Literature Collection (#2)

PMYT2A-00057
Schahriar hearing one of the 1001 Nights stories from Sheherazade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2A-00065
Stephen Dayes press, the first printing press in America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1640. Hand-colored woodcut

BUSN2A-00155
Writing master using a quill pen. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

PLIT2A-00008
Tiny Tim carried in celebration, from Dickens " A Christmas Carol." Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Scene from The Scarlet Letter
Reverend Dimmesdales vigil on the scafold, from Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, edition of 1874. Hand-colored woodcut

Erasmus Colloquies
Colloquies of Erasmus, hand-bound edition published in Basel, 1537. Hand-colored engraving

PLIT2A-00022
Hester Prynne wearing the Scarlet Letter A in a scene from Hawthornes novel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GASI2A-00008
Chinese printers inking blocks to reprint Chinese classics - paper is rubbed on top of the inked block. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Dante fragment, 14th century
Fragment of Dantes " Divina Commedia" manuscript, 1300s. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Engravers preparing books in China
Printers engraving the Chinese classics, China, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

PANC2A-00055
Ovid, the Roman poet. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Art and literature in the Augustine Age, ancient Rome
Augustine Age, ancient Romes flowering of art and learning under Caesar Augustus. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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