Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New Year

Vintage New Year Cards that can be found among others in the NYPL DIgital Gallery

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Happy New Year for 2010 from the State Library of New South Wales!

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Georges de Feure

From Wikipedia:
"Georges de Feure (real name Georges Joseph van Sluÿters, 6 September 1868 – 26 November 1943) was a French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles." Read more.


There are more images  in a higher resolution at the NYPL Digital Gallery

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The wonder garden : nature myths and tales from all the world over for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading


Book published in  1910 and beautifully illustrated by Milo Winter

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The land of enchantment


Illustrations by Arthur Rackman

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Scrooge, or Marley's Ghost (1901)

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Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel

Wikipedia says:
"Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1851–1913) was a French painter and illustrator best known for his watercolors for children's books.[1] He was a major figure in nineteenth century children's literature illustration." Read more
You can find higher resolution images of his work in the  NYPL Digital Gallery

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The spell of Tyrol

Book published in 1914 that can be found here

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Artwork Details - On-line Picasso Project

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Italian Churches a long time ago

S. Pietro, Toscanella, Italy, 1895

San Michele, Pavia, Italy, 1901[?]

S. Vitale, Ravenna

S. Paolo Ripa d'Arno, Pisa, Italy, 1895

Many more can be seen in this Flickr set, courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

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