Description
English Inn Signs, by Jacob Larwood and John Camden Hotten, is a revised and modernised version of their earlier work History of Signboards. It explores the history and cultural significance of English inn signs, including the origins of traditional pub names, the imagery used on signs, their geographical distribution, and the humour and wordplay associated with them.
Originally published in the 19th century, the work became a reference on English inn signs and the cultural history surrounding them.
