Abbe Collection

Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere by S. Van Abbe
A fashionable young woman from the 1920s wearing a fur trimmed coat and a green cloche hat, rest her sore feet while sitting on a very large trunk at a railway station. Date: 1927

Abbe Julio Exorcises
A French renegade priest and practising magician, the Abbe Julio, performs a ceremony of exorcism in his private chapel

Epee Teaching Deaf Mutes
L ABBE DE L EPEE instructing deaf-mutes in the sign language he invented to enable them to communicate

The famous comedian Fleury (Abraham-Joseph Benard) 1750-1822 as the Marquis de Moncade in Ecole des Bourgeois by Abbe d Allainval at the Theatre Francais, Paris 1816

Abbe Bauer, chaplain to the Empress Eugenie Date: circa 1860s

Jean Rousselot at work at the Big Bertha research lab in Paris, he was a French phonetician and dialectologist. He himself signs his publications under the name of L'abbe Rousselot or L'abbe

The Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, from La Tour, pub. 1920
3960918 The Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, from La Tour, pub.1920 by Tour, Maurice Quentin de la (1704-88) (after); (add.info.: The Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, 1699-1747)

Abbe benedictin avec le cuculle (engraving)
5208569 Abbe benedictin avec le cuculle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abbe benedictin avec le cuculle)

J Benigner (Abbe) (engraving)
978355 J Benigner (Abbe) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Benigner (Abbe)

Abbe de L Epee (engraving)
666576 Abbe de L Epee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abbe de L Epee. Illustration from The Gallery of Portraits (Charles Knight, 1836)

Microscope (chromolitho)
2802084 Microscope (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscope. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Buste de Suger (engraving)
2787391 Buste de Suger (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buste de Suger. Illustration for Les Chroniqueurs de l histoire de France by Madame de Witt)

Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70
XIR266904 Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70) in a physicist cabinet, frontispiece illustration from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Nollet, published 1746

Camellia bonardii
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia bonardii or Camellia bonnardii. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses

Camellia squamosa
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia squamosa or Camellia squammosa. Produced by Dr. Sacco of Milan in 1838. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by

Camellia delicatissima
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia delicatissima. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia punctata plena
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia punctata plena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia myrthyfolia
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia myrthyfolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia variegata plena
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia variegata plena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du

Camellia monfortiana
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia monfortiana. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

David Garrick and Mary Ann Yates in the characters
Mr. David Garrick and Mrs. Mary Ann Yates in the characters of Lusignan and Zara in Aaron Hills Zara, Drury Lane Theatre, 1758. Copperplate engraving by W

Experimenting with electricity, plate from Essai sur l electricite des corps
619904 Experimenting with electricity, plate from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Abbot Jean Antoine Nollet, detail of animals in cages

Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Copperplate engraving from Abbe Antoine Francois Prevosts Histoire generale des voyages, Paris, 1746

French Costume 1700
LLM455292 French Costume 1700 by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Costume 1700. Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer)

Mr Paul Potters Play, "The Conquerors, "at the St Jamess Theatre (engraving)
1615512 Mr Paul Potters Play, " The Conquerors, " at the St Jamess Theatre (engraving) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Paul Potters Play)

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (coloured engraving)
1201761 Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes[a] (3 May 1748 - 20 June 1836)

Charles Michel, Abbe de l Epee (engraving)
1046794 Charles Michel, Abbe de l Epee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Michel, Abbe de l Epee)

Franz Liszt (colour litho)
613507 Franz Liszt (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franz Liszt, The Abbe, 15 May 1886)

French Costumes 1600
LLM455304 French Costumes 1600 by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Costumes 1600. Illustration from The Costumes of All Nations by Albert Kretschmer)

Jean Chappe d Auteroche (1722-69) Experimenting with Electricity in 1761, Tobolsk
CHT207875 Jean Chappe d Auteroche (1722-69) Experimenting with Electricity in 1761, Tobolsk, Siberia, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, 1855 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Pauquet

Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70
3493764 Electrical experiment made on a man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70) in a physicist cabinet, frontispiece illustration from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Nollet, published 1746

Suger (coloured engraving)
3093035 Suger (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suger. Illustration for Le Plutarque Francais by Ed Mennechet (Crapelet, 1837-1841)

The Abbe Franz Liszt (colour litho)
612150 The Abbe Franz Liszt (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abbe Franz Liszt, The Abbe, 15 May 1886)

An abbot greeting monks at the door of the abbey (chromolitho)
964228 An abbot greeting monks at the door of the abbey (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 364 A Perpetual Calendar, from the Breviary of Mont-Cassin
BMR202245 Ms 364 A Perpetual Calendar, from the Breviary of Mont-Cassin, late 11th or early 12th century (vellum) by French School; Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Electrical discharge of bodies electrified by points, plate from Essai sur l
XIR224432 Electrical discharge of bodies electrified by points, plate from Essai sur l electricite des corps by Abbot Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-70) 1749 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Gobin (18th century)

Ms 364 A Perpetual Calendar, from the Breviary of Mont-Cassin
BMR170953 Ms 364 A Perpetual Calendar, from the Breviary of Mont-Cassin, late 11th or early 12th century (vellum) by French School; 20.7x13.4 cm; Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

"You must die, madame "(engraving)
5995177 " You must die, madame " (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " You must die, madame)

Visitors to the Paris Exhibition listening to the Phonograph (engraving)
1596227 Visitors to the Paris Exhibition listening to the Phonograph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Honore Gabriel Riqueti being dressed in an aristocratic hat by Abbe Maury
LSE1201768 HonoreGabriel Riqueti being dressed in an aristocratic hat by Abbe Maury, before leaving for Aix-la-Chapelle, 1789 (colour litho) by French School

Suger (chromolitho)
975780 Suger (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suger. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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Henri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait

DEAF / DUMB LANGUAGE
The sign language for the hands, devised by the Abbe lEpee for the benefit of the deaf and dumb. Date: circa 1770

NOLLET EXPERIMENT 7
The Abbe Nollet demonstrates the electrical conductivity of the human body to a fashionable Paris audience Date: circa 1750

NOLLET LECTURES 1754
JEAN-ANTOINE (abbe) NOLLET gives a course in physics at the College de Navarre, Paris, where he is professor Date: 1754

JEAN-ANTOINE NOLLET known as the Abbe Nollet, French professor of physics who carried out important early electrical experiments Date: 1700 - 1770

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"Abbe: A Journey Through Time, People, and Places" Step into the captivating world of "Abbe, " where any girl can become a symbol of strength and resilience. From Any Station to Anywhere, S. Van Abbe's novel takes us on an unforgettable adventure. In one chapter, we witness Abbe Julio as he fearlessly exorcises demons from tormented souls, bringing light to their darkest corners. His unwavering faith inspires hope in even the most desperate hearts. Another intriguing hint leads us to Epee Teaching Deaf Mutes - a testament to the power of communication beyond words. The abbe's dedication breaks barriers and empowers those who have long been silenced. Then there is Abbe Bauer, chaplain to the Empress Eugenie - a man whose spiritual guidance brings solace amidst royal turmoil. His presence offers comfort and guidance during times of uncertainty. Jean Rousselot at work captures the essence of creativity as this talented individual immerses himself in his craft. With each stroke or word penned, he paints vivid pictures that resonate with audiences around the world. The famous comedian Fleury (Abraham-Joseph Benard) 1750-1822 reminds us that laughter truly is medicine for the soul. This comedic genius leaves no heart untouched with his witty performances that bring joy even in challenging times. Mervyn Suart delves into The Abbe Liszt's life - a fascinating exploration of Franz Liszt's lesser-known religious side. This unique perspective sheds light on an extraordinary musician who found solace through spirituality. From history books emerges Abbe Suger / Lassalle – two influential figures whose actions shaped society forevermore. Their contributions transcend time and continue to inspire generations with their progressive ideologies.