More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts (1920)
Chandler, Anna Curtis · New York : H. Holt · leaf 97
vals of Siddartha tried to ride the impatienthorse, but each one was thrown and scarcely escapedalive. Then the Prince stepped forward, and takingthe horse by the forelock, spoke a gentle word intoits quivering ear, and stroked its neck and sides; andso great a love and understanding did he have… … Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. HUNTING SCENE A miniature from an Indian manuscript, 16th century. If you could see this in color you would at once notice the dark foliage of thetrees against which the figures stand out. The Indian artists loved to paint huntingscenes with people on…
Children's stories · Storytelling
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![An illustration from Omnia D. And. Alciati emblemata : ad quae singula, praeter concinnas acutásque inscriptiones, lepidas & expressas imagines, ac caetera omnia, quae prioribus nostris editionibus cúm ad eorum distinctionem, tum ad ornatum & correctionem adhibita continebantur, : nunc primùm perelegantia persubtiliáq[ue] adiecta sunt epimuthia, quibus emblematum amplitudo quaecunq[ue] in iis dubia sunt aut obscura, tanquam perspicuis illustrantur (1566)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-omniadandalciat00alci-80-70.webp)
