Writings Collection (page 2)

The Ogham Stone / Ireland
An Ogham Stone, found at Fortwilliam, Kerry. Ogham stones were covered in strange runic scripts, translated by scholars as possible Christian writings or even Norse text. Date: mid 19th century

Bussy-Rabutin
ROGER de RABUTIN, comte de BUSSY, known as BUSSY-RABUTIN French soldier, known for his libertine lifestyle, echoed in his writings for which he was exiled from the court Date: 1618 - 1693

ITALY. Ravenna. San Apollinare Nuovo. Judas remorse, 7th century. Scene from The Passion of Jesus, which decorates the upper right side of the main nave. Byzantine art. Mosaic

Book of Hours of the Countess of Bertiandos. 16th c. The creation of the world. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Academia das Ciꮣ ias de Lisboa (Academy of Sciences of Lisbon)

SARTO, Andrea del (1486-1531). The Annunciation. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Pitti Palace

SPAIN. Santiago de Compostela. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. High Altar (18th c.). Baroque art. Sculpture

ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). SPAIN. Arcos de la Frontera. Basilica of Saint Mary. The Holy Face. Painting

JUNI, Juan de (1507-1577). The Burial of Christ. ca. 1539. Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. National Museum of Sculpture

Richard King, writer for The Tatler
Richard King, who wrote the weekly column, With Silent Friends, in The Tatler magazine. Pictured in the magazine at the time a selection of his writings were being published by Jordan Gaskell with

Georgius Raguseus
GEORGIUS RAGUSEUS Italian scholar, philosopher and theologian : though much is known about his writings, little is known about the man himself. Date: CIRCA 1600-1620

Richard Anthony Proctor
RICHARD ANTHONY PROCTOR astronomer, and author of astronomical writings. Date: 1837 - 1888

Thomas Kirgate
THOMAS KIRGATE Printer at Strawberry Hill, near London - thats his printing office in the background - who printed the writings of Horace Walpole. Date: ? - 1810

Augustus Jessopp
AUGUSTUS JESSOPP English churchman, rector of Scarning, Norfolk, author of Trials of a country parson and other writings. Date: 1823 - 1914

Page from the original notebook of George Cayley (1773-1857) - prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics. Date: 1808

Paul, the Apostle, Saint (10? - 67?). Apostle of Jesuchrist. Saint Paul threatened by the Jews in Jerusalem. Engraving

Virgil (Chameau)
VIRGIL depicted with figures representing War and Peace, with a Cupid to represent Love, all of which are featured in his writings Date: 70 BC - 19 BC

Swedish rune stone
Runic stone outside the church of Tensta, Uppland. The insciption is in a transciption. Torbjorn and Torsten and Styrbjorn let raise the stone after Torfast, their father opir carved. Date: BCE

Porters Guild
Regulations for the porters guild, Stockholm, Sweden 1502. Date: 1502

William Prynne - 4
WILLIAM PRYNNE - puritan lawyer and pamphleteer whose writings led to the pillory and imprisonment in the Tower. Of Audland, in the upper picture, we know nothing Date: 1600 - 1669

Georges Clemenceau - French President
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (1841-1929) a French statesman, physician and journalist - Prime Minister between 1906-1909 and a leading figure at the end of World War One

Socins Books Burned
Fausto Socin, Italian heretic living in Krakow, Poland, is dragged out of bed to watch his writings being burned in the street Date: circa 1600

Saint Alfonso Liguori
ALFONSO MARIA DE LIGUORI Neapolitan bishop of St Agatha of the Goths, founder of the order of Redemptorists. His many writings included The glories of Mary. Saint

Pearl Lenore Curran
American housewife of St Louis, who under the name Patience Worth authored several writings of remarkable literary force, purporting to be dictated by a spirit Date: 1883 - 1937

Georg Agricola Bauer
GEORG AGRICOLA BAUER Considered the father of mineralogy, basing writings on observation and enquiry rather than received opinion

Geraldine Cummins (1890-1968), Irish psychic, noted for her automatic writings

St Irenaeus / Anon Oval
SAINT IRENAEUS Greek prelate and Bishop of Lugdunum (Lyons); known for his writings against gnosticism

Marquise Du Chatelet
Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du CHATELET French writer, a friend of Voltaire and translator of Newtons writings

Gilbert White of Selborn
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE English Naturalist. No known portrait exists, but this engraving appears as the frontispiece to an early edition of his writings

Lucretius Title Page
TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS portrayed on the title-page of a 1768 French edition of his writings

Theodor Von Hase
THEODOR VON HASE German churchman, theologian of Bremen, pointing to a book - very likely, drawing our attention to his own writings

Lionel Duke of Dorset
ARTHUR MAYNWARING statesman and wit, continually getting into hot water with his political writings : he lived with the celebrated actress Ann Oldfield

Dante Falls in Love
DANTE, as a small boy, falls in love with Beatrice Portinari, who will figure in his subsequent writings

Pope Gelasius I
POPE GELASIUS I saint, whose writings had an important influence on Church organisation Date: reigned 492 - 496

St Irenaeus / Burghers
SAINT IRENAEUS Greek prelate; Bishop of Lugdunum (modern Lyons); known for his writings against gnosticism

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