Language Collection (page 3)

Sheet 4, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 1, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. The Rosetta Stone is a basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek

Its not so difficult to speak French, after all, 1882 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Its not so difficult to speak French, after all, 1882 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Universal language: the first page of the Bible in Esperanto, 1956. Esperanto was invented by LL Zamenhof (1859-1917), a Polish opthalmologist and philologist, in 1887

Emile Littre, French philosopher and lexicographer, 1869. Littre (1801-1881) compiled the Dictionnaire de la langue francaise (Dictionary of the French language)

Gysbert Japiks, 17th century Frisian writer, poet, schoolteacher and cantor, c1870. Artist: H Sluyter
Gysbert Japiks, 17th century Frisian writer, poet, schoolteacher and cantor, c1870. Japiks was a prominent supporter of the Frisian language

Hexaglot travellers dictionary, 1541, (1901). Artist: Melchiorre Sessa
Hexaglot travellers dictionary, 1541, (1901). Title page and last page from a dictionary in six languages: Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, English, and Deutch (German)

Inscriptions from the Catacombs, Rome, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Ruins of the pyramid steps of Xochicalco, Mexico, 1901. Xochicalco was a pre-Columbian city that reached the peak of its importance between 700 and 1000 AD

A page from the Vienna manuscript of Zapothec origin, 1901
A page from the Vienna manuscript of Zapotec origin, 1901. The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian culture that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in southern Mexico

Sir William Jones, 18th century philologist, orientalist and jurist, c1819. Artist: Holl
Sir William Jones, 18th century philologist, orientalist and jurist, c1819. Jones (1746-1794) studied ancient India and is particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship

Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath... 1904.Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath, along with Britannia, is gurl, 1904. Caricature of English writer Kipling (1865-1936) parodying working class speech

Sir William Jones, 18th century English philologist, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite
Sir William Jones, 18th century English philologist, (1836)

Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of Gabelsberger shorthand, (1900)
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, 19th century German inventor of a system of shorthand, (1900). Born in Munich, Gabelsberger (1789-1849) devised the system of shorthand writing that is named after him

Isaac Pitman, 19th century British inventor of a system of shorthand writing, 1900. Pitman (1813-1897) developed the most widely used system of shorthand, which is named after him

The Greek Vowels, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Dr Faustus in his Study. Engraving based on the original painting by Rembrandt, of the necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power

Sir William Jones, English orientalist, philologist and jurist, (1832). Artist: J Cochran
Sir William Jones, English orientalist, philologist and jurist, (1832). Jones (1746-1794) studied ancient India and is particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among

The Brothers Grimm, German authors, 1847. Artist: Hermann Biow
The Brothers Grimm, German authors, 1847. Wilhelm (1786-1859) and Jakob Grimm (1785-1863), famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics. From a private collection

Protest in Brittany, 1902. Protesters at Landerneau in front of the St Julien school after the French Republic forbade church services and preaching in the Breton language

Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology, 1887. Franciscus Junius (1591-1677) devoted himself to the study of Anglo-Saxon and other ancient Germanic languages

Wilhelm Carl Grimm, German author, 1887. Grimm (1786-1859) one of the Brothers Grimm, famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics

Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm, German author, philologist and mythologist, 1887. Grimm (1785-1863) one of the Brothers Grimm, famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics

The Language of Flowers, Nasturtium, Indifference, c1900. French trade cards advertising Chocolat-Louit. Private Collection

The language of Flowers, Snow drop, c1900
Snow drop, c1900. French trade cards advertising Chocolat-Louit. Private Collection

Gallo-Roman stone tablet. Artist: R Guillemot
Gallo-Roman stone tablet

Lintel of Senusret III depicting the Pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 12th Dynasty
Lintel of Senusret III depicting the pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 19th century BC. Senusret III was the fifth pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian papyrus of death kneeling before a snake. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Ancient Egyptian relief, c1300 BC. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Tomb of Sethi I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC
Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Wall painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC

Ancient Egyptian stele with hieroglyphics, 27th-25th century BC. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Mural from the Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests and officials dating from the 17th to the 20th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Thebes, Egypt. Portrayal of the goddess Isis

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Abydos, Egypt, 1910. Artist: Walter Tyndale
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Abydos, Egypt, 1910. Published in Egypt, by Walter Tyndale

Boat scene, Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Egypt. The ram-headed god Khnum being transported in a boat. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests

Hieroglyphic relief, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 20th Century
Hieroglyphs, Temple of Kom-Ombo, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

Stone with Runes & Celtic Oghams, Killaloe Church, Co. Clare, Eire
Stone with Runes & Celtic Oghams, Killaloe Church, Co.Clare, Eire

Languages: Moses receiving from God the tablets of the Law in Hebrew, 1512. Scene from the Bible (Exodus 34). The central group represents Greek

The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script

Ole Worm, Danish scholar. Worm (1588-1654) was a physician and a scholar of early Scandinavian and Icelandic languages

Roman Latin inscription on stone from Spain. From the Archaeological Museum, Madrid

Samuel Johnsons Dictionary of the English Language, 1755. Title page of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Jackson Johnson (1709-1784), English lexicographer, writer and critic. (London, 1755)

Memorial stone of Kilamuwa King of Sam al, c850 BC. The language on the stone is Aramaic. Now at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Copper and limestone foundation deposit, Syria, Hurrian, end of 3rd millenium BC. The limestone tablet is the earliest known text in the Hurrian language

Jean Antoine de Baif (1532-1589), French poet. He was a member of the Pleiade, a group of seven French poets devoted to reforming the French language and ennobling French literature

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). Polish-born British novelist.Woodblock

Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Mikael Agricola (1510-1557) was a Finnish clergyman who was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation in his country

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