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6.50" x 8.00"
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8.50" x 10.00"
Various camels Art Print
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Various camels art print by Splendid Art Prints. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Picture Book for Children published by Industrie-Comptoir in Weimar/Germany, 1790 - 1830. In 1790 Friedrich Justin Bertuch started his biggest... more
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Picture Book for Children published by Industrie-Comptoir in Weimar/Germany, 1790 - 1830. In 1790 Friedrich Justin Bertuch started his biggest book-project ever. Issued in 12 volumes it containes short articles written at a child's level of understanding to 'spread the knowledge of the epochs out before children'. Bertuch assembled the books according to his educational philosophy: the emphasis should be on illustrations that were 'beautifully and correctly drawn', 'selected and engraved from the best originals', in order to give children accurate information, while the text should be kept concise. He also felt that it is possible to use even strange and rare phenomena to capture the child's attention and imagination. Therefore, the encyclopedia was illustrated throughout with vivid and detailed copperplate engravings, that were scientifically accurate and sophisticated in their composition and execution. It was originally published in German and French, the 'Bilderbuch zum Nutzen und...
About Splendid Art Prints
For more than 10 years we deal with antique books and prints from the field of natural history and botany. These works from the 17th to the 19th century are often richly illustrated and contain a veritable treasure of images. Many of these books are very rare and appear once only every few years on book auctions. We have made it our mission to restore these images digitally and make it available to the public.
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