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From one of the greats of children's book illustration, 'Filles et Garçons - Scènes de la Ville et des Champs' presents the second half of twenty scenes** originally published by Hachette in 1887 under the title of 'Nos Enfants'.
This late 19th century book with text by Anatole France features charming frozen moments of childhood in chromolithographs after the watercolour sketches of Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel. The book is available from the University of South Carolina Digital Libraries.
Previous posts on Boutet de Monvel:
‣‣‣Vielles Chansons
‣‣‣Illustrated Fables
**Example images from 'Nos Enfants' as originally published, at the Fulltable site.
Good memories of all those years in a boarding school in France. Love Anatole France
ReplyDeletestopped me cold, these perfectly rendered illustrations. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow charming these are.
ReplyDeleteBonjour. Vous trouverez les textes de deux des albums d'Anatole France sur la bibliothèque électronique de Lisieux :
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http://www.bmlisieux.com/archives/noenfans.htm
Merci à BibliOdyssey de nous proposer toujours autant de trésors !
I love this! Sent over by Maureen Doallas.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful... I was never there but I miss the times where the world was this simple. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Brazil. Discover your blog and really love it all. Thank's for it!
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