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The Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales

The Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales

by Marie-Michelle JoyCharles Perrault and Walter Crane
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/11/2014

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Five classic fairy tales by Charles Perrault illustrated by Walter Crane (40 colour illustrations): Little Red Riding Hood; The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots; Blue Beard; The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods; and Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper.

Walter Crane was a prominent book illustrator of the 19th century. In cooperation with Edmund Evans, he designed picture books printed in colour, which became the most popular children's books at the time thanks to their high level of craftsmanship and low price. Crane's style shows the influence of the art of the Renaissance and Japanese prints (ukiyo-e). He designed his books according to the belief that "children, like the ancient Egyptians, appear to see most things in profile and like definite statements in design. They prefer well-defined forms and bright, frank colour. They don't want to bother about three dimensions. They can accept symbolic representations. They themselves employ drawing ... as a kind of picture-writing and eagerly follow a pictured story." Crane's work set the standards of taste in the Victorian children's book industry and earned him a reputation as "the father of the illustrated children's book".
ISBN:
9781909115866
9781909115866
Category:
Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-11-2014
Publisher:
The Planet
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
92
Dimensions (mm):
254x203x10mm
Weight:
0.44kg

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