PCT4272479: Excerpt from the Alphabet of the Child Jesus, edition Alfred Mame a Tours, 1929. Each page offers two large decorative lettrines, with their Christian entry (letter A as love, B as goodness... up to Z as zele). “The zele is the burning desire to make God known and to make him love”. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272731: Mother at home in 1900: laundry, cooking, education of children. The mother's spot is at home, the father earns the money, and the mother holds the household. Illustration by Louis Maitrejean (1895-1947). Extract from a book of moral for schoolchildren, early 20th century., Maitrejean, Louis (1895-1947) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273735: Nordic mythology: songs of L'Edda, Icelandic epopee (legende) whose complilation in verse is attributed to Saemond Sigfusson, a Christian priest living in Iceland between 1056 and 1133, during the declin of the ancient Vikings civilization (Wickings). Cycle of the Ases gods: the terrible wolf Fenris (the devorant fire), tied to a rock by a magical chain made by the dwarves of the underground world, bites the right hand of the god Tyre who will then be called the penguin god. Chromolithography of Liebig meat extract, early 20th century. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273773: Hunting on the river Teoghe, tributary of the Ngami. Hippo harpoon. Engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating “” les aventures et chasse du voyageur Charles-Jean Anderson dans l'Afrique Australe”, published in the journal “” Le tour du monde”, a new journal of voyages under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1860., Dore, Gustave (1832-83) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273965: Canal du Midi (Canal des deux mers) - Salleles d'Aude (Aude, Minervois, Languedoc) - Boat (peniche - pinardier) carrying wine barrels, passing a lock. Heclusier. Load on boats, the wine was brought to Sete (Cette) or Bordeaux, in half muids of 600 litres, 220 litre barrels or half pieces of 110 litres. Postcard 1907. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272027: Narbonne. Women doing laundry in the Robine Canal. In the background, the Gilles-Aycelin keep (Gilles Aycelin) and the Cathedrale Saint-Just (Saint Just). Watercolour by Joseph Pennell illustrating Henry James's book “A little tour in France””, edition Heinemann 1900., Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272156: Portrait of the character of Quaresmeprenant (Careme - face of Careme - skinny as a day without bread), character of the Fourth Book of Rabelais. Illustration of Robida (1848-1926) for a book from the work of Rabelais, Librairie Armand Colin beginning 20th century., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272222: Toulouse, Cathedrale Saint-Etienne (Saint-Etienne). Engraving after a watercolour by Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) illustrating Henry James's book “A little tour in France”” edition Houghton, Mifflin & Co, 1900 (French titles: “” Voyage en France” and “” Un petit tour en Languedoc”)., Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272536: The people and the king in France in the old times (Middle Ages, feodale period). Double page of “” the Histoire de France par l'image”” by Blanchet and Toutain, Librairie Belin, early 20th century. The page dealing with the King is framed by draperies marked with flowers of Lys, the one dealing with the people (serf and bourgeois) is framed by chains. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273557: Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most often represented in the illustrations of the work. Argante, hiding behind Scapin, attends the threats of Silvestre, who shouts with his sword, “” By blood! By the head! if he were there, i would give him a sword in his belly. Who is this man?” Scapin: “It's not him, sir, it's not him.” The piece, first presented on 24 May 1671, was played 16 consecutive times. Engraving by Janet-Lange, popular Barba edition, 19th century. / Bridgeman Images