Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899 — Source.
When I started this series I envisaged it as being about the art of book cover design, not about the art between the covers. The art between the covers of this book, though, is available on-line and it’s gorgeous so I thought I’d share a few interior plates. The book is a lighthearted look at the “personalities” of plants done in verse and gorgeous art nouveau design.
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
Walter Crane. A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden. London: Harper, 1899
From Archive.org. I highly recommend this site. Their collection is huge and the site is very user-friendly. You can access entire books, literally cover to cover and beautifully displayed.
The horses remind me of Caine’s horses.
It reminds me of the flower fairies books of my childhod (although dating from earlier) by Cicely Mary Barker https://flowerfairies.com/meet-the-fairies/
These are lovely!