Hand Collection (page 14)

Messrs. Codlin and Short (colour litho)
3101920 Messrs. Codlin and Short (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs. Codlin and Short)

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569
535867 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569)

Three hundred tailors were employed to make me clothes. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963116 Three hundred tailors were employed to make me clothes. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary

The lines of the palm, 15th century (manuscript)
2075420 The lines of the palm, 15th century (manuscript); Bibliotheque de L'Arsenal, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paranormal. Bibl. Paranormal. The lines of the palm)

The reaping of barley by hand
3732455 The reaping of barley by hand; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the reaping of barley by hand. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hand muscles - 1866 anatomical illustration showing the muscles (brown) and tendons (white) of the human hand
JAB4119426 Hand muscles - 1866 anatomical illustration showing the muscles (brown) and tendons (white) of the human hand, with insets (left)

La femme au voile (detail) (ca. 1910). Antonio de La Gandara (1861-1917). Pastel on paper glue on canvas
SYC4195997 La femme au voile (detail) (ca. 1910). Antonio de La Gandara (1861-1917). Pastel on paper glue on canvas. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

First World War: Patriotic map showing a young woman's hand holding a tricolor bouquet topped with a radiant war
LUX4744951 First World War: Patriotic map showing a young woman's hand holding a tricolor bouquet topped with a radiant war cross, 1915

Letter O. Young boys fighting. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"
DUV4210238 Letter O. Young boys fighting. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Female portrait, "trepidation", postcard
3568818 Female portrait, "trepidation", postcard; (add.info.: Italy 1890 ca. Photographer: Ballerini & Co.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4704436 Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

The general lines of the hand
5311765 The general lines of the hand; (add.info.: Illustration showing the general lines of the hand. The lines are created by the movement of the hand and joints)

General View of the City of Madrid, Spain, 1762
5323137 General View of the City of Madrid, Spain, 1762; (add.info.: A General View of the City of Madrid, the Capital of the Kingdom of Spain. After an engraving published in 1762. Hand-coloured.)

Show of Chinese shadows made with hands. Goat figure. English engraving from the 19th century
FGL5466266 Show of Chinese shadows made with hands. Goat figure. English engraving from the 19th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

Hand print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (photo)
5616550 Hand print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Puss in Boots a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669584 Puss in Boots a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Picture series shadow plays, the coachman, Liebig picture
7277922 Picture series shadow plays, the coachman, Liebig picture; Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture series shadow plays, the coachman, Liebig picture)

Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection
JEB4865266 Illustration for scene 4 of Act I of the comedy " Les litideurs" by Jean Racine. Engraving Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695). (maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Petronio)
VEN5027683 Portrait of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695). (maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Petronio) Painting by Viani, 17th century

Romanesque art: bezel with benching hand. Cathedrale San Giorgio de Ferrara (Ferrara), 12th century
VEN5031447 Romanesque art: bezel with benching hand. Cathedrale San Giorgio de Ferrara (Ferrara), 12th century.; (add.info.: Romanesque art: bezel with benching hand)

Alphabet of the deaf mute (deaf-mute): sign language used by Americans with a letter corresponding to a gesture of
NWI4961107 Alphabet of the deaf mute (deaf-mute): sign language used by Americans with a letter corresponding to a gesture of the hand, beginning of the 19th century

Convention of the Democratic Party in Chicago, Illinois, appointment of Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)
NWI4960301 Convention of the Democratic Party in Chicago, Illinois, appointment of Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) as presidential candidate in 1884

Greeting card representing a hand offering a bouquet of violets. The beginning of the 20th century. Coll
JAB5035214 Greeting card representing a hand offering a bouquet of violets. The beginning of the 20th century. Coll. Jaime Abecasis; (add.info)

Deep nervous system of the arm. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4673176 Deep nervous system of the arm. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Arm and hand circulatory system. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672987 Arm and hand circulatory system. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Circulatory system of the leg and hand. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672964 Circulatory system of the leg and hand. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Two figures of monks, one in prayer, the other in blessing - sculpted capiteau of the Abbey Notre Dame de la Nativite
JEB4938365 Two figures of monks, one in prayer, the other in blessing - sculpted capiteau of the Abbey Notre Dame de la Nativite (consecrated in 1154) of Cadouin (Dordogne)

a packing hand, copperplate engraving, about 1700
UTD4922026 a packing hand, copperplate engraving, about 1700; (add.info.: a packing hand, copperplate engraving, about 1700 ©HistAuge/United Archives/Leemage); United Archives/HistAuge

Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main and Sachsenhausen, published by C. Hertel, Mainz, 1885
UTD4925059 Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main and Sachsenhausen, published by C. Hertel, Mainz, 1885; (add.info.: Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main and Sachsenhausen, published by C)

France: Three mountaineers, 1900
LUX4815786 France: Three mountaineers, 1900; (add.info.: France: Three mountaineers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Kissing a ladies hand, 1893
3479451 Kissing a ladies hand, 1893; (add.info.: Kissing a ladies hand. Illustration for a story in The strand magazine, London, 1893.); Universal History Archive/UIG

She took me in her own hand and carried me to the king. From Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag
2963136 She took me in her own hand and carried me to the king. From Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

"Desideri...(wishes)" : rear profile of a young woman
3562651 "Desideri...(wishes)" : rear profile of a young woman; (add.info.: France 1925-1930 ca. Photographer: Flou); Alinari Archives, Florence

Detail of Imperial Embroidered Silk Thangka, 1402-24 (silk)
8701677 Detail of Imperial Embroidered Silk Thangka, 1402-24 (silk) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 335.3x213.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Eruption of Mount Etna, the main crater seen from the north, Sicily, Italy, 1893
UIG5413937 Eruption of Mount Etna, the main crater seen from the north, Sicily, Italy, 1893; UIG

Pope Pius VII, 1742 - 1823, born Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti. Hand writing sample and signature
3083221 Pope Pius VII, 1742 - 1823, born Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti. Hand writing sample and signature.; Private Collection

Jacques Necker, 1732 - 1804
3083220 Jacques Necker, 1732 - 1804.; Private Collection; (add.info.: French statesman of Swiss birth. Finance minister of Louis XVI. Hand writing sample.)

Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827
3083167 Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German composer. Hand writing sample and signature.)

Charles V of Germany. Charles V, 1500 - 1558
3062207 Charles V of Germany. Charles V, 1500 - 1558.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Roman Emperor 1519 to 1558 and as Charles I, King of Spain 1516 to 1556. Hand writing sample and signature.)

Andrew Marvell, 1621 - 1678
3062202 Andrew Marvell, 1621 - 1678.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English metaphysical poet Hand writing sample.)

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750
3083166 Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German composer and musician. Hand writing sample.)

Lorenzo de Medici, 1449 - 1492
3083165 Lorenzo de Medici, 1449 - 1492.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian statesman known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. Hand writing sample.)

Franklin Pierce, 1804 - 1869
3083292 Franklin Pierce, 1804 - 1869.; Private Collection; (add.info.: 14th president of the United States of America. Hand writing sample.)

Queen Charlotte, nee Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1744 to 1818
3062113 Queen Charlotte, nee Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1744 to 1818.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom. Hand writing sample.)

William IV, 1765 to 1837
3062111 William IV, 1765 to 1837.; Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover. Hand writing sample.)

Signature of Edward VII, 1841 - 1910. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India
878621 Signature of Edward VII, 1841 - 1910. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection

Female Nude, 1917 (pastel on paper)
1195166 Female Nude, 1917 (pastel on paper) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 92x65.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

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"The Hand: A Multifaceted Marvel of Human Anatomy" The hand, a remarkable creation, is not merely an appendage but a gateway to our sensory and motor abilities. As depicted in the Sensory Homunculus and Motor Homunculus models, this intricate structure holds immense significance in our daily lives. Exploring the palmistry map of the hand reveals how ancient cultures believed that every line on our hands held secrets about our destinies. Similarly, the Cave of the Hands in Argentina showcases prehistoric art where early humans left their mark through handprints. In literature, Sir Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight by William McLaren highlights both bravery and vulnerability as he faces his adversary with trembling hands. Meanwhile, Albrecht Durer's iconic artwork "Praying Hands" captures devotion and faith through delicate fingers intertwined. Moving forward in time, Portsmouth's aviation poster symbolizes progress and innovation as aircrafts soar above open palms. Charles and Flora McDonald exemplify unity as they hold hands while facing life's challenges together. On a different note, propaganda posters from Wonsan City in North Korea depict clenched fists representing strength and determination amidst adversity. In contrast, Cid Officers portrayed as dockers emphasize hard work and resilience within their community. Lastly, let us not forget the Westfield SEI British car - its sleek design allows drivers to experience exhilaration at their fingertips while navigating roads with precision akin to a motor homunculus model. From palmistry to art masterpieces; historical events to modern innovations – each aspect sheds light on how hands shape our world physically, emotionally, and culturally. The hand truly embodies humanity’s ability to create beauty or wield power; it remains an enduring symbol of connection between individuals across time and space.