Routledge Collection

York City FC football team 1936. Back row: Fox, Pinder, Routledge (Captain), Wilson, Speed, Wass. Front row: Green, Banfield, Graham, Hathway, Spooner. Date: 1936

Christian Loses His Burden, c1916. Artist: William Strang
Christian Loses His Burden, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right)
539942 Lavoisier's apparatus for synthesizing water from hydrogen (left) and oxygen (right). From Robert Routledge A Popular History of Science, London, 1881

And One by One Crept Silently to Rest, c. 1902-3 (pen and black ink on vellum)
1195055 And One by One Crept Silently to Rest, c.1902-3 (pen and black ink on vellum) by King, Jessie Marion (1875-1949); 17.8x14 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A beautiful studio portrait photograph of a 5 year-old girl, Elvere Routledge. circa 1920s

Trade signs: Booksellers and Publishers (litho)
6026905 Trade signs: Booksellers and Publishers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Booksellers and Publishers)

Monkey, 1720, (1924). Creator: Tachibana Morikuni
Monkey, 1720, (1924). From the 5th volume of the " Ehon Shaho Bukuro" (Treasure-bag Picture Book), by Tachibana Morikuni, [1720]

Courtesan looking at prints, 1770, (1924). Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Courtesan looking at prints, 1770, (1924). From the " Ehon Seiro Bijin Awase" by Suzuki Harunobu, [1770]. The work depicts courtesans of the great houses (the Green Houses )

Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). From the " Wakoku Shoshoku Edzukushi" (Collection of Pictures of Various Occupations in Japan) by Moronobu, [1681]

Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). From the " Hokusai Gafu" by Hokusai, [1820]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Horse-racing at the Kamo Festival, 1692-1696, (1924). Creator: Unknown
Horse-racing at the Kamo Festival, 1692-1696, (1924). From the " Yamato Kosatu Esho" by Ishikawa Ryusen, [1692-1696]

Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). Creator: Nishimura Shigenaga
Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Aka-Hon Sarukani Gassen", an aka-hon or small-pox book, illustrated by Nishimura Shigenaga

Carriages drawn by oxen, 1663, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Carriages drawn by oxen, 1663, (1924). From Volume I of the " Soga Monogatari" by Moronobu, [1663]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). People crossing a bridge surrounded by mist, with mountains in the distance. From the " Fuso Meisho Kyoka Shu" by Uwoya Hokkei, [1824]

The poet Taira no Kanemori, c1610, (1924). Creator: Hon ami Koetsu
The poet Taira no Kanemori, c1610, (1924). The Japanese poet Taira no Kanemori (died 991 AD), from " Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjurokkasen) by Hon ami Koetsu

Women on a boat, 1801, (1924). Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Women on a boat, 1801, (1924). From the " Ehon Shiki-No-Hana" (Picture-book of the Flowers of the Four Seasons), by Kitagawa Utamaro, [1801]

Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). Creator: Ogura Tokei
Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). From " Tokei Gafu", 2nd series, by Ogura Tokei, [1809]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). Creator: Naniwa Shunkosai
Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). From the " Ehon Shibai Banashi" by Naniwa Shunkosai, [1811]

Three figures, 1693, (1924). Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
Three figures, 1693, (1924). From the " Kokon Shi-Shibai Hyakunin Isshu" illustrated by Torii Kiyonobu, [1693]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). Creator: Minedo Fuko
Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). European soldiers as seen by a Japanese artist. From the " Kaigwai Shinwa Shuei" (War in Foreign Countries), by Minedo Fuko, [1849]

Pheasants, 1789, (1924). Creator: Kitao Masayoshi
Pheasants, 1789, (1924). From " Raikin Dzui" by Kitao Masayoshi. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). Creator: Ooka Shunboku
Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). From the " Mincho Seido Gwayen", Vol. I. by Ooka Shunboku. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Three men, and carp, 1814, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Three men, and carp, 1814, (1924). From the " Hokkei Manga, Shohen" by Uwoya Hokkei, [c1814]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Kabuki performance in the Shijo river-bed, 1658, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Kabuki performance in the Shijo river-bed, 1658, (1924). From Vol. 1 of the " Kyo Warabe", a Kyoto guide-book of 1658, illustrated by Moronobu

The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Creator: Kitao Shigemasa
The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Women beating cloth, and listening to a cricket. The Japanese word kinuta refers to a fulling block, a wooden mallet for beating washing or to give a shine to cloth

Passengers on a boat crossing the Sumida River in Japan, c1804, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
Passengers on a boat crossing the Sumida River in Japan, c1804, (1924). Two boatmen punt their craft with long poles. From the " Sumidagawa Ryogan Ichiran"

Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Guests sitting on benches by the shore of a lake. From the " Ehon Eigadane" by Churinsha Shuncho, [1790]

Three figures, 1883, (1924). Creator: Seiko
Three figures, 1883, (1924). From a drawing by Seiko, a famous woman artist, in the " Meiji Gafu", a compilation of sketches and poems by artists of the Meiji period, [1883]

Women and a male servant, 1802, (1924). Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni
Women and a male servant, 1802, (1924). Busy scene including a woman carrying a baby, another woman reading, and a man with a box strapped to his back, holding a bundle of plants on his head

Two men with fans, early-mid 19th century, (1924). Creator: Gakutei
Two men with fans, early-mid 19th century, (1924). From the " Kyoka Meishu Gwaso Shu" illustrated by Gakutei Yashima Sadaoka, a book on comic poems with portraits of the poets

People looking out of a window, late 18th-early 19th century, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
People looking out of a window, late 18th-early 19th century, (1924). Illustration to a poem by Wang Wei, from " Ehon Toshisen" by Hokusai

Three women and male servant, 1730, (1924). Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Three women and male servant, 1730, (1924). From " Ehon Tokiwa-Gusa" by Nishikawa Sukenobu, [1730]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

People travelling in a boat, 1804, (1924). Creator: Utagawa Toyohiro
People travelling in a boat, 1804, (1924). The boatman propels his craft with a long pole. One of his passengers has two large trunks attached to a yoke

Musicians, 1793, (1924). Creator: Takehara Shunchosai
Musicians, 1793, (1924). From the " Toba-Ye Akubi-Dome", caricatures by Takahara Shunchosai, 3 volumes, [1793]. From " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

The nine Ancients, 1813, (1924). Creator: Kawamura Bunpo
The nine Ancients, 1813, (1924). From the 3rd volume of the " Bumpo Gafu", [1813]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Kamada Masakiyos Wife, 1757, (1924). Creator: Tsukioka Masanobu
Kamada Masakiyos Wife, 1757, (1924). From the " Onna Buyu Yosooi Kagami" by Tsukioka Masanobu, [1757]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Men in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). Creator
Men in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Shinsen O Uchiwa" (Old and New Ghost Stories), attribited to Okumura Masanobu

Monkey, 1815, (1924). Creator: Mori Sosen
Monkey, 1815, (1924). From the last volume of the " Meika Gafu", [1815]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

American Woman Bathing her Children, 1862-1865, (1924). Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
American Woman Bathing her Children, 1862-1865, (1924). From the " Yokohama Kaiko Kenbunshi" (Incidents in the Opening of Yokohama Port) by Gountei Sadahide, [1862-1865]

Waiting, 1915, (1924). Creator: Bruyer
Waiting, 1915, (1924). From " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown. [George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. E. P. Dutton & Co. London & New York, 1924]

Poetess, 1801-1804, (1924). Creator: Shinsai
Poetess, 1801-1804, (1924). From the " Shinsen Kyoka Goju-Nin Isshu" by Ryuryukyo Shinsai. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Alexandre Dumas, c1850s? Creator: Unknown
Alexandre Dumas, c1850s? Portrait of Alexandre Dumas the Elder, French novelist and playwright (1802-1870), author of popular historical adventure classics including " The Man in the Iron

The Poultry Book, 1867. Creator: Harrison Weir
" The Poultry Book", 1867. Ducks and ducklings, from " The Poultry Book" by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier, F.Z.S. (Fellow of the Zoological Society of London)

Silent Custodians of the Secrets of an Old Polynesian Culture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Galvanis discovery, 1780 (1894). Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani experimenting on frogs. A professor working in Bologna

Transmitting a message, 1894. An operator sending a message on a Morse electric printing telegraph. From A Popular History of Science, by Robert Routledge, BSc (Lond.), F.C.S

The discovery of the Leyden Jar, 1745 (1894). An experiment conducted by Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek. Musschenbroeck (1692-1761) and his student, Andrea Cunaeus

An Indian obtaining fire by friction, 1894. From A Popular History of Science, by Robert Routledge, BSc (Lond.), F.C.S. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited. London, 1894]

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"Routledge: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step back in time to 1936, when the York City FC football team made history with their remarkable achievements on the field. The spirit of determination and teamwork embodied by these players still resonates today. In another realm of creativity, we find ourselves captivated by "Christian Loses His Burden, " a poignant artwork from c1916 by William Strang. This masterpiece depicts the weight of burdensome struggles that we all face, reminding us to persevere and find solace in our faith. As we delve further into artistry, "And One by One Crept Silently to Rest" captures our attention. Created around 1902-3 using pen and black ink on vellum, this piece invites contemplation about life's fleeting nature and the beauty found within its transience. Shifting gears towards photography, a stunning studio portrait photograph showcases the innocence and wonderment of a five-year-old girl. Her youthful curiosity reminds us to cherish every moment as she embodies pure joy frozen in time. Trade signs beckon us next – Booksellers and Publishers – symbols of knowledge sharing that have shaped societies throughout history. These lithographic signs serve as reminders that books hold immense power to educate, inspire, and ignite change. Our journey through art takes an Eastern turn with Tachibana Morikuni's "Monkey. " Created in 1720 but brought forth again in 1924 for admiration, this work portrays both playfulness and wisdom encapsulated within nature's creatures. Continuing along this path is Suzuki Harunobu's "Courtesan looking at prints" from 1770 (reintroduced in 1924). It offers a glimpse into Japan's rich cultural heritage while showcasing the elegance of traditional attire against vibrant prints adorning walls. Hishikawa Moronobu transports us even deeper into Japanese history with his works from 1681 and 1820.