Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Quarto

Recent antique book acquisition.  
The Quarto: A Volume Artistic Literary & Musical, published by JS Virtue & Co., London, 1897.

The Parable of the Boiling Pot, Sir Edward Burne-Jones
The Salutation of Beatrice, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
An Allegory, A. Briscoe

Book Intro
Outside cover

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8 comments:

  1. ValeriannaAugust 30, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Beautiful - love the cover!

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  2. Medieval MuseAugust 30, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Valerianna - One cannot go wrong with Pan! The book has some wonderful poetry, short stories and music.

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  3. WOLAugust 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    I like the gold embossing on the cover.

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  4. ValeriannaAugust 30, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    That's for sure - Pan is a winner, but I think its the rather Morris-ie kind of design that really grabbed me!

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  5. Medieval MuseAugust 30, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Valerianna - Indeed, it is chock-full of Pre-Raphaelite goodness and a very Kelmscott frontispiece.

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  6. HermesAugust 31, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    What a great book and illustrations.

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  7. Medieval MuseAugust 31, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Hermes - it really is. Don't think I'll ever buy a Kindle or other electronic device as I love ink on paper too much.

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  8. Poppy (aka Val)September 4, 2011 at 6:22 AM

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