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The Flowers of Milton Pl. 19 Thistle, Burs, Elm (Comus, Line 351)
Giraud, Jane Elizabeth .
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Publisher Information:
Giraud, Jane Elizabeth,
London:
1846.
A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph by Miss Jane Elizabeth Giraud. Near Fine condition with very minor age soiling to edges of plate, not compromising the image. Large Quarto (9.25 x 12.25 inches). Elegantly matted in Ivory rag with gold French line decoration sized to 16 x 19 inches. In the tradition of the "Language of Flowers", as introduced in Miss Giraud's Flowers of Shakespeare (Large Quarto, London c. 1845), these large and showy bouquets of flowers, leaves and vines float above an embellished calligraphic Milton quote. The first letter of each quoted passage is capitalized and adorned in an Illuminated Manuscript style, a detail which has come to be appreciated as a hallmark of Victorian decorative book illustration and design. Miss Giraud's delicate handling of the marriage between botanical art and literature was instrumental in establishing an entire culture of Poetry and Prose gift books. Printed by Day and Haghe, Lithographers to the Queen, this work is dutifully dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty, The Queen (Victoria), by Her Majesty's most devoted Servant, Jane Elizabeth Giraud. Faversham 20th June, 1846.
Edition: First edition
Book Id: 1711
Price: $325.00
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