. Old Mother HubbardWent to the cupboardTo get her poor Dog a bone;But when she came thereThe cupboard was bare,And so the poor Dog had none. She went to the baker’sTo buy him some bread,But when she came back,The poor Dog was dead. She went to the joiner’sTo buy him a coffin,But when she came…
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The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated by Walter Crane
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. Long, long ago, in ancient times, there lived a King and Queen, And for the blessing of a child their longing sore had been: At last, a little daughter fair, to their great joy, was given, And to the christening feast they made, they bade the Fairies seven— The Fairies seven, who…
Winter Nosegay – Walter Crane
1881 . [13]. Cat and Dog Stories . . . . .
Queen Summer or the Tourney of the Lily & the Rose – Walter Crane
Queen Summer or the Tourney of the Lily & the Rose penned & portrayed by Walter Crane Cassell & Co: Ld: London: Paris: & Melbourne When Summer on the earth was queen She held her court in gardens green Fair hung with tapestry of leaves, Where threads of gold the sun enweaves With checquered…
Walter Crane’s Use of Design in His Books – Golden Age of Illustrators
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Notes on Design in Books – Walter Crane
. . . . BIBLE, HEINRICH QUENTEL. (COLOGNE, 1480.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALBRECHT DÜRER, “KLEINE PASSION.” (NUREMBERG, 1512.) ALBRECHT DÜRER, “KLEINE PASSION.” (NUREMBERG, 1512.) GERMAN SCHOOL.XVIth CENTURY. ALBRECHT DÜRER, “KLEINE PASSION.” (NUREMBERG, 1512.) GERMAN SCHOOL.XVIth CENTURY. ALBRECHT DÜRER. (NUREMBERG, HEINRICH…
Notes on Design – Walter Crane
The curve (1. Q) is a proposition or question. It is answered or balanced by the corresponding curve (2. A), and forms the basis for a scroll design. The five radiating lines (1) are obviously incomplete by themselves, but if we add another [36]four, in reverse order, (2) we get a centred and symmetric motive…