Months Collection

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914
Our ?Little Contemptibles

Labours of the months Tres Riches Heures 1413-1416, the Duc de Berry. Illumination on parchment, Chantilly, Musee Conde

Churchill / Iwn May 1915
WINSTON CHURCHILL As First Lord of the Admiralty during the political crisis in the early months of the First World War

Salvador Dali
This photograph of Salvador Dali (1904-1989)was taken at his home at Port Lligat, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees

India / Simla 1930S
The city of Simla, India literally hangs on the mountain side, 6, 000 feet above sea level. For several months of the year it is buried in snow

Tanners Hatch Hostel
Tanners Hatch Youth Hostel, remotely situated, on the edge of Ranmore Common, Surrey, England. A very popular hostel, especially during the Winter months. Date: 1950s

Edward I Crowned
Edward I is crowned at Westminster, some 21 months after he was proclaimed successor to his father Henry III

Churchill / Horse / 1915
WINSTON CHURCHILL He resigns his parliamentary seat to return to the army during the early months of the First World War

The Farming Year by Pauline Baynes
The Farming Year, painted in the style of a medieval stained glass window by Pauline Baynes, showing the agricultural activities of a farmer of the Middle Ages month by month

Helen Keller reading Braille
Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968), American author and lecturer, blind, deaf and mute from the age of 19 months; sitting in a chair, reading a book

Leap Year Programme / Paul Chesney
George Robey is the principal performer in the LEAP YEAR show at the London Hippodrome

Crusades / Richard 1
THIRD CRUSADE Richard I, after taking Cyprus en route, lands at Acre, after which he stays in Palestine for 16 months

Derby County vs. Bury F. A. Cup Final, 1903
Illustration of a Derby County defender heading the ball clear, as Bury attack during the F.A. Cup Final, 18th April 1903

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners
W.S.P.U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners. A menu for the Welcome Dinner in Honour of Released Prisoners, 16th February 1912. The prisoners including Mrs

New York Snow Scene
Parked vehicles, abandoned in deep snow during bad winter weather which has lasted for over 2 months. A costly headache for snow removers in New York, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Smithfield Market 1939
A fine view of the exterior of Smithfield Market, City of London, on a summers day, only two months before the outbreak of World War Two

Modern Zodia: Scorpio
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman wearing a headdress of autumn leaves surrounded by scenes of fox hunting, college life & the new seasons ale

Peaches Still in Season by Rick Elmes
Three pretty girls in light summer dresses and hat punt along a river in a boat during an Indian Summer. Date: 1927

Picture No. 10897799
Dog - Wirehaired Dachshund - 10 months old - with coloured balls Date:

French Nurses 1914
French Soeurs de Charite in the opening months of World War one

Elizabeth George VI
ELIZABETH, WIFE OF GEORGE VI A photograph that has been overworked/retouched in crayon; taken just before she left with the Duke for a tour of some months in Kenya

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Blue British Shorthair Cat, 6 months old wearing sunglasses, baseball cap and gold chain Date: 07-10-2012

The Shepherds Calendar - Cover - Walter Crane
Cover of The Shepheards Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Months by Edmund Spenser. Artist: Walter Crane Date: 1898

Original D-Day C47 aircraft Argonia, Ste Mere Eglise
The flight engineer and part-time co-pilot of the Argonia was Technical Sergeant John J. Ginter who collected the aircraft at Fort Wayne, Indiana

A Calendar of Birds by Pauline Baynes
Birds of the month in the UK pictured by Pauline Baynes. 1954

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481833 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

An engraving depicting a Ham dial so called because of its shape
5311549 An engraving depicting a Ham dial so called because of its shape

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

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Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery
540242 Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, on his ward round in Glasgow Royal Infirmary c1867, After pencil sketch

Flemish tapestry depicting the month of June

Column decorated with acanthus leaf spirals, main Baptistry door, Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa. Pisa Campo dei Miracoli Column Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Detail of a column decorated with acanthus-shaped spiral motifs, located in the main door of the Baptistery of Pisa Pisa Campo dei Miracoli Column Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Detail of the reliefs with the representation of the Months of the year, located on the faade of the Cathedral of Ferrara

Grimani Breviary: the month of November, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of August, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of May, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of March, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Months of July, August and September in the archivolt of the Portal of Santa Maria Parish Church in Arezzo Arezzo Parish Church of St Maria Low Relief, Basrelief Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Months of January, February, March in the archivolt of the Parish Church Portal of Santa Maria in Arezzo Arezzo Parish Church of St Maria Low Relief, Basrelief Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Two months of the year with their respective zodiac signs; bas relief of the lower basin of the Fontana Maggiore in Piazza IV Novembre, Perugia Perugia Piazza IV Novembre Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

Months of May and June in the archivolt of the Portal of Santa Maria Parish Church in Arezzo Arezzo Parish Church of St Maria Low Relief, Basrelief Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of December, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Brevario Grimani; the month of October, a flemish school miniature, preserved in the Marciana library in Venice Venice Marciana library Illumination Renaissance

Grimani Breviary: the month of July, miniature of the Flemish school, preserved in the Marciana Library of Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance

Grimani Breviary: the month of April, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of February, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of September, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of June, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Grimani Breviary: the month of January, Flemish School miniature, in the Marciana Library in Venice Venice Marciana Library Illumination Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Allegory of two months of the year with their respective zodiac signs; bas relief on the lower basin of the Fontana Maggiore in Piazza IV Novembre

Detail of the bas-relief representing the Stories of St. Martin and the Labor of the months of the year; preserved in the Portico of the Cathedral of St. Martin in Lucca. Lucca Cathedral of S

Allegory of the month of December

Allegories of the months of October and November

Allegory of the month of September

Allegories of the months of July and August

Allegory of the month of June. High relief decorating a capital in the Doge's Palace in Venice
Allegory of the month of June

Allegories of the months of April and May

Allegories of the months of January and February

Detail of a column ornate with spirals of acanthus on the Main Portal of Baptistery, Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa

The Months, sculptures located in the left portal, called of the Virgin, of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris France Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame Sculpture Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

French tapestry depicting the Month of June with the shearing of rams

French tapestry depicting the Month of March with gardening. Louvre Museum, Paris
French tapestry depicting the Month of March with gardening

Grape Harvesting scenes; detail of the months of the year with their repsective zodiac signs

Two harvesting scenes; detail of the months of the year with their respective zodiac signs

Allegory of the month of March

Flemish-made tapestry of the Month of June, in the Medici Villa of Petraia, near Florence Florence Medici Villa of Petraia Tapestry Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Caproni Ca. 53
Caproni Ca.53, a light bomber, designed and built in the final months of WW1, but only the prototype was built. Date: 1918

HMS Courageous 50
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous 50, an aircraft carrier, seen in July 1936, (formerly a battle-cruiser)

HMS Courageous
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50'), in August 1938. HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Ice Skating In Lincolnshire
A photograph of a mother and father helping their child to ice skate, with other figures standing in the background, the area is situated in Lincolnshire

October calendar page, woman in classical costume
October calendar page, photograph of woman in classical costume by a rose arch. Captioned, The Fair Months of the Year: October'

The fair months of the year: August
Calendar page for August, with photograph of young woman seated by a pool, with waterlilies. Captioned The fair months of the year: August'

An illustrated checklist of home maintenance tasks for the summer months. Date: 1954

Real photo taken at the end of a 16 months Sahara trip
This scene is from a journey across the Sahara taken by Lt D.R.G. Cameron of the Royal Scots. It shows Buchanan, Ali, Sakari the camel and Feri N'Gashi

HMS Courageous, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, an aircraft carrier, (formerly a battle-cruiser)

HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Chimp with computer
Becky the chimpanzee (18 months old and raised at Twycross Zoo)sits on a cushion next to a IBM AT-5170 computer, touching the keyboard with her hand. Date: 1987

Prince Henry and Waldemar of Prussia
Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889-1945) with his father, Prince Heinrich (Henry) of Prussia (1862-1929) at Balmoral in the 1890s. Waldemar was the eldest son of Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse

Homeless people catching up on sleep in St. James's Park in London at mid-day

BONNAIRE DEGRADED
One of Napoleon's officers, Jean-Gerard Bonnaire is stripped of his Legion d'honneur in place Vendome, Paris, and condemned to prison where he dies two months later Date: 8 June 1816

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"Months: A Journey Through Time and History" Step into the past as we explore the significance of "months" throughout different eras. From the trenches of World War I to the tranquil Tanners Hatch Hostel, each month holds its own story. "Our Little Contemptibles, " a phrase coined in 1914, captures the bravery and resilience of soldiers during wartime. Churchill's iconic image in May 1915 reminds us of his indomitable spirit. Travel back to Simla in the 1930s, where India's elite sought respite from summer heat. The cool mountain air witnessed moments of joy and intrigue. Edward I's coronation marked a pivotal moment in history, symbolizing power and authority. Meanwhile, Churchill astride a horse exemplifies his leadership during times of crisis. The Labours of the months depicted in Tres Riches Heures (1413-1416) transport us to medieval France with stunning illuminations on parchment. Each month tells its own tale through vibrant colors and intricate details. Pauline Baynes' masterpiece, "The Farming Year, " celebrates nature's cycles and highlights humanity's reliance on agriculture for sustenance. Helen Keller reading Braille showcases her determination to overcome adversity through education. Her journey inspires us all to embrace knowledge regardless of our limitations. Leap Year Programme by Paul Chesney reminds us that time is not always predictable; they can surprise us with an extra day every four years. Embrace these bonus days. Richard I led Crusades that shaped history while leaving an enduring legacy behind him. His courage echoes through time as we reflect on his impact today. Lastly, modern Zodiac signs like Scorpio remind us how ancient beliefs continue to influence our lives today. Explore your astrological sign and unravel its mysteries. In this captivating journey through time, let these diverse hints about "months" ignite your curiosity about their rich historical tapestry.