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"Unveiling the Secrets: Tracing the Inscriptions of History" Step into the captivating world of inscriptions, where hidden stories are etched in time

Background imageInscription Collection: Elementary course: equilateral triangles, sentences, c.1880-90 (print)

Elementary course: equilateral triangles, sentences, c.1880-90 (print)
8713422 Elementary course: equilateral triangles, sentences, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Background imageInscription Collection: Children's section: uppercase letters of the 1st group, 'P, F, F, R, B', c.1880-90 (print)

Children's section: uppercase letters of the 1st group, "P, F, F, R, B", c.1880-90 (print)
8713417 Children's section: uppercase letters of the 1st group, "P, F, F, R, B", c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInscription Collection: Children's section: reproduce a pyramid, the letter 'y', Arabic numerals, c.1880-90 (print)

Children's section: reproduce a pyramid, the letter "y", Arabic numerals, c.1880-90 (print)
8713409 Children's section: reproduce a pyramid, the letter "y", Arabic numerals, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: problems, history homework, 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: problems, history homework, 1882 (handwritten)
8713175 Student notebook: problems, history homework, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: continuation of the writing, dictation 'From work', 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: continuation of the writing, dictation "From work", 1882 (handwritten)
8713174 Student notebook: continuation of the writing, dictation "From work", 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: problems (continued) and French homework, writing, 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: problems (continued) and French homework, writing, 1882 (handwritten)
8713166 Student notebook: problems (continued) and French homework, writing, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: grammar homework, dictation 'The blue tit' (continued), 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: grammar homework, dictation "The blue tit" (continued), 1882 (handwritten)
8713160 Student notebook: grammar homework, dictation "The blue tit" (continued), 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: dictation 'The blue tit', 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: dictation "The blue tit", 1882 (handwritten)
8713158 Student notebook: dictation "The blue tit", 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: problems (continued) and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: problems (continued) and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten)
8713157 Student notebook: problems (continued) and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: geography homework and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: geography homework and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten)
8713152 Student notebook: geography homework and grammar homework, 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: Student notebook: Dictation 'The Blue Tit', 1882 (handwritten)

Student notebook: Dictation "The Blue Tit", 1882 (handwritten)
8713147 Student notebook: Dictation "The Blue Tit", 1882 (handwritten); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journal notebook by Alida Bouhet, 1st division)

Background imageInscription Collection: 'Do not suffer any uncleanliness on yourself, on your clothes, or in your home', 1918 (handwritten)

"Do not suffer any uncleanliness on yourself, on your clothes, or in your home", 1918 (handwritten)
8713143 "Do not suffer any uncleanliness on yourself, on your clothes, or in your home", 1918 (handwritten); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mathilde Dutranoy's notebook)

Background imageInscription Collection: 'If you love life, respect it everywhere in the animal and in the plant', 1918 (handwritten)

"If you love life, respect it everywhere in the animal and in the plant", 1918 (handwritten)
8713137 "If you love life, respect it everywhere in the animal and in the plant", 1918 (handwritten); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mathilde Dutranoy's notebook)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing book. Guyau method, 1893 (print)

Writing book. Guyau method, 1893 (print)
8713383 Writing book. Guyau method, 1893 (print); 22,5 x 18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In "Guyau Method". Reading made easy by writing. Armand Colin bookstore, Paris, 1893)

Background imageInscription Collection: 'Humility is the mother and guardian of all virtues', 1874-75 (manuscript)

"Humility is the mother and guardian of all virtues", 1874-75 (manuscript)
8713133 "Humility is the mother and guardian of all virtues", 1874-75 (manuscript); 29,5 x 19,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonie Jarry Desloges notebook)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)

Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)
8713374 Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Godchaux method)

Background imageInscription Collection: 'The benevolent man hears the groans of the poor', 1874-75 (manuscript)

"The benevolent man hears the groans of the poor", 1874-75 (manuscript)
8713130 "The benevolent man hears the groans of the poor", 1874-75 (manuscript); 29,5 x 19,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonie Jarry Desloges notebook)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)

Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)
8713358 Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Godchaux method)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)

Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print)
8713347 Writing book. Godchaux method, c.1860 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Godchaux method)

Background imageInscription Collection: Civic education: the voters, the electoral list. Moral: The Franchise, 1902 (handwritten)

Civic education: the voters, the electoral list. Moral: The Franchise, 1902 (handwritten)
8713122 Civic education: the voters, the electoral list. Moral: The Franchise, 1902 (handwritten); 22,5 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Vallee student's homework book)

Background imageInscription Collection: Religious instruction and French composition 'The dead cat', 1927 (manuscript)

Religious instruction and French composition "The dead cat", 1927 (manuscript)
8713116 Religious instruction and French composition "The dead cat", 1927 (manuscript); 22,5 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homework book by Antoinette Biron, aged 11 ½)

Background imageInscription Collection: Cover of a school notebook, 1927 (handwritten)

Cover of a school notebook, 1927 (handwritten)
8713113 Cover of a school notebook, 1927 (handwritten); 22,5 x 17,5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homework book by Antoinette Biron, aged 11 ½, in the second middle class)

Background imageInscription Collection: Theoretical and practical writing method by C. Laurent, c1900 (print)

Theoretical and practical writing method by C. Laurent, c1900 (print)
8713006 Theoretical and practical writing method by C. Laurent, c1900 (print); 21 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Theoretical and practical writing method for use in Normal Schools)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712999 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageInscription Collection: Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712998 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Background imageInscription Collection: Quill pen (b/w photo)

Quill pen (b/w photo)
8625925 Quill pen (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of a quill pen)

Background imageInscription Collection: The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen

The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295725 The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School

Background imageInscription Collection: Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper)

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper)
7295484 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); 38.5x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper)

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper)
7295483 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS 'Resolution', 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); 40.6x30.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper)

Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper)
MMM5470082 Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes)

Background imageInscription Collection: Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees

Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel)
MMM5469097 Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944638 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Background imageInscription Collection: Letter from Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo de' Medici known as The Magnificent)

Letter from Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo de' Medici known as The Magnificent)
BEN5473953 Letter from Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo de' Medici known as The Magnificent, 1449-1492) to his father Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (Peter de' Medici, 1416-1469) in Caroggi

Background imageInscription Collection: Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper)

Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper)
MMM5470095 Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: The Honourable Dame Beauclerk, referring to a story with the same title

The Honourable Dame Beauclerk, referring to a story with the same title, two young women wearing dresses with their
MMM5484693 The Honourable Dame Beauclerk, referring to a story with the same title, two young women wearing dresses with their shoulders cut off, write in a big book; National Maritime Museum

Background imageInscription Collection: Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver

Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument
MMM5474504 Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument, 1650-1700 (silver and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial'

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial'
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial', c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Background imageInscription Collection: Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A' Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze)

Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A' Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze)
MMM5471301 Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A' Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageInscription Collection: Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper)

Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper)
7381574 Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Background imageInscription Collection: Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo)

Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo)
7338634 Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Reymont's dedication for Michal Muttermilch on the title card of 'Chlopi' novel)

Background imageInscription Collection: Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058466 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Background imageInscription Collection: Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard

Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard Sawyer from John Thomas
FLO5000245 Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard Sawyer from John Thomas Smith's Topography of London

Background imageInscription Collection: Bastard and Gothic: Gothic alphabet, proper nouns, c. 1890 (print)

Bastard and Gothic: Gothic alphabet, proper nouns, c. 1890 (print)
8714090 Bastard and Gothic: Gothic alphabet, proper nouns, c. 1890 (print); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New method for teaching writing in schools by Gustave Manoury)

Background imageInscription Collection: Bastard and Gothic: words and capital letters, c. 1890 (print)

Bastard and Gothic: words and capital letters, c. 1890 (print)
8714089 Bastard and Gothic: words and capital letters, c. 1890 (print); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New method for teaching writing in schools by Gustave Manoury)

Background imageInscription Collection: Cursive ending (chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)

Cursive ending (chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)
8714080 Cursive ending (chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInscription Collection: Cursive ending (Chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)

Cursive ending (Chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)
8714079 Cursive ending (Chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print); 22,5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageInscription Collection: Bastardly script, alphabet linked in lower case, numbers, proper nouns, c.1900-20 (printing)

Bastardly script, alphabet linked in lower case, numbers, proper nouns, c.1900-20 (printing)
8714074 Bastardly script, alphabet linked in lower case, numbers, proper nouns, c.1900-20 (printing) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)



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"Unveiling the Secrets: Tracing the Inscriptions of History" Step into the captivating world of inscriptions, where hidden stories are etched in time. From Mary, Queen of Scots to William Tyndale and Whittock, these enigmatic figures left their mark on history with their profound words. Intriguingly, Nadia-Juliette Boulanger's musical manuscripts bear witness to her genius as a French music teacher. Each note carries an inscription that echoes through generations, inspiring countless musicians. Delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding the Count of St Germain, a French alchemist whose cryptic inscriptions still bewilder scholars today. His coded messages hold secrets waiting to be deciphered by those brave enough to unravel them. A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud from 1921 transports us back in time. In sepia tones, his inscription hints at the depths of his groundbreaking theories and invites us to explore our own subconscious realms. Et in Arcadia Ego - these Latin words engraved on Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece evoke contemplation and reflection. The inscription serves as a reminder that even in paradise, mortality is ever-present. Travel across continents and centuries to discover unexpected inscriptions like The Market Cross in Devizes or LCC-LFB Plumstead fire station in SE London. These architectural marvels bear testament to human craftsmanship and resilience throughout history. As late afternoon casts its golden glow upon ancient ruins such as the Temple of Hathor in Dendera or Monument before Fort San Pedro in Cebu City, we find solace amidst weathered inscriptions that have stood against time's relentless tide. Even war leaves behind its indelible marks; a captured German Railway gun from WW1 stands tall as an enduring inscription commemorating bravery amid conflict at the Battle of Amiens. Inscriptions tell tales beyond what meets the eye – they whisper stories untold until someone takes the time to listen.