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The book of deaf-mute signs & two alphabets. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The book of deaf-mute signs & two alphabets.
- Date:
- [1900?]
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About this work
Description
Booklet showing the Manual Alphabet and common signs. Deaf and dumb schools and clubs are illustrated as are 21 shadowgraphs (images made from the shadows of people's hands). Includes a portrait of the Abbot Charles de l'Epee (1712-1789), "originator of the deaf and dumb alphabet" and causes of deafness (marriage of relatives, kissing one's lover's ears, smelling salts, damp and boxing of the ears). The cover shows 4 young women in low cut dresses and corsets.
Publication/Creation
Ramsgate : J. Austin, [1900?]
Physical description
8 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm
Notes
Cover title.
At head of title: Supposing you were suddenly struck deaf! What then?
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesP998