Laws Collection

Visigothic Code or Liber Iudiciorum or Lex Visigothorum. Set of laws promulgated by the Visigothic king of Hispania, Chindasuinth and enlarged by Recceswinth (654).Vit. 14-5. I foliate I

Library of Congress, 1870s
Law library within the old Library of Congress, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gandhi breaking the Salt Laws - the civil disobedience in In
In 1930 Ghandi led the Salt March to Dandi, which was an act of non-violent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India

List of School Rules
A list of 12 school rules of the Haberdashers Askes School for Girls, Hatcham including the penalty for unmaidenly conduct. You have been warned!

Mademoiselle Chauvin the first female barrister 1901
Mademoiselle Chauvin, the first female barrister, illustrated as she is sworn in at the French Bar. The Sphere describes the mixed reaction to Mdlle Chauvins right to practise

Suffragette in the Dock
Arrested suffragette in the dock : I protest against Man- made laws !

Ideal Scientist
The ideal scientist - interested in the old as well as the new, anatomy as well as astronomy, the laws of chance and of mathematics, the skill of chess, the hues of a rose

Punch / Corn Law / Coventgdn
CORN LAWS Purifying Covent Garden Theatre

The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho)
473030 The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. A Scouts honour is to be trusted. 2)

Kate Meyrick released from prison
Kate Ma Meyrick (1875 -1933), an Irish business woman and Queen of the London nightclub scene. She ran " 43", a late-night jazz club at 43 Gerrard Street in Soho

Anti-Poor Law poster c. 1834 showing the interior of an English workhouse under the new laws Date: c. 1834

Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian botanist and founder of genetics. Mendel, the abbot of an abbey in Brno, carried out breeding experiments with pea plants (held in hand)

Pierre de Fermat, caricature C015 / 6714
Pierre de Fermat, caricature

Tynwald Hill - St John s, Isle of Man (" where the new Manx Laws are made" ). Established by Norse Viking settlers over a thousand years ago with the hill thought to have been built in

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Bride and Parents-in-Law. The bride performing a rite of drinking sake with her husbands parents in order to express the true heart of loving each other tenderly as

Code of Hammurabi, detail of the column inscription relating a collection of exemplary
XIR286950 Code of Hammurabi, detail of the column inscription relating a collection of exemplary judgements enacted by Hammurabi, King of Babylon, found at Susa

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

Ancient Irish Judges
A BREHON, a judge of ancient Ireland, with his FILIDH, whose job it was to know all the laws and be able to quote them. With them is an Irish wolfhound. Date: early centuries AD

Gandhi breaking the Salt Laws
Gandhi with Mrs Sarojini Maidu at Dandi before the Salt March of 1930

Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but
527838 Robert Peel (1788-1850), Prime Minister, taking his final curtain call. His Repeal of Corn Laws passed on 25 June but same night was defeated on his Irish bill. Resigned 29 June

Lord John Russell shown campaigning for abolition of the Corn Laws. Between 1815
527834 Lord John Russell shown campaigning for abolition of the Corn Laws. Between 1815 and 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition

The Act of Parliament passed in 1896 which enabled motor cars to be used on British roads contained an irksome proviso
5614389 The Act of Parliament passed in 1896 which enabled motor cars to be used on British roads contained an irksome proviso which stipulated that each vehicle had to be preceded by a person

John Bull looking forward to the Land of Promise where there will be Parliamentary Reform, repeal of the Corn Laws
527916 John Bull looking forward to the Land of Promise where there will be Parliamentary Reform, repeal of the Corn Laws, Free Trade, abolition of Window Tax. Cartoon JL Marks, London, c1832

Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister
527935 Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister, opening the gate to Free Trade and the Anti-Corn Law League

Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister
527934 Abolition of the Corn Laws: Robert Peel (1788-1850), Conservative protectionist Prime Minister, being forced to beg for corn from the free trader Richard Cobden (1804-1865)

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, 1788 - 1850. British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
878619 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, 1788 - 1850. British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

The Locomotive Acts
5616721 The Locomotive Acts; (add.info.: Punch cartoon about the Locomotive Acts (or Red Flag Acts) 1865. The laws were a series of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom regulating the use of

The collection of signatures, 1850
3478465 The collection of signatures, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the collection of signatures in the street for an Anti Corn Law petition)

The Republic by Joseph Chinard (1756-1813) (plaster)
PWI82893 The Republic by Joseph Chinard (1756-1813) (plaster); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Peter Willi.

Robert Peel, Prime Minister, as a Baker, Duke of Wellington carrying advertising placard
527836 Robert Peel, Prime Minister, as a Baker, Duke of Wellington carrying advertising placard. From 1815 to 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition

Punch's' monument to Robert Peel (1788-1850) for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846
527837 Punch's' monument to Robert Peel (1788-1850) for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. From 1815 to 1846 Corn Laws kept corn prices high to protect farmers from foreign competition

Cook Proficiency Badge for Scouts - Baking a Twist, 1929 (colour litho)
472985 Cook Proficiency Badge for Scouts - Baking a Twist, 1929 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Uniforms and Signs for Lollipop Ladies and Men to adhere to new EU Regulations, the signs no longer say CHILDREN, and will carry a symbol for children instead

Football referees studying the rules of the game
London Association of Referees using tactical table to study the rules of the game Date: 1946

Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Chromolithography, 1876. Date: 2014

Anti-Tory demonstration with Morning Star banner
Anti-Tory demonstration on a London street with a Morning Star banner and Socialist Worker placards. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, The Seven-league boots 1846
Cartoon, The Seven-league boots; or, Death of Giant Monopoly. A satirical comment on the repeal of the Corn Laws, depicting Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister

Corn Laws were introduced in 1815 to protect the British farmer from foreign competition, 19th century (lithograph)
527846 Corn Laws were introduced in 1815 to protect the British farmer from foreign competition, 19th century (lithograph) by Seymour

Illustration of adultery from a 16th century French law book, woman in bed waiting for lover, France, Historical
16th c. 1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, accurate, bed, beds, code, code of law, digital, digitally, europe's, exact, female, french, genus, historic, historic illustration, historic illustrations

True Friendship's laws are by this way expressed: Welcome the Coming--Speed the Parting Guest, 1896 (w/c on paper)
2602027 True Friendship's laws are by this way expressed: Welcome the Coming--Speed the Parting Guest, 1896 (w/c on paper) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Legium Ora, from the manuscript Fuero Juzgo (vernacular version of the Liber Iudiciorum ), c. 1241 (vellum)
IND354801 Legium Ora, from the manuscript Fuero Juzgo (vernacular version of the Liber Iudiciorum ), c.1241 (vellum) by Spanish School, (13th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Law Making, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia Codex, c. 1300 (vellum)
IND364417 Law Making, from the manuscript Justiniano Institutiones Feodorum et Alia Codex, c.1300 (vellum) by Bolognese School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin, Italy; Index Fototeca

The Waltz (coloured engraving)
STC179002 The Waltz (coloured engraving) by Burney, Edward Francis (1760-1848); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

France in 1789 (colour litho)
6016404 France in 1789 (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R. (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: France in 1789)

Sharon Laws Womens Cycling Road Race Womens Cycling Road Race Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 10 August 2008 GREAT BRITAIN Date: 10 August 2008

Sharon Laws & Emma Pooley
Sharon Laws and Emma Pooley Womens Cycling Road Race Womens Cycling Road Race Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 10 August 2008 GREAT BRITAIN Date: 10 August 2008

Theory of Geysers (engraving)
3624845 Theory of Geysers (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theory of Geysers)

Convection of water (engraving)
3624838 Convection of water (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convection of water)

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"Laws: From Ancient Codes to Modern Movements" The Visigothic Code, also known as the Liber Iudiciorum or Lex Visigothorum, was a compilation that governed the Visigothic Kingdom in the 7th century. In the Library of Congress archives, one can find fascinating documents dating back to the 1870s that shed light on various legal matters and historical perspectives. Gandhi's act of civil disobedience against British rule in India included breaking the Salt Laws, symbolizing resistance and inspiring a nation towards independence. School rules serve as guidelines for students' behavior and create an environment conducive to learning and growth. A suffragette finds herself in the dock fighting for women's right to vote, challenging discriminatory laws and paving the way for gender equality. An ideal scientist upholds ethical standards while conducting groundbreaking research, ensuring their work benefits society without compromising integrity. Punch cartoons often satirized political issues like Corn Law debates or Covent Garden market regulations, shedding light on societal attitudes towards legislation at different times. Kate Meyrick's release from prison after advocating for social justice highlights how individuals fight against unjust laws to bring about positive change in society. Anti-Poor Law posters were used by activists who opposed legislation they believed perpetuated inequality and neglected those most vulnerable in society. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian botanist renowned for his experiments with pea plants, laid down foundational principles of genetics through meticulous observations guided by scientific laws. Pierre de Fermat's caricature captures his mathematical genius; he famously left behind tantalizing proofs that intrigued mathematicians worldwide but remained unsolved until centuries later due to his enigmatic remarks about "Fermat's Last Theorem. " The Ten Scout Laws embody values such as trustworthiness, loyalty, helpfulness - guiding young scouts towards becoming responsible citizens and leaders in their communities.