Project Gutenberg 2016-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 392 Norman, Philip 1842 1931 Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) 1838 1917 Wheatley, H. B. (Henry Benjamin) London Signs and Inscriptions Produced by Giovanni Fini, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "London Signs and Inscriptions" by Philip Norman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the unique and artistic sculptured signs that mark various buildings and places throughout London, shedding light on the city's architectural history and cultural heritage. It delves into the significance of these signs, illustrating how they represent ownership, history, and the ambiance of the urban landscape. The opening of the work introduces the fascinating world of London's signs and inscriptions, revealing their importance as markers of identity for traders, establishments, and localities in the 18th century and earlier. Philip Norman, an artist and antiquary, provides a historical context for these signs, sharing stories and connections with past traditions. He discusses specific examples, such as the sculptured sign of the Boy and Panyer and the connections of various signs to local history and trade practices, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of thousands of unique signs across the city in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en London (England) -- Antiquities Signs and signboards Inscriptions -- England -- London DA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: History - British Category: Architecture Category: Art 463605 2025-06-21T08:25:19.964711 text/html 434475 2024-10-23T01:09:10 text/html 2045197 2025-06-21T08:25:30.106739 application/epub+zip 2042615 2025-06-21T08:25:22.209686 application/epub+zip 222556 2025-06-21T08:25:21.096835 application/epub+zip 2167357 2025-06-21T08:25:35.772719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2128071 2025-06-21T08:25:28.845705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314462 2022-09-24T05:27:25.992803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356590 2025-06-21T08:25:18.689796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 336577 2024-10-23T01:09:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17665 2025-06-21T08:25:35.943626 application/rdf+xml 13217 2025-06-21T08:25:21.229753 image/jpeg 2130 2025-06-21T08:25:21.164750 image/jpeg 1938724 2025-06-21T08:25:20.130813 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