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
L'Arti Per Via 1660
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
Part 1 Part 2
AFTER ANNIBALE CARRACI, PRINTS BY GIUSEPPE MARIA MITELLI.
THE FAN SELLER.
THE CHEESE SELLER.
THE IRON UTENSILS SELLER.
THE LIVER AND CHICKENS’ HEADS SELLER.
THE RUSH CHAIR SELLER.
THE WHITEWASH PAINTER.
THE COUNTRYMAN EATING GRAPES.
THE CHIMNEY SWEEP.
THE STREET BRICKLAYER.
THE TRIPE SELLER.
THE SIEVE SELLER
THE PINS AND RIBBONS SELLER.
THE ROSARIES AND PIOUS PRINTS SELLER.
THE SHOE SELLER.
THE BUTCHER’S BOY.
THE CAKE SELLER.
THE STREET PORTER.
THE GLASSWARE SELLER.
THE BUTCHER OF LAMB.
THE MEAT PORTER.
Part 1 Part 2