Project Gutenberg 2014-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 311 Larwood, Jacob 1827 1918 Schevichaven, Herman Diederik Johan van Hotten, John Camden 1832 1873 Hotten, J. C. (John Camden) Hotten, J. W. (John William) Hotten, John William Hottin, J. C. (John Camden) Sylvester, Joshua Sylvestre, Joshua Taylor, Theodore London antiquary 11006734 The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day Illustrated by J. Larwood. 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) "The History of Signboards, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day" by Jacob Larwood and John Camden Hotten is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the evolution and significance of signboards, examining their role in urban life as symbols of trade, identity, and culture throughout different historical periods. The book seeks to trace the origins, classifications, and humorous anecdotes surrounding various signs, highlighting their fading importance in a more literate society. At the start of the text, the authors set the stage for their exploration by reflecting on the historical context of signboards, emphasizing their necessity when literacy was low and illustrating how they facilitated commerce and navigation in bustling urban environments. The preface discusses the challenges faced in compiling the work, including the sheer number of signs and the arbitrary classifications that must be adopted. It hints at the decline of signboards as literacy and street naming conventions improved, marking the transition from functional to decorative elements, and foreshadowing an in-depth analysis of their relevance in history and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45249/45249-h/images/cover.jpg en Inn signs -- England -- History Signs and signboards -- History GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 1995195 1995207 2024-09-19T04:56:00.011064 2023-09-19T16:09:11.148205 text/html text/html 2016384 2014-03-28T14:18:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2980135 2014-03-28T14:21:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3280439 2024-09-19T04:56:42.359806 application/epub+zip 3317415 2024-09-19T04:56:08.172022 application/epub+zip 794138 2024-09-19T04:56:03.917004 application/epub+zip 3894262 2024-09-19T04:57:02.599272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3838676 2024-09-19T04:56:36.930932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1322081 2022-09-20T16:21:21.200857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434563 2024-09-19T04:55:52.521070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1451769 2014-03-28T14:18:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 600562 2014-03-28T14:21:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1433867 2014-03-28T14:18:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 597231 2014-03-28T14:21:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1434001 2014-03-28T14:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596504 2014-03-28T14:21:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22797 2024-09-19T04:57:02.820198 application/rdf+xml 9528 2024-09-19T04:56:04.325051 image/jpeg 1873 2024-09-19T04:56:04.125005 image/jpeg 2981666 2024-09-19T04:56:00.369075 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia