Street cries were once a popular subject of songs and literature in Britain, continental Europe and elsewhere. Each month from 2018 onwards I'll be scanning and transcribing publications to build this collection.
+ British Isles pre-19th century
− Continental Europe
Ritratto di Quelli che Vanno Vendendo et Lavorando per Roma 1582
Cris de Paris dessinés d'après nature 1774
Le Nouveau Jeu des Cris de Paris c. 1780
The Cries of Paris in the Thirteenth Century 1826
Cartes d'un Jeu des Cris de Paris c. 1835
Les Cris de Paris: Marchands Ambulants 1850
Cris de Paris, dessin de H. Monnier 1853
Alphabet Grotesque des Cris de Paris 1861
Loterie Alphabétique des Cris de Paris 1875
Parisian Pedlars and their Musical Cries 1905
Les Cris de Paris 1950
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This fairly recent publication contains what seem to be reproductions of 19th-century illustrations. The book, however, says nothing about their provenance, and doesn’t have a foreword or introduction, nor is the artist named.
PEAS PODDED, PEAS SHELLED
FINE SWEET MUFFINS
UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS
EGGS RED AND WHITE
THE COPPERSMITH
PEAT FOR YOUR FIRE
FRESH MACKEREL!
THE INK PEDLAR
YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES CLEANED FOR TWO SOUS
BUY MY PINKS, BUY MY ROSES
FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH VEGETABLES
COOL DRINKS FOR THE THIRSTY
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