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Welcome to the Spirit of the Ages Collection – the
largest Independent reference resource for art sourced from antique and vintage illustrated books. Specialising in
Medieval, Renaissance, fin de sičcle, Gothic Revival, Pre-Raphaelite, Art
Nouveau and Art Deco periods, we invite you to join us in
bringing the work of Masters from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Golden Age of Illustration into your homes
and those of your family and friends.
Our
Medieval and
Renaissance Collection and
Golden Age
of Illustration Collection
highlight many of the wonderful images held within the Gallery and provide
the opportunity for you to purchase Gifts (for yourself and others) including Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints
suitable for framing. The Reproduction Prints, in particular, provide a somewhat unique opportunity to embrace the enduring
artistic legacy of the Masters.
On the right, we show the frontispiece to
Rainbow Gold
by Dugald Walker
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The
Golden Age of Illustration Collection contains more than 5000
genuine antique and vintage illustrations from some of the greatest Golden Age
artists, including those from England, France, Germany, Australia, Holland
and the United States of America.
Wonderful images will greet you from tales like
Peter
Pan in Kensington Gardens,
A
Midsummer-Night's Dream, The Tempest (with versions from
Arthur Rackham and
Edmund Dulac, The Arabian Nights
(with versions by Edmund Dulac,
Kay Nielsen,
Edward Julius Detmold,
René Bull,
Virginia Sterrett
and
Thomas Mackenzie),
Arthur and His
Knights, Tales from Hans Anderson
(with versions by
Edmund Dulac,
Kay Nielsen, Dugald Walker,
Harry Clarke and
Duncan Carse), The Rubáiyát
of Omar Khayyám (with versions by
Edmund Dulac,
Willy Pogány,
René Bull
and Anne Harriet Fish), Alice in Wonderland (with versions by
Arthur Rackham and
Adrienne Ségur), Dante's
La Vita
Nuova,
Wagner's The Ring of Niblung (with versions by
Arthur Rackham and
Maxfield
Parrish), Poe's
The Bells and Other
Poems and
Goethe's Faust (with versions by
Willy Pogány
and
Harry Clarke).
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From
Dewdrops from Fairyland
by
Duncan Carse |
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Other artists
represented in the
Golden Age of Illustration Collection include
Gustave
Doré, Romain de Tirtoff (Erté),
Sulamith Wülfing,
Jessie
M King,
Warwick
Goble,
Violet
Brunton,
Reginald and Horace Knowles,
Frank C Papé,
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite,
Edward Burne-Jones,
William Russell Flint,
Heinrich Lefler and
Joseph Urban,
Sidney Meteyard, Léon Bakst,
Eleanor
Fortescue-Brickdale,
John Bauer,
Daphne Allen,
Sidney H Sime,
Florence Anderson,
Dorothy Lathrop,
Vernon Hill,
Gustaf Tenggren, Leo
Bates, Evelyn de Morgan,
John Byam Shaw,
Ivan Bilibin,
Newell Convers Wyeth,
Jean de Bosschčre,
Carl Otto Czeschka and
Richard Doyle. We have also brought together our
Petit Collection which
highlights lovely images from artists with more minor representations within the
Collection.
To the left, we show an illustration from The Fairy Circus
by
Dorothy Lathrop
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Those with an interest in Fairies will find many
wonderful examples in the work of
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite,
Arthur Rackham,
Warwick
Goble,
Reginald and Horace Knowles,
Daphne Allen,
Florence Anderson and
Dorothy Lathrop.
Orientalists and romantics will find captivating work
in suites from
Edmund Dulac and
René Bull.
For the lover of richly detailed monotone work, there
are glorious examples in the Collections dedicated to
Gustave
Doré, Dugald Walker,
Willy Pogány,
Harry Clarke,
Sidney H Sime
and
Vernon Hill.
Similarly, for those with a penchant for the Hero's
tale, inspiring work may be found in suites prepared by
Frank C Papé.
This list goes on, of course – and we are sure you will
enjoy every moment of considering the art held within the Collection.
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From
Gods and Mortals in
Love by
Edmund Dulac |
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