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The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day

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The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day

by Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten

EN·~23 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

Please see the Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this text.

0:15

THE HISTORY OF SIGNBOARDS From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

0:34

PREFACE.

12:31

CHAPTER I. GENERAL SURVEY OF SIGNBOARD HISTORY.

1:54:23

CHAPTER II. HISTORIC AND COMMEMORATIVE SIGNS.

2:23:01

CHAPTER III. HERALDIC AND EMBLEMATIC SIGNS.

2:06:43

CHAPTER IV. SIGNS OF ANIMALS AND MONSTERS.

2:10:03

CHAPTER V. BIRDS AND FOWLS

1:07:08

CHAPTER VI. FISHES AND INSECTS.

20:17

CHAPTER VII. FLOWERS, TREES, HERBS, ETC.

50:11

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Illustrated by J. Larwood.

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~23 hours (1345K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-03-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45249

Subjects

Inn signs -- England -- History Signs and signboards -- History GT

About the authors

Jacob Larwood

1827–1918

Best known for turning everyday curiosities into lively nonfiction, this Dutch writer explored everything from signboards and London parks to odd corners of social history. Writing under the name Jacob Larwood, he had a knack for making research feel entertaining.

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John Camden Hotten

1832–1873

A lively and sometimes controversial figure in Victorian publishing, this London bookseller helped shape the literary marketplace with bold tastes and a sharp eye for what readers wanted. He is especially remembered for his work as a publisher, bibliophile, and compiler of slang.

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