Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Victorian Blood Book



Part of the Evelyn Waugh library at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas. The Victorian blood book includes decoupage, etchings by William Blake with drops of red india ink added to the birds, animals and Christian images. The book bears an inscription by one John Bingley Garland to his daughter Amy dated September 1, 1854.





http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/enews/2009/february/bloodbook.html#enlarged

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