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Pratt first rose to prominence with Wild Flowers of the Year, published in 1852–1853, which was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the monarch's permission. [2] Pratt composed more than 20 books, which she illustrated with chromolithographs, on which she collaborated with William Dickes, an engraver skilled in the chromolithograph process.
Eleanor Vere Boyle (née Gordon; 1 May 1825 – 29 July 1916) was a Scottish artist of the Victorian era whose work consisted mainly of watercolor illustrations in children's books. These illustrations were strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites , being highly detailed and haunting in content.
[With Alice Lounsberry] Southern wild flowers and trees (New York, F.A. Stokes, 1901) Bill Baillie, his life and adventures (Melbourne, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1908) [With Herbert P. Dickins] Australian wild-flowers : a popular introduction to the wild-flowers of Australia, with notes on their characteristics and the localities where they may be ...
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
Giant, giantess – Large beings of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. Gigantes – Race of great strength, aggression, and size in Greek and Roman mythology. Gnome – (Alchemy) Typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground, bearded and wears a Phrygian cap. Goblin – Small, grotesque humanoids.
An archaeologist believes the tiny humanoid species Homo floresiensis may still exist in Indonesia. ... Forth’s book spells out his multi-decade search for evidence of a continually living human ...
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