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Language is a powerful tool that connects us all, allowing us to communicate our thoughts, feelings, and ideas

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho)

Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho)
8656920 Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in Twenty-four Languages)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892) (engraving)

Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892) (engraving)
5672160 Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892) (engraving); (add.info.: French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations (philology), philosopher, historian, and writer

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Wallachian Hillmen founding a City, Ninth Century (litho)

Wallachian Hillmen founding a City, Ninth Century (litho)
8661423 Wallachian Hillmen founding a City, Ninth Century (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallachian Hillmen founding a City, Ninth Century)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites (litho)

Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites (litho)
8660916 Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rameses II receiving a Copy of his Treaty with the Hittites)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Ticket, The Booking Office, Luggage, Porter (colour litho)

Ticket, The Booking Office, Luggage, Porter (colour litho)
8622643 Ticket, The Booking Office, Luggage, Porter (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ticket, The Booking Office, Luggage, Porter)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children looking through a kaleidoscope (chromolitho)

Children looking through a kaleidoscope (chromolitho)
8677282 Children looking through a kaleidoscope (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children looking through a kaleidoscope)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Hazelnut, loquat, turnip, walnut and nilgai (colour litho)

Hazelnut, loquat, turnip, walnut and nilgai (colour litho)
8677470 Hazelnut, loquat, turnip, walnut and nilgai (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: N for noisette (hazelnut), nefle (loquat), navet (turnip)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho)

O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho)
8677327 O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: O for odalisque (concubine). Concubine in a Turkish harem

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: M for marine (chromolitho)

M for marine (chromolitho)
8677325 M for marine (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M for marine. Man dressed in a marine's uniform by the sea)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: I for Italian (chromolitho)

I for Italian (chromolitho)
8677323 I for Italian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Italian. Woman in traditional Italian costume drawing water from a well)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children playing a xylophone (chromolitho)

Children playing a xylophone (chromolitho)
8677296 Children playing a xylophone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a xylophone)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho)

Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho)
8677295 Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children playing a game of ferret (chromolitho)

Children playing a game of ferret (chromolitho)
8677279 Children playing a game of ferret (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a game of ferret)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Secretarybird, brown rat, wild boar and mouse (colour litho)

Secretarybird, brown rat, wild boar and mouse (colour litho)
8677384 Secretarybird, brown rat, wild boar and mouse (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.:s for secretaire (secretarybird), surmulot (brown rat)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Honey badger, raccoon, and stingray (colour litho)

Honey badger, raccoon, and stingray (colour litho)
8677383 Honey badger, raccoon, and stingray (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q and R for ratel (honey badger), raton (raccoon)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Literature: Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer surrounded by books

Literature: Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer surrounded by books. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4926448 Literature: Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer surrounded by books. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Literature: Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Alphabet of the deaf mute (deaf-mute): sign language used by Americans with a letter corresponding

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

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet (Egyptian hieroglyphs) Engraving from 'History of the world' by

Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet (Egyptian hieroglyphs) Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885
ELD4931810 Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet (Egyptian hieroglyphs) Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885 Private collection; (add.info)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Native population of America: Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess, Guest or Gist, 1767-1843)

Native population of America: Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess, Guest or Gist, 1767-1843)
NWI4931532 Native population of America: Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess, Guest or Gist, 1767-1843), Cherokee goldbee inventor of the Cherokee alphabet he holds in his hand

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Portrait of Daniel Hendel Sanders (1819-1897) German lexicographer

Portrait of Daniel Hendel Sanders (1819-1897) German lexicographer
IMB4827691 Portrait of Daniel Hendel Sanders (1819-1897) German lexicographer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Daniel Hendel Sanders (1819-1897) German lexicographer.); © Imagebroker.

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: French-speaking Switzerland, 1400 (coloured engraving)

French-speaking Switzerland, 1400 (coloured engraving)
8673048 French-speaking Switzerland, 1400 (coloured engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of French-speaking Switzerland, 1400)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Submission, Authority (litho)

Submission, Authority (litho)
8641363 Submission, Authority (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Submission, Authority)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: T for tambour (drummer) (chromolitho)

T for tambour (drummer) (chromolitho)
8677334 T for tambour (drummer) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: T for tambour (drummer). Boy in costume playing a drum

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: V for vivandiere (woman canteen keeper in the military) (chromolitho)

V for vivandiere (woman canteen keeper in the military) (chromolitho)
8677333 V for vivandiere (woman canteen keeper in the military) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)

Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho)
8677331 Q for quenouille (spinner) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q for quenouille (spinner). Woman or girl with a distaff used in spinning

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: S for Swiss (chromolitho)

S for Swiss (chromolitho)
8677329s for Swiss (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.:s for Swiss. Woman in traditional Swiss costume carrying a tray of drinks)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children playing with a ball (chromolitho)

Children playing with a ball (chromolitho)
8677328 Children playing with a ball (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing with a ball)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: J for juggler (chromolitho)

J for juggler (chromolitho)
8677324 J for juggler (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: J for juggler. Woman or girl juggling balls)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: D for dragoon (chromolitho)

D for dragoon (chromolitho)
8677321 D for dragoon (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: D for dragoon. Man in military uniform with a letter)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: E for equilibrist (chromolitho)

E for equilibrist (chromolitho)
8677319 E for equilibrist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: E for equilibrist. Woman performer balancing objects)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: C for canoeist (chromolitho)

C for canoeist (chromolitho)
8677318 C for canoeist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: C for canoeist. Boy with a canoe paddle by a lake or river)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Toucan, bull and turtle (colour litho)

Toucan, bull and turtle (colour litho)
8677385 Toucan, bull and turtle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: T and U for toucan, taureau (bull) and tortue (turtle)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: K for Kleber (chromolitho)

K for Kleber (chromolitho)
8677361 K for Kleber (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: K for Kleber. Jean-Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800), French general during the Napoleonic Wars

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: X for xeres (sherry) (chromolitho)

X for xeres (sherry) (chromolitho)
8677335 X for xeres (sherry) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: X for xeres (sherry). Man holding a sherry glass aloft

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: G for gendarme (chromolitho)

G for gendarme (chromolitho)
8677322 G for gendarme (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: G for gendarme. Man in a gendarme's uniform with gun and sword)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children ice skating (chromolitho)

Children ice skating (chromolitho)
8677280 Children ice skating (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children ice skating)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Red Laughter, Satirical in Colors, 1918_12_14: War of 14 -18, Soldier's Life, Victory, Dictionary

Red Laughter, Satirical in Colors, 1918_12_14: War of 14 -18, Soldier's Life, Victory, Dictionary
ICA4849240 Red Laughter, Satirical in Colors, 1918_12_14: War of 14 -18, Soldier's Life, Victory, Dictionary, Language - Soldiers - Illustration by George Delaw (1871-1938); (add.info)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Symbolic characters, numerals and figures of the Aztecs, Mexico City

Symbolic characters, numerals and figures of the Aztecs, Mexico City. Number hieroglyphs, and symbols for day A
FLO4622160 Symbolic characters, numerals and figures of the Aztecs, Mexico City. Number hieroglyphs, and symbols for day A, night B, midnight C, year D, century E, sky F, air G, earth H, water I

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Portrait of Rudolf von Raumer (1815-1876), German linguist

Portrait of Rudolf von Raumer (1815-1876), German linguist
IMB4827703 Portrait of Rudolf von Raumer (1815-1876), German linguist; (add.info.: Portrait of Rudolf von Raumer (1815-1876), German linguist); © Imagebroker.

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra)

Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra)
BEN5464500 Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Portrait of Cicero or Marcus Tullius Cicero in a page of a manuscript representing the allegories

Portrait of Cicero or Marcus Tullius Cicero in a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics
BEN5464493 Portrait of Cicero or Marcus Tullius Cicero in a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Lecon from the episodes of the Bible, alphabet page from an elementary manual from New England (USA)

Lecon from the episodes of the Bible, alphabet page from an elementary manual from New England (USA)
NWI4961393 Lecon from the episodes of the Bible, alphabet page from an elementary manual from New England (USA) - Colorized engraving 19th century

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: First World War: Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Lorraine, France

First World War: Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Lorraine, France, Poster photograph prohibiting the ripping of
LUX4734313 First World War: Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Lorraine, France, Poster photograph prohibiting the ripping of posters and the damaging of telegraphic services

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: British writer Lady Mary (Marie) Wortley Montagu (Wortley-Montagu) (1689-1762)

British writer Lady Mary (Marie) Wortley Montagu (Wortley-Montagu) (1689-1762)
FAT4301499 British writer Lady Mary (Marie) Wortley Montagu (Wortley-Montagu) (1689-1762) dressed in oriental costume learned Arabic during his stay in Turkey in 1717

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language, 1893

Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language, 1893
3478800 Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language, 1893; (add.info.: Student using an Edison phonograph to learn a language)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: Children having a snowball fight (chromolitho)

Children having a snowball fight (chromolitho)
8677342 Children having a snowball fight (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children having a snowball fight)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: F for fruiterer (chromolitho)

F for fruiterer (chromolitho)
8677320 F for fruiterer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: F for fruiterer. Woman cutting fruit on a counter)

Background imageLanguage Language Collection: A for artist (chromolitho)

A for artist (chromolitho)
8677316 A for artist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A for artist. Man painting a picture with canvas and easel)



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