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"Exploring the Tapestry of Languages: From Rosetta Stone to Esperanto" Detail, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children playing a game with insects (chromolitho)

Children playing a game with insects (chromolitho)
8677332 Children playing a game with insects (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a game with insects)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Boy entertaining children with Chinese shadows (chromolitho)

Boy entertaining children with Chinese shadows (chromolitho)
8677289 Boy entertaining children with Chinese shadows (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy entertaining children with Chinese shadows)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children gardening (chromolitho)

Children gardening (chromolitho)
8677286 Children gardening (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children gardening)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children playing on stilts (chromolitho)

Children playing on stilts (chromolitho)
8677281 Children playing on stilts (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing on stilts)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children playing with a crossbow (chromolitho)

Children playing with a crossbow (chromolitho)
8677273 Children playing with a crossbow (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing with a crossbow)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children playing with dolls (chromolitho)

Children playing with dolls (chromolitho)
8677292 Children playing with dolls (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing with dolls)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Hedgehog, hemione and ibis (colour litho)

Hedgehog, hemione and ibis (colour litho)
8677423 Hedgehog, hemione and ibis (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: H, I and J for herisson (hedgehog), hemione and ibis

Background imageLanguages Collection: Calf, viper, cow and sable (colour litho)

Calf, viper, cow and sable (colour litho)
8677386 Calf, viper, cow and sable (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: V, W, X Y and Z for veau (calf), vipere (viper), vache (cow)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Sheep, muntjac, tarantula and mouflon (colour litho)

Sheep, muntjac, tarantula and mouflon (colour litho)
8677379 Sheep, muntjac, tarantula and mouflon (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M for mouton (sheep), muntjac, mygale (tarantula) and mouflon

Background imageLanguages Collection: Frog, crane, gazelle and jay (colour litho)

Frog, crane, gazelle and jay (colour litho)
8677377 Frog, crane, gazelle and jay (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: G for grenouille (frog), grue (crane), gazelle and geai (jay)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Cat, swan, horse, duck and goat (colour litho)

Cat, swan, horse, duck and goat (colour litho)
8677375 Cat, swan, horse, duck and goat (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: C for chat (cat), cygne (swan), cheval (horse), canard (duck)

Background imageLanguages Collection: R for reine (queen) (chromolitho)

R for reine (queen) (chromolitho)
8677364 R for reine (queen) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: R for reine (queen). A queen in her robes

Background imageLanguages Collection: Lamb, alpaca, donkey and albatross (colour litho)

Lamb, alpaca, donkey and albatross (colour litho)
8677360 Lamb, alpaca, donkey and albatross (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A for agneau (lamb), alpaca, ane (donkey) and albatross

Background imageLanguages Collection: Map of Switzerland (litho)

Map of Switzerland (litho)
8661130 Map of Switzerland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Switzerland. The Swiss nation offers an instance of a unique historical freak)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Hyroglyphs in the Mastaba (tomb) of Kagemni (c. 2321-2290 B. C. ) by the Pyramid of Teti

Hyroglyphs in the Mastaba (tomb) of Kagemni (c. 2321-2290 B. C. ) by the Pyramid of Teti
Hyroglyphs in the Mastaba (tomb) of Kagemni (c. 2321-2290 B.C.) by the Pyramid of Teti, Saqqara, Nr Cairo, Egypt

Background imageLanguages Collection: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
3784658 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda; (add.info.: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman).Lexicographer and newspaper editor Originally from Belarus and came to Palestine under Ottoman rule in 1881

Background imageLanguages Collection: Tower of Babel - The confusion of tongues - Bible

Tower of Babel - The confusion of tongues - Bible
3781365 Tower of Babel - The confusion of tongues - Bible; (add.info.: Tower of Babel. The confusion of tongues / development of many different languages)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359)

The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359)
BAL138897 The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 114.4x72.3x27.8 cm; British Museum, London

Background imageLanguages Collection: Complutensian Polyglot Bible, printed by Arnao Guillen de Brocar (engraving)

Complutensian Polyglot Bible, printed by Arnao Guillen de Brocar (engraving)
2919557 Complutensian Polyglot Bible, printed by Arnao Guillen de Brocar (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century); The University of St

Background imageLanguages Collection: Mr Mahmood Hashmi, editor of the Saltley News, Birminghams newest newspaper

Mr Mahmood Hashmi, editor of the Saltley News, Birminghams newest newspaper, designed to give a two-way flow of ideas in Urdu. 24th July 1974

Background imageLanguages Collection: Gravestone of Benjamin, son of Mordecai. From the Jewish Com

Gravestone of Benjamin, son of Mordecai. From the Jewish Com
Gravestone of Benjamin, son of Mordecai. 1284. From the Jewish Community Cemetery Spandau, near Berlin. Sandstone. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageLanguages Collection: Captain Richard Francis Burton - portrait standing, 1885

Captain Richard Francis Burton - portrait standing, 1885
3919256 Captain Richard Francis Burton - portrait standing, 1885 by Pellegrini, Carlo ('Ape') (1839-89); (add.info.: Captain Richard Francis Burton - portrait standing)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Irish potatoes (colour litho)

Irish potatoes (colour litho)
7150919 Irish potatoes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageLanguages Collection: The Tower of Babel (engraving)

The Tower of Babel (engraving)
1729680 The Tower of Babel (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: La Genese (11:1-9) : construction de la Tour de Babel, gravure du 18e siecle Bible, Old Testament

Background imageLanguages Collection: One Hundred Proverbs, A Little Man Sometimes Projects a Large Shadow, 1845 (engraving)

One Hundred Proverbs, A Little Man Sometimes Projects a Large Shadow, 1845 (engraving)
7211799 One Hundred Proverbs, A Little Man Sometimes Projects a Large Shadow, 1845 (engraving) by Granville, Jean-Jacques (1803-47); (add.info.: One Hundred Proverbs)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The language difficulty, Paris (chromolitho)

The language difficulty, Paris (chromolitho)
7184880 The language difficulty, Paris (chromolitho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The language difficulty, Paris)

Background imageLanguages Collection: In the garden, in town and at home (chromolitho)

In the garden, in town and at home (chromolitho)
7148674 In the garden, in town and at home (chromolitho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the garden, in town and at home)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Elizabeth Smith, English linguist, translator and scholar (engraving)

Elizabeth Smith, English linguist, translator and scholar (engraving)
7202101 Elizabeth Smith, English linguist, translator and scholar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Smith (1776-1806), English linguist

Background imageLanguages Collection: Ivan Meshchaninov, Soviet Russian linguist and ethnographer (b / w photo)

Ivan Meshchaninov, Soviet Russian linguist and ethnographer (b / w photo)
7200799 Ivan Meshchaninov, Soviet Russian linguist and ethnographer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan Meshchaninov (1883-1967)

Background imageLanguages Collection: One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving)

One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving)
7211797 One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One hundred proverbs)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The classroom (chromolitho)

The classroom (chromolitho)
7148666 The classroom (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The classroom. Illustration from Le Livre Rouge, by E Magee (Blackie & Son Limited)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children playing (chromolitho)

Children playing (chromolitho)
7148678 Children playing (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing)

Background imageLanguages Collection: What I bought at the market (chromolitho)

What I bought at the market (chromolitho)
7148672 What I bought at the market (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I bought at the market)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Declinaison; Declension; Declination (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Declinaison; Declension; Declination (engraving)
7195702 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Declinaison; Declension; Declination (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Declinaison; Declension; Declination)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The house (chromolitho)

The house (chromolitho)
7148681 The house (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The house. Illustration from Le Livre Rouge, by E Magee (Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath (chromolitho)

Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath (chromolitho)
7148673 Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children giving their toys and their pet dog a bath)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Message from Blackpool (colour litho)

Message from Blackpool (colour litho)
7200586 Message from Blackpool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Message from Blackpool. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageLanguages Collection: The impressions evoked by the sounds of foreign words (litho)

The impressions evoked by the sounds of foreign words (litho)
7148653 The impressions evoked by the sounds of foreign words (litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The impressions evoked by the sounds of foreign words)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Children eating a picnic in the woods (chromolitho)

Children eating a picnic in the woods (chromolitho)
7148680 Children eating a picnic in the woods (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children eating a picnic in the woods)

Background imageLanguages Collection: What I do every day (chromolitho)

What I do every day (chromolitho)
7148677 What I do every day (chromolitho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I do every day)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The garden (chromolitho)

The garden (chromolitho)
7148675 The garden (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The garden. Illustration from Le Livre Rouge, by E Magee (Blackie & Son Limited)

Background imageLanguages Collection: The Language of Vegetables and Fruit (colour litho)

The Language of Vegetables and Fruit (colour litho)
7151101 The Language of Vegetables and Fruit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Language of Vegetables and Fruit)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Samuel Johnson, English writer (colour litho)

Samuel Johnson, English writer (colour litho)
7150151 Samuel Johnson, English writer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English writer in Fleet Street, London, 1780

Background imageLanguages Collection: Message from Holland (colour litho)

Message from Holland (colour litho)
7200585 Message from Holland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Message from Holland. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageLanguages Collection: One Hundred Proverbs, Raise the Crow It Will Cut Your Eyes, 1845 (engraving)

One Hundred Proverbs, Raise the Crow It Will Cut Your Eyes, 1845 (engraving)
7211800 One Hundred Proverbs, Raise the Crow It Will Cut Your Eyes, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One Hundred Proverbs)

Background imageLanguages Collection: One Hundred Proverbs: Pulling the Devil by the Tail Does Not Go Far Young or Old, 1845 (engraving)

One Hundred Proverbs: Pulling the Devil by the Tail Does Not Go Far Young or Old, 1845 (engraving)
7211798 One Hundred Proverbs: Pulling the Devil by the Tail Does Not Go Far Young or Old, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One Hundred Proverbs)

Background imageLanguages Collection: First conjugation, Latin grammar (litho)

First conjugation, Latin grammar (litho)
7201051 First conjugation, Latin grammar (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First conjugation, Latin grammar)

Background imageLanguages Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Homonyme; Homonym (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Homonyme; Homonym (engraving)
7196352 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Homonyme; Homonym (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homonyme; Homonym)



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"Exploring the Tapestry of Languages: From Rosetta Stone to Esperanto" Detail, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe: Delve into the intricate details of language at the British Museum in London. Marvel at the iconic Rosetta Stone and unlock ancient mysteries. Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890): Discover the linguistic adventures of Sir Richard Francis Burton as he ventured into uncharted territories and immersed himself in diverse cultures. Via Dolorosa street sign in three languages, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East: Witness the rich tapestry on Via Dolorosa's street signs - a testament to Jerusalem's multicultural heritage where Hebrew, Arabic and English intertwine. Esperanto / Zamenhof: Uncover L. L. Zamenhof's vision for a universal language with Esperanto. Explore how this constructed language aimed to bridge communication gaps across borders. Welcome signs, Annecy Haute Savoie France Europe: Experience linguistic hospitality as you encounter vibrant welcome signs in Annecy. Let these multilingual greetings embrace you in Haute Savoie's charm. The Lord's Prayer in ten different languages: Be captivated by the harmonious diversity showcased through The Lord's Prayer spoken eloquently in ten distinct languages from around the world. Signpost in Quin County Clare Ireland Europe: Embark on a linguistic journey through rural Ireland as you stumble upon an enchanting signpost showcasing Quin County Clare’s unique blend of Gaelic and English names. Richard Robert Jones: Immerse yourself in linguistics history with Richard Robert Jones' contributions towards preserving endangered Welsh dialects – ensuring their legacy lives on. The Zulu war. Fort Bengough. Church Parade of officers and n: Explore how language played a pivotal role during historical conflicts like The Zulu War at Fort Bengough. Witness officers marching together amidst cultural diversity. Esperanto Stamp.