02479cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500740015726400510023130000470028233600260032933700260035533800360038150000310041750000310044850801980047952012390067753400450191665300360196165300360199770000360203385600430206999900170211245249UtSlPG20260610134034.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a11006734  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGT1 aLarwood, Jacob,d1827-191814aThe History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIllustrated by J. Larwood.  aRelease date is 2014-03-28  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aInn signs -- England -- History  aSigns and signboards -- History1 aHotten, John Camden,d1832-187340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45249  c86088d86088