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  • A Tale of Mystery

    A Tale of Mystery

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    Adapted from Pixérécourt's 'L'enfant du Mystère' Performed for the first time after a performance of 'Delays and Bluders' LA1359.

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    Historic alphabets & initials, woodcut & ornamental

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    "This volume covers ten centuries of pictorial and ornamental alphabets and initials, over 2,000 decorative letters in black-and-white line cuts. It contains a wealth of copyright-free materials and ideas for contemporary artists. The artistry of alphabetic ornamentation and printing is included here: biblical scenes, knights, martyrdoms, angels, devils, sensually robust women, fleshy children, gargoyles, birds, lambs, fishes, snakes, serpents, narrative cartoons, scenes of play and war, myths and legends, complicated and convoluted designs, floral beauty, modern geometrics, all woven and designed around letters of the alphabet ... The illustrations are arranged in chronological order beginning with an example from a tenth-century German illuminated Bible ... The book concludes with twentieth-century examples"--

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    Hirohito : behind the myth

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    Describes the emperor's life from a shy young prince to his death, exploring the extent of his involvement in World War II and later his skillful diplomacy to escape trial as a war criminal.

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    McGregor, Frank. 1 letter (1865, May 9) to "Folks at Home."

    Manuscripts

    The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically and contains letters from Frank to his family members, most notably his sisters and to Susan, about his experiences during the Civil War. Also included in the series are letters from Frank and Susan to their children when they traveled around Europe in 1892 visiting such cities as Rome, Glasgow, Oban, Dingwall, Edinburgh, London, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Venice, Florence, Naples, Interlacken, and Paris. There are also letters from their children, most notably their daughters Bertha, Grace, and Olive, as they traveled around the United States. The Manuscripts series is arranged alphabetically and contains a typed collection of letters written by Frank McGregor titled "Letters to the Folks at Home from Frank McGregor of the 83rd Regiment O.V.I. Army of the Mississippi." The letters date from 1862-1865 and span McGregor's time in the Civil War. Also included, is a short composition written by Susan B. McGregor recalling details about a story her mother, Olive W. Wilder liked to tell about going to a ball.

    HM 72529

  • The Little Folks Painting Book

    The Little Folks Painting Book

    Visual Materials

    One painting book entitled The Little Folks Painting Book, by Kate Greenaway, published by McLoughlin Bros., New York, ca. 1910. This book is comprised of 15 plates of black and white images of children meant for coloring; many of these have been colored in. Each page contains four labeled images, one in each of the four quadrants of a page. The front cover is a chromolithograph of several children, one of whom is painting at an easel. The back cover is an illustrated publisher's advertisement for "Pantomime Toy Books." The inside of the front cover contains text in three parts: "The Little Folks Painting Book"; "A Few Practical Directions", and "Instructions for Mixing the Colors." The inside of the back cover contains publisher's advertisements.

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    McGregor, Frank. 1 letter (1864, July 30) to "Dear Folks at Home." Includes a typewritten copy

    Manuscripts

    The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically and contains letters from Frank to his family members, most notably his sisters and to Susan, about his experiences during the Civil War. Also included in the series are letters from Frank and Susan to their children when they traveled around Europe in 1892 visiting such cities as Rome, Glasgow, Oban, Dingwall, Edinburgh, London, Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Venice, Florence, Naples, Interlacken, and Paris. There are also letters from their children, most notably their daughters Bertha, Grace, and Olive, as they traveled around the United States. The Manuscripts series is arranged alphabetically and contains a typed collection of letters written by Frank McGregor titled "Letters to the Folks at Home from Frank McGregor of the 83rd Regiment O.V.I. Army of the Mississippi." The letters date from 1862-1865 and span McGregor's time in the Civil War. Also included, is a short composition written by Susan B. McGregor recalling details about a story her mother, Olive W. Wilder liked to tell about going to a ball.

    HM 72516