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Writer and public in France : from the Middle Ages to the present day / by John Lough.
John LoughDate: 1978
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I go quiet / David Ouimet.
David OuimetDate: 2019
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An old woman falling asleep over reading a book. Etching by F. Novelli after Rembrandt van Rijn.
RembrandtReference: 16081i
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A mullah (Muslim scholar) reading a book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 582547i
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An ancient oak tree in Gianicolo, Rome, associated with Torquato Tasso and Saint Philip Neri. Etching by J.G. Strutt, 1842.
Jacob George StruttDate: [1842]Reference: 2939511i
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12 books that changed the world / Melvyn Bragg.
Melvyn BraggDate: 2006
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A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.
Edward Burne-JonesDate: [May 1863]Reference: 33668i
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Novel medicine : healing, literature, and popular knowledge in early modern China / Andrew Schonebaum.
Schonebaum, Andrew, 1975-Date: [2016]
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Essai sur la lecture / [Anon].
Louis Bollioud de MermetDate: 1765
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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by J.T. Richomme, 1836, after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: [1836]Reference: 10712i
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A white-haired man, wearing a black bonnet and a fur-lined robe, reading a book with the aid of a magnifying glass. Engraving by G. Cattini after G.B. Piazzetta.
Giovanni Battista PiazzettaDate: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 31081i
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A boy so absorbed in reading the magazine Furendo that he does not notice a cat eating his plate of fish. Colour process print, 1909.
Date: [15 September 1909]Reference: 730333i
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The textuality and materiality of reading in early modern England / edited by Jennifer Richards and Fred Schurink.
Date: 2010
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Oscar William Clark. Photograph.
Reference: 14145i
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Saint Basil the Great. Line engraving by B.A. à Bolswert after A. Bloemaert.
Abraham BloemaertReference: 3633i
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A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.
Busby, Thomas LordDate: 1826Reference: 664648i
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A woman teaching a boy to read; representing grammar. Engraving, 1551, after F. Floris.
Q543948Date: 1551Reference: 2439095i
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A hermit reading a book outside a cave. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after F. Bol.
Ferdinand BolReference: 674272i
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Thomas Denman. Stipple engraving.
Reference: 2456i

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Writer and public in France : from the Middle Ages to the present day / by John Lough.

I go quiet / David Ouimet.

An old woman falling asleep over reading a book. Etching by F. Novelli after Rembrandt van Rijn.

A mullah (Muslim scholar) reading a book. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

An ancient oak tree in Gianicolo, Rome, associated with Torquato Tasso and Saint Philip Neri. Etching by J.G. Strutt, 1842.

12 books that changed the world / Melvyn Bragg.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

Novel medicine : healing, literature, and popular knowledge in early modern China / Andrew Schonebaum.

Essai sur la lecture / [Anon].

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by J.T. Richomme, 1836, after Raphael.

A white-haired man, wearing a black bonnet and a fur-lined robe, reading a book with the aid of a magnifying glass. Engraving by G. Cattini after G.B. Piazzetta.

A boy so absorbed in reading the magazine Furendo that he does not notice a cat eating his plate of fish. Colour process print, 1909.

The textuality and materiality of reading in early modern England / edited by Jennifer Richards and Fred Schurink.

Oscar William Clark. Photograph.

Saint Basil the Great. Line engraving by B.A. à Bolswert after A. Bloemaert.

A butcher's boy, reading to improve his mind, is so absorbed in his book that his delivery of meat is stolen by a passer-by. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, 1826.

A woman teaching a boy to read; representing grammar. Engraving, 1551, after F. Floris.

A hermit reading a book outside a cave. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after F. Bol.

Thomas Denman. Stipple engraving.