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A patient lies on a chaise-longue, while a nurse brings her some refreshment. Wood engraving by J.C. Griffiths after G.G. Kilburne.
Kilburne, G. G. (George Goodwin), 1839-1924.Reference: 17174i
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Saint Anne teaching Mary; Joachim looks on behind. Engraving by G. Huybrechts after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Reference: 21158i
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A doctor reading the 'Lancet' in a gentleman's club: another member states it is boring, and suggests they play billiards which the doctor would find more boring. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1883.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1883Reference: 14280i
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An alchemist reading in a smoky study. Etching by A. Bouquet after L-G-E. Isabey.
Isabey, Eugène, 1803-1886Reference: 37572i
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A survey of attainment and progress of students in adult literacy schemes / Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit.
Date: [1983?]
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Saint Antony of Padua with the Christ Child and angels. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after E. Sirani.
Sirani, Elisabetta, 1638-1665.Reference: 11791i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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A woman teaching an infant to read; representing grammar. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 25911i
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The neuropsychopathology of written language / Joseph H. Rosenthal.
Rosenthal, Joseph H.Date: [1977], ©1977
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The Virgin and Child appear to Saint Bruno. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino, 1647.
Guercino, 1591-1666.Date: 1830Reference: 11803i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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Experimentell-psychologische Untersuchungen über Leseleistungen von Schulkindern / von Jakob Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Jakob, 1881-1956.Date: 1927
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A young woman convalescing in a country garden watches a bird feed on bread. Coloured line engraving by C. Cousen after M.B. Foster.
Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899.Reference: 17171i
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Saint Anne educates Mary while Joachim watches. Engraving attributed to M. Dossier after J. Jouvenet.
Jouvenet, Jean, 1644-1717.Reference: 21160i
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A sick man lying in bed is being read to by a young woman, while three others look anxious. Pen and ink drawing.
Reference: 17160i
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The Annunciation. Etching by Joanos the monk.
Reference: 21615i
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An abstinent gentleman is read to in the park by a boy. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
Wilson, T. C.Date: [1840?]Reference: 25954i
Part of: The life of a working man
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A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.Date: 31 December 1815Reference: 44011i
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Three men read while a woman writes numerals; representing arithmetic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.Date: 1565Reference: 25650i
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Reports of the Committee upon the Physiology of Vision. 8, The movements of the eyes in reading / by M.D. Vernon.
Medical Research Council (Great Britain). Committee on the Physiology of Vision.Date: 1930
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A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
Piattoli, Giuseppe, active 1785-1807.Reference: 18019i
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The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street: the library. Coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler, 1800, after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson.
Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832.Date: 1 May 1800Reference: 40196i
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Saint Mary Magdalen. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1839, after P.G. Batoni, c.1742.
Batoni, Pompeo, 1708-1787.Date: 1839Reference: 8740i
Part of: Die vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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Two children give a tea party for their doll, an old lady sits reading in the background. Lithograph by de Villain.
Reference: 29172i
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Astronomy and mathematics: Samuel Vince reading in his rooms at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, by the light of a shaded lamp. Aquatint by F. Jukes with engraving by J. K. Baldrey after R. C. Chilton, c.1784.
Chilton, Robert Courbold, 1762-1816.Reference: 46350i
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A physician examining a urine specimen while referring to a book. Etching by J. Lasinio after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 21731i
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Backwardness in reading : a study of its nature and origin / by M.D. Vernon.
Vernon, M. D. (Magdalen Dorothea), 1901-1991.Date: 1957

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A patient lies on a chaise-longue, while a nurse brings her some refreshment. Wood engraving by J.C. Griffiths after G.G. Kilburne.

Saint Anne teaching Mary; Joachim looks on behind. Engraving by G. Huybrechts after P.P. Rubens.

A doctor reading the 'Lancet' in a gentleman's club: another member states it is boring, and suggests they play billiards which the doctor would find more boring. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1883.

An alchemist reading in a smoky study. Etching by A. Bouquet after L-G-E. Isabey.

A survey of attainment and progress of students in adult literacy schemes / Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit.

Saint Antony of Padua with the Christ Child and angels. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after E. Sirani.

A woman teaching an infant to read; representing grammar. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.

The neuropsychopathology of written language / Joseph H. Rosenthal.

The Virgin and Child appear to Saint Bruno. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino, 1647.

Experimentell-psychologische Untersuchungen über Leseleistungen von Schulkindern / von Jakob Hoffmann.

A young woman convalescing in a country garden watches a bird feed on bread. Coloured line engraving by C. Cousen after M.B. Foster.

Saint Anne educates Mary while Joachim watches. Engraving attributed to M. Dossier after J. Jouvenet.

A sick man lying in bed is being read to by a young woman, while three others look anxious. Pen and ink drawing.

The Annunciation. Etching by Joanos the monk.

An abstinent gentleman is read to in the park by a boy. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

Three men read while a woman writes numerals; representing arithmetic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

Reports of the Committee upon the Physiology of Vision. 8, The movements of the eyes in reading / by M.D. Vernon.

A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street: the library. Coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler, 1800, after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1839, after P.G. Batoni, c.1742.

Two children give a tea party for their doll, an old lady sits reading in the background. Lithograph by de Villain.

Astronomy and mathematics: Samuel Vince reading in his rooms at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, by the light of a shaded lamp. Aquatint by F. Jukes with engraving by J. K. Baldrey after R. C. Chilton, c.1784.

A physician examining a urine specimen while referring to a book. Etching by J. Lasinio after D. Teniers, the younger.

Backwardness in reading : a study of its nature and origin / by M.D. Vernon.