Project Gutenberg 2014-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 864 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 Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Inn signs -- England -- History Signs and signboards -- History GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other 1995492 2025-06-18T10:59:13.456720 text/html 1996148 2024-10-24T04:19:57 text/html 3278399 2025-06-18T11:00:00.310015 application/epub+zip 3315040 2025-06-18T10:59:23.900646 application/epub+zip 792606 2025-06-18T10:59:18.705715 application/epub+zip 3893492 2025-06-18T11:00:21.341898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3838802 2025-06-18T10:59:53.761017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1322081 2022-09-20T16:21:21.200857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1451728 2025-06-18T10:59:06.206731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1431694 2024-10-24T04:19:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17950 2025-06-18T11:00:21.618873 application/rdf+xml 9528 2025-06-18T10:59:19.193656 image/jpeg 1873 2025-06-18T10:59:18.952647 image/jpeg 2980166 2025-06-18T10:59:13.917670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia