieroglyphic writing. Obelisk of Ramesses II (1300-1213, reign 1279-1213 b.C.). Detail. Temple of Luxor. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ancient Thebes Waset

Rickshaw scene in Hong Kong, China
Rickshaw scene in a street in Hong Kong, China. Date: 1924

New Year card in the shape of a childs slate. Date: early 20th century

Street in Guangzhou (Canton), China. circa 1906

Happy Families Playing Cards - Master Silence the Ushers Son. late 19th century

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Master Chalk. circa 1935

Portrait of George Grossmith, court reporter for The Times
Portrait of George Grossmith (1820-1880), chief court reporter at Bow Street for The Times and other newspapers, as well as being a lecturer and entertainer

Equal Pay for Equal Work
Should men and women get Equal Pay for Equal Work? A discussion tonight at 8.15. circa 1940s

Caricature of The Two Obadiahs, J Willing Senior and J Willing Junior. " What! Disgrace your family name, Jim, by writing plays! What next

Caricature of George Robert Sims, English writer
Caricature of George Robert Sims (1847-1922), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist. Despite his uncertain health through over-indulging, he was a prolific writer. 1881

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

Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-law
Caricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs

Caricature of Mr A Austin, St Jamess Hall, London
Caricature of Mr A Austin, who ran the ticket office of St Jamess Hall, 28 Piccadilly, London. 1882

Caricature of Sir John Astley, English soldier and sportsman
Caricature of Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet (1828-1894), English soldier and sportsman, and former Conservative MP. 1881

Caricature of John Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice
Caricature of John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-11894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England

Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife. 1890s

Two police officers working in a police station, London
Two police officers working in a police station, looking after a little boy in school uniform. The WPC is Elly Macon. A male sergeant sits at a desk, making notes in a book. Date: 1950s

Police officers at work, Hammersmith, London
Male and female police officers at work in Hammersmith Police Station, West London. A sergeant sits at a desk making notes. The woman on the right is Matron Mrs Collins

Woman police officer standing by a car, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car in a London street, writing something in a notebook. Has the driver committed a driving offence, or is she helping him with directions

Woman police officer standing by car, Hammersmith, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London, writing something in a notebook. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers giving directions, London
Two women police officers giving directions to a man, with the aid of a map, London. Date: circa 1960s

Two women police officers on duty in London
Two women police officers on duty in a London street, one of them on a police telephone reading from a notebook, the other one (Annette Payne) in the background with a member of the public

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a vase with a blue and white oriental design, containing four spills with seasonal greetings written on them. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card with mirror
Greetings card with a gold-framed mirror -- This is a face which grows on you, but -- Date: circa 1890s

Empty birdcage on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

VAD Hospital stores, Quex House
The Billiard Room of Quex House was used as the Hospital Stores during the War. Two VAD nurses are seated either side of a table. One is sewing, the other is writing

Patients waiting for VAD transport
Three stretchers with patients are on the ground at the back of some vehicles. The patients have probably just arrived by ambulance train at Ramsgate Town Station

Studio photograph of Belgian soldier
Studio photograph of a Belgian soldier with the rank of Lieutenant. There is no writing on either the front or back of the photograph to aid identification

Jean Baptiste Grecourt
JEAN BAPTISTE JOSEPH WILLART de GRECOURT French writer, interrupted by the artist while writing with a quill pen. Date: 1683 - 1743

Francoise Graffigny - 2
FRANCOISE d ISSEMBOURG d HAPPENCOURT GRAFFIGNY French writer, depicted at her writing-table. Date: 1695 - 1758

Edward Goldney
EDWARD GOLDNEY senior, widower, religious writer, whose motto was Love without dissimulation, depicted writing at 4 am, with a night watchman calling the hour. Date: 1710 - ?

Veronica Gambara
VERONICA GAMBARA Italian poet from Brescia : widowed at an early age, she divided her time between the writing of poetry and the education of her children. Date: 1485 - 1550

Mary Ann Forester
MARY ANN, baroness FORESTER (nee Jervis) wife of George, second baron, displaying her love of culture by writing with one hand while holding a sheet of music in the other. Date: ? - 1893

Theophilus Folengo
THEOPHILUS FOLENGO (also known as Merlino Coccaio) Italian writer from Mantova, depicted writing in a book with a quill pen. Date: 1491 - 1544

Claude Fleury - 3
CLAUDE FLEURY French churchman, prior of Argenteuil, ecclesiastical historian, depicted at his writing table. Date: 1640 - 1723

Marcantonio Flaminio 1
MARCANTONIO FLAMINIO Italian poet, writing in Latin Date: 1498 - 1550

Marcantonio Flaminio 2
MARCANTONIO FLAMINIO Italian poet, writing in Latin Date: 1498 - 1550

Albrecht Von Eyb
ALBRECHT von EYB German humanist scholar, depicted at his writing-desk. Date: 1420 - 1475

Henry Edwards, Writer
HENRY EDWARDS Poet, celebrated for writing Providence a poem. Did he ever set pen to paper again, or was that his only gift to posterity ? with autograph Date: CIRCA 1844

Gerard Dou - 2
GERARD DOU (or Douw) Dutch artist, pupil of Rembrandt, depicted writing in a book, surrounded by artists props. Date: 1613 - 1675

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