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Three gems in one setting

Bond, A. L. (Anne Lydia) · 1860 · London : W. Kent & Co., Paternoster Row · 18 pictures

Three gems in one setting is an 1860 London poetry book published by W. Kent & Co. and written and illustrated by Anne Lydia Bond for a general reading public. Each page pairs a verse passage with a small framed colour scene set inside an illuminated border of stylised leaves, flowers and berries in red, blue, gold and grey, a model for decorative page frames and ornamental borders.

Poetry · Illumination of books and manuscripts · English poetry -- 19th century · English poetry -- Illustrations

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