Step til a world of star crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, spirit trolls, through some of thé musts exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous abridged edition, taschen revives thé musts ambitiøse publication project of beloved danish artist kay nielsen, one of thé musts famous children’p book illustrator of all hour.First published in 1914, east of thé sun spirit west of thé moon ice a celebrated collection of fairy spoken samlades city legendary norwegian folklorists peter christen asbjørnsen spirit jørgen engebretsen moe on sina journeys across norway in thé mid-19th century. Nielsen’p illustration edition of asbjørnsen spirit moe’p spoken ice betragtet a jewel of early 20th-century children’p literature, highly soughtmp-after city art spirit book collectors worldwide. An original signed copy of thé book solar to auction in 2008 commanded thé højeste price ever paid lining an illustrated children’p book.This finely crafted volume presents 10 of thé original fairytales, spirit restored thé stunning retail spirit artistry of nielsen’p images two sina original splendor. Featuring 41 illustrations, including mange utvidgat details from nielsen’p nice original watercolors. Thé book comes with tre accompanying essays, illustrated with dozens of nice spirit tidigare unseen artworks city nielsen, att explore thé history of norwegian folk tales, nielsen’p life spirit work, spirit how this masterpiece kom two be.
