Lettering Collection (page 8)

Rokugo Ferry (colour woodblock print)
1766535 Rokugo Ferry (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848) (attr. to); 6.5x38.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rokugo Ferry)

Gullivers Voyage to Brobdignag, Discovered in the Corn Field
986345 Gullivers Voyage to Brobdignag, Discovered in the Corn Field, 1805 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 12.3x8.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustrated frontispiece from the childrens book, The Butterfly
986342 Illustrated frontispiece from the childrens book, The Butterflys Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast by William Roscoe (1753-1831), 1807 (hand-coloured engraving) by Mulready

Iris Susiana (Mourning Iris), c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986030 Iris Susiana (Mourning Iris), c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dutch Rose, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986029 Dutch Rose, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch Rose; Rose d Hollande)

Martagon Lily, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986028 Martagon Lily, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Martagon Lily; Lys Martagon)

Bouquet Narcissus, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986024 Bouquet Narcissus, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouquet Narcissus; Bouquet a Narcisse)

Yellow Lily, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986023 Yellow Lily, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Yellow Lily; Lys jaune)

Black Hellebore, c. 1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black)
986021 Black Hellebore, c.1700 (watercolour drawing, framed in black) by French School, (18th century); 24.5x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Hellebore; Hellebore noire)

The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table
985964 The Lobster, with a hairbrush in its Claw Standing Before a Dressing Table, with 4 Lines of Verse, c.1865 (pen and brown ink) by Tenniel

The Mock Turtle - The Mock Turtle Sobbing on a Rock, c. 1865 (pen and brown ink)
985963 The Mock Turtle - The Mock Turtle Sobbing on a Rock, c.1865 (pen and brown ink) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); 10.1x8.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mock Turtle)

A page from a psalter in Latin, with a historiated initial depicting a group of monks
985949 A page from a psalter in Latin, with a historiated initial depicting a group of monks standing before a lectern chanting, c.1455 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by English School

Miniature representing the Kingdom of Heaven before the creation: Sapientia, the Trinity
985947 Miniature representing the Kingdom of Heaven before the creation: Sapientia, the Trinity, and the Expulsion of Lucifer from Heaven, c.1410 (illuminated manuscipt on vellum) by French School

View of the Grand Procession of the Sacred Camel through the Streets of Cairo on their
985945 View of the Grand Procession of the Sacred Camel through the Streets of Cairo on their Pilgrimage to Mecca & Medina, 1822 (hand-coloured aquatint engraving) by Willyams

The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf)
985938 The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf) by German School, (15th century); 40.3x27.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Creation of Eve)

Map of the Small Park of Versailles, 1818-1819 (colour engraving)
985937 Map of the Small Park of Versailles, 1818-1819 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); 17.3x11.5. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Small Park of Versailles)

Saints Philip and James, c. 1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum)
985844 Saints Philip and James, c.1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum) by Bartolomeo, Martino de (1369-1434) (follower of); 18.2x17.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum)
985843 Saints Peter and Paul, c.1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum) by Bartolomeo, Martino de (1369-1434) (follower of); 21x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ as the Light of the World, c. 1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum)
985842 Christ as the Light of the World, c.1400 (large historiated initial on antiphonal vellum) by Bartolomeo, Martino de (1369-1434); 21.7x16.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)
985823 Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Thursday. Plate 8 from Songs of Innocence)

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds
985797 Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Meditating on the Proliferation of Worlds, 1786-1792 (colour-printed aquatint engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

French Seventeenth-century heraldic playing cards, c. 1658 (hand-coloured engraved cards
985766 French Seventeenth-century heraldic playing cards, c.1658 (hand-coloured engraved cards, cardboard) by Brianville, Claude Orance Fine de (1608-76); 8.8x5.6 (each)

A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals
985745 A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals, 1860 (green crushed levant morocco leather, red & blue morocco leather, gilt, moonstones, sapphires)

Binding of the book The Gettysberg Speech and The Second Inaugural Address
985741 Binding of the book The Gettysberg Speech and The Second Inaugural Address, 1928 (union blue levant morocco leather, red and brown morocco leather)

On Leave, (watercolour and pencil on board)
985341 On Leave, (watercolour and pencil on board) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); 27x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On Leave. Charles Demuth (1883-1935). Watercolour and pencil on board

A poster advertising Simplex Amsterdam bicycles, 1907 (colour litho)
1198408 A poster advertising Simplex Amsterdam bicycles, 1907 (colour litho) by Hoeksema, Daniel (1879-1935); 115x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoeksema)

1925, Wembley, 1924 (colour lithograph)
1198190 1925, Wembley, 1924 (colour lithograph) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 100x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Poster advertising Lowestoft, (colour lithograph)
1198160 Poster advertising Lowestoft, (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); 102x126 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

A poster advertising travel to Soviet Russia with the Russian travel agency
1197990 A poster advertising travel to Soviet Russia with the Russian travel agency Intourist, c. 1930 (colour litho) by Litvak, Max (1893-1943) & Fedor

Poster advertising Montreux-Oberland-Bernois train journeys, c. 1910 (colour litho)
1197956 Poster advertising Montreux-Oberland-Bernois train journeys, c. 1910 (colour litho) by Reckziegel, Anton (1865-1932); 99x68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reckziegel)

Poster advertising Zermatt, Switzerland, 1908 (colour lithograph)
1197949 Poster advertising Zermatt, Switzerland, 1908 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 103x72 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1920 (colour lithograph)
1197948 Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1920 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 128x91 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Summer in les Grissons, Switzerland, 1923 (colour lithograph)
1197945 Summer in les Grissons, Switzerland, 1923 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 103x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Cover for the March-April 1923 issue of the magazine Het Overzicht
1197755 Cover for the March-April 1923 issue of the magazine Het Overzicht, 1923 (lithograph) by Belgian School, (20th century); 33.5x25 (approx)

A page from the Persian manuscript Aja ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara
1196828 A page from the Persian manuscript Aja ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara ib al-Maujudat (Marvels of Creatures and Strange Things Existing), c

Art and Commerce; Justice; Prudence; Temperance; and Fortitude, (pencil
824130 Art and Commerce; Justice; Prudence; Temperance; and Fortitude, (pencil, pen and brown ink on mount) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734); 20.3x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Methonica, (pencil and watercolour with bodycolour)
824119 Methonica, (pencil and watercolour with bodycolour) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); 53.4x36.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Methonica. Georg Dionysius Ehret (1710-1770)

Jack and Jill, c. 1936-7 (oil on canvas)
826893 Jack and Jill, c.1936-7 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 62x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack and Jill. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Poster for the Institute of Labour Development (IVAO) advertising a workers
1197792 Poster for the Institute of Labour Development (IVAO) advertising a workers evening school, 1932 (photography and lithoy) by Bleekrode

Cover for the December 1922 issue of the magazine Het Overzicht
1197752 Cover for the December 1922 issue of the magazine Het Overzicht, 1922 (lithograph in colours) by Belgian School, (20th century); 33.5x25 (approx)

Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from
1195377 Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from To Autumn (recto), and decorative borders, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with
1195361 Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with mother-of-pearl and g) by English School

King Arthur and Guinevere, 1884-1911 (vellum over painted paper; morocco)
1195359 King Arthur and Guinevere, 1884-1911 (vellum over painted paper; morocco) by English School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

La Plume, featuring Sarah Bernhardt, 1896 (lithograph in colours)
1195187 La Plume, featuring Sarah Bernhardt, 1896 (lithograph in colours) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 61x42.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Czech, out of copyright

Lorenzaccio, depicting the standing figure of Sarah Bernhardt in the role
1195121 Lorenzaccio, depicting the standing figure of Sarah Bernhardt in the role, 1896 (lithograph in colours) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939)

A Kashan moulded lustre and cobalt blue inscription tile, 13th century (ceramic)
1196754 A Kashan moulded lustre and cobalt blue inscription tile, 13th century (ceramic) by Persian School, (13th century); 35.5x33.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian

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"Lettering: A Timeless Art Form Uniting History and Expression" From the delicate strokes of William Blake's "The Lamb" to the intricate details of the Lindisfarne Gospels, it has long been a captivating art form. Dating back to as early as the 7th century, this ancient craft continues to inspire and amaze. Intriguingly, even political movements have embraced lettering as a means of spreading their message. The Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and Ribbon proudly display powerful words that symbolize women's fight for equality. But it doesn't stop there – luxury department stores like Fortnum & Mason have utilized elegant lettering in their branding, creating an air of sophistication and timeless appeal. Historical phrases such as "When Adam delved and Eve span" remind us of our roots while Southern Railway's vibrant poster advertising Ramsgate transports us back to 1939 with its colorful lithograph design. Punk icon Malcolm McLaren left his mark on history through his shop "Sex on The Kings Road, " where bold lettering became synonymous with rebellion and self-expression in December 1976. Meanwhile, businesses like William Cutbush and Sons showcase how expertly crafted they are elevate a brand's identity, leaving a lasting impression on customers. Across continents, Indic scripts guide people along their way in Tamil Nadu, India – demonstrating how diverse cultures embrace unique forms of communication through beautifully designed letters. Even centuries-old maps like Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain or Manuscript Leaf from a Bible evoke awe with their meticulously drawn letters that bring historical narratives to life. And let's not forget about leisure activities. Newmarket Race Course captures excitement through its dynamic typography that invites spectators into the thrilling world of horse racing during World War II in 1940.