Learning Collection

Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe
Underwater diver and man-at-arms, France, 1532. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

PPRE2A-00102
Abe Lincoln as a boy reading by firelight in his familys cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Plato and Aristotle shown in a bas-relief titled " Logic" by Giotto on the doors of the Campanile, Florence. 19th-century photograph

Colonial classroom in New England, 1600s
Early schoolroom in colonial New England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Discussions in ancient Athens, circa 400 BC
Citizens of Athens engaged in discussions during the time of Pericles, 5th century BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New England Primer page
Lesson page in the New England Primer, edition of about 1811. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Philadelphia colonist reading in the old library, 1700s
Colonial book-worm in the old Philadelphia library, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kindergarten children playing a game, 1870s
Kindergarten class playing an active game, " the windmill, " 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval university hierarchy
Degrees of university teaching, topped by theology, 1508. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

PLIT2A-00051
Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

PUSA2A-00060
Chigwell Grammar School in Wanstead, Essex, where William Penn was educated. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Greenwich Observatory
Astronomers taking sightings from the old observing-room at Greenwich, England. Hand-colored engraving

Reading lesson in a Pennsylvania classroom, 1700s
School reading lesson in colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Whipping a schoolboy in ancient Rome
Schoolboy punished by a teacher in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval astronomer or astrologer
Astronomer accused of sorcery, holding a disc with magic figures, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Medieval astronomers studying the sky
Astronomers studying the planetary systems, the sun, moon, and stars. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1537 edition of Boethius

Medieval monks studying manuscripts
Benedictine monks poring over medieval manuscripts. Antique hand-colored print

Colonial boy learning to read at home
Grandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kindergarten class in Boston, 1870s
Public kindergarden students modeling clay, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Reading lesson in a 19th-century classroom
Boys reading aloud in a schoolroom, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Students in a one-room school, 1800s
Young orator in a village public school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Students reciting in a one-room school, 1800s
Pupils reciting poetry in a one-room school, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript
Monk scholars - a mathematician studying a globe, the other copying a manuscript, 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut

Medieval school
Students in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature illustration from MS Bodleian Misc. 264

HUSG2A-00050
African-American boy reading to his family of former slaves, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Symposium in ancient Greece
Ancient Greek symposium, featuring the exchange of ideas along with drinks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alexandrian Library in ancient times
Scholars using the great library of Alexandria, Egypt, circa 300-200 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

School in ancient Greece
School scene in ancient Greece. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a vase painting

PREL2A-00057
John Wycliffe translating the Bible into English, 1300s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

School for poor children in Brooklyn, 1870
Schoolroom of the Brooklyn Bethel, New York, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sinbad studying with scholars in India
Sinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Schoolbook page, 1870s
Book illustration of children on their way to school, 1870s. Document containing a woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2A-00090
Scribes using the stylus and other means of writing in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut

Monk copying a medieval manuscript
Medieval copyist writing a manuscript on a sheet of vellum, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Medieval Arabs teaching science
Astronomy, alchemy and astrology taught by Arab scholars in medieval schools. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chained books in a Dutch library
University of Leiden library, where all the books were chained in place, 1500s -1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

GGBR2A-00057
Christ Church (Cardinal) College, Oxford University, 1566. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a drawing by Neale

GGBR2A-00061
New College, Oxford, and its one hundred clerics, circa 1453. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 15th-century illustration

Freedmens school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866
Primary school for freedmen, in charge of Mrs. Green, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Freed slaves attending school in Charleston, South Carolina, 1866
Zion School for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Athens, Greece
Open-air discussion in Athens, ancient Greece. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Harvard Astronomical Observatory in 1851
Harvard Astronomical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PROY2A-00110
Peter the Great studying shipbuilding at Zaandam, Holland. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration

HSET2A-00044
Music-lesson in a colonial Southern plantation house. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

University of Paris insignia, 1300s
Seal of the University of Paris, 14th century. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Boy learning at home, circa 1900
Mother with paper and pencil helping her son, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

New pupil in a one-room school
New student is the center of attention in a one-room school, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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