Monolingual posters & prints

Tower of Babel, 1610-25 Netherlandish School

Desiderius Erasmus, 'Restorer of the Latin language' Dutch School

Portuguese Language Propaganda Poster Anonymous

Construction of the Tower of Babel, 16th-17th century Hendrick van Cleve

Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology Anonymous

The Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages in Mpscow Anonymous

A Professor of Strong Languages Alfred Thompson

Illustration of Native American Communicating in Sign Language to Black Cavalryman Frederic Remington

English Recipe for Orange Pudding from 1678 Anonymous

Viscacha Anonymous

Fol.43 'The Song of Roland' French School

Music Book; Le Cahier de Musique, 1922 Juan Gris

The Hippocratic Oath (Byzantine manuscript), 12th century Byzantine Master

Fragment of Copy of the Evangelists in Latin Anonymous

Birds of a Feather Anonymous

Language lesson on daffodils at Oak Lodge School for Deaf Girls, London, 1908 Unknown

The Latin Class, 1869 Ludwig Passini

With Admiral Sir W. Hewett's Embassy to King John of Abyssinia: Captain Tristram Speedy Argues with the Natives in the... Anonymous

Gob-y-Deigen, German George Bellett Cowen

Philadelphische Zeitung Anonymous

Devil's Sentinel, Lynague, German George Bellett Cowen

8.1.F.18.`Roma La Veuve', showing the Widow of Rome, Italian, 13th century Anonymous

Give Books, German Poster Anonymous

The Convent of the Order of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo) Anonymous

Conversing by Signs, 1837 Alfred Jacob Miller

Anglo-Gallic salutations in London, or, practice makes perfect George Cruikshank

A group of monks at the monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy Anonymous

Neopolitans gesturing to a Deaf Mute Person; Gesti Mutoloparlanti Napolitani, 1815 Saviero Xavier della Gatta

Ms C-860 fol.43a Poem from an album of poetry, c.1540-50 Persian School

Schubert and the language of birds, 2000 Frances Broomfield

First Person Singular Anonymous

The French in Tonkin (Vietnam) Anonymous

Le Solitaire from Leguat Anonymous

Sganarelle in L'Ecole des Maris French School

Onchan Youth Club snooker Manx Press Pictures

The First Translation of the Bible into English Ford Madox Brown