Lavish banquets with singing and dancing were held to mark the occasion. While imprisoned in the Tower of London following the battle of Agincourt , the Duke of Orleans wrote to his wife:. These lines, found in a collection of nursery rhymes printed in , read:. This featured the lines:. Initially these were handmade efforts, as pre-made cards were not yet available. Lovers would decorate paper with romantic symbols including flowers and love knots, often including puzzles and lines of poetry.
Those who were less inspired could buy volumes that offered guidance on selecting the appropriate words and images to woo their lover.
These cards were then slipped secretly under a door, or tied to a door-knocker. It was in Georgian Britain that pre-printed cards first began to appear, though these were not yet as popular as they were eventually to become. Perhaps the oldest surviving example dates from this card, held at York Castle Museum, was sent by one Catherine Mossday to a Mr Brown of London.
It is decorated with flowers and images of Cupid, with a verse printed around the border reading:. The industrialisation of Britain in the early 19th-century brought with it rapid advances in printing and manufacturing technologies.
It is estimated that by the mid s, some , Valentines were circulated in London alone. This is the archive of the stationer Jonathan King, who ran a card-making enterprise in London.
This collection, which has been digitised, demonstrates the huge array of designs, verses and sentiments that were popular with lovers in Victorian Britain. Cards tended to feature elaborate paper lacework, embossing and other intricate designs. The more expensive the card, the more elaborate the design would be. All rights reserved. Share Tweet Email. Read This Next Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London.
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