Street cries of the world

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.

− Continental Europe

Cris de Paris c. 1500

Ritratto di Quelli che Vanno Vendendo et Lavorando per Roma 1582

L'Arti Per Via 1660

Cris de Paris dessinés d'après nature 1774

Le Nouveau Jeu des Cris de Paris c. 1780

Der Ausruf in Hamburg 1808

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

The Gondolier's Cry 1855

Street Cries of Ghent c. 1860

Alphabet Grotesque des Cris de Paris 1861

Loterie Alphabétique des Cris de Paris 1875

Paris Qui Crie 1890

Italian Street Cries 1904

Parisian Pedlars and their Musical Cries 1905

Les Cris de Paris 1950

+ Russia, Asia and Africa

+ USA, Jamaica and Australia

LES CRIS DE PARIS

Part 1 Part 2

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.