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Welcome Castle Burg Eltz in Germany - 12th century I looked at some photo promotional shots of a couple of upcoming movies yesterday. One of them is 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. But this is a very different version. The promo shot has the heroine (Snow White) in a suit of armour. As I said, very different! But it kind of got me in the mood of a romanticized time of castles, knights, honor and loyalty, and of course the lovely maiden/princess/queen/etc. So, today we will play in the castle, and ride out for a jousting tournement! We will have games for the children, and pretty things for m'lady! A slight breeze will have our banners fluttering! a knight from c.1512 Medieval Knights jousting A castle to color or use as a pattern for cut-art: Many thanks to Dover Books for their free pages from the many books they offer for sale! and a princess fair to live in the castle - c.1914 Bodian Castle Straying from the fantasy for a moment, notice there are very few windows? The windows that I see appear to be more for archery defense than for any need for fresh air! Another thing to think about - the 'windows' that do exist had no covering over them. Just an opening to the outide environment. That's where "drafty old castle" comes from! Castel del Monte Italy, 13th century Castle Caerlaverock Scotland, c.1241 plus Here are a couple of puzzles to have fun with! You know, you can always right click on the image, and it should come up in a larger size. That way us old-timers can read that tiny, fine print! castle Reinhardstein Belgium, 14th century That's it for today! I have lots more castles, knights, kings and queens, and more! to share. inkspired [email protected] www.inkspired.etsy.com answer key

Harry Clarke's illustrations and page decorations for The Year's at the Spring reverberate, from the playful to the frightening, with the reveries of childhood and religious iconography inherent in turn-of-the-century collections of poetry. The page layout and typography is delightful. These illustrations come from the first edition published in September 1920 by Brentano's (New York). The Year's at the Spring: An Anthology of Recent Poetry was compiled by L. D'o. Walters (Lettice D'Oyly Walters), and printed in Great Britain by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh. Click the link to see the illustrations in their original context, at archive dot org. For your enjoyment and study, I've included every one of Harry Clarke's full page illustrations and page decorations. The table of contents pages and list of illustrations are particularly beautiful, incorporating the decorations cropped for this post. I first copied and worked with the images from this scanned version at archive dot org, where I found the dust jacket. I was unsatisfied with the quality of the images, because the original source material was yellowed and dull and the scans were in soft focus; so I was happy to recently find the better set of pages, which prompted me to start the project all over. The images are in the order they appear in the book. Every named illustration is a full page, and the titles come from the list of illustrations. Page decorations range in size from small to a quarter page. Captions come from the text below each full page illustration. If you click on each image, you will be rewarded with exceptional detail. My favorite color illustrations are A Ballad of the Captains, Arabia, The Song of the Mad Prince, and The Dead. My favorite black and white illustrations and page decorations are numerous, including all of the front matter illustrations, The Fiddler of Dooney, Star-Talk, To The Coming Spring, and Very Nearly! I love the helmeted woman. She reminds me of the antique clothing buttons I collect. Read more about Harry Clarke here and here. See many more of Harry Clarke's illustrations at Will Schofield’s 50 Watts. The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Dust Jacket Illustrated by Harry Clarke The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Front Matter ~ Title Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Frontispiece The Lake Isle of Innisfree "And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Title Page The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Title Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Introduction Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Front Matter ~ Untitled Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Acknowledgment Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Acknowledgment End Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Contents Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke List of Illustrations Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke List of Illustrations End Page Illustration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke April "April, April, laugh thy girlish laughter!" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Fiddler of Dooney "When we come at the end of time, to Peter sitting in state" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Cradle-Song "I bring for you, aglint with dew, a little lovely dream" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Donkey "With monstrous head and sickening cry and ears like errant wings" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Sea Fever "All I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke A Ballad of the Captains "... drumming up the channel, haling prizes in their wake" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke A Ballad of the Captains "With a dead Hidalgo's daughter as a dower for the dey" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Arabia "Demi-silked dark-haired musicians" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Song of the Mad Prince "'All time's delight hath she for narrow bed'" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Shepperdess "She walks - the lady of my delight- a shepperdess of sheep" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Dead "Honour has come back, as a king, to earth" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Great Lover "Out on the wind of time, shining and streaming" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Great Lover "Moist black earthen mould;... and high places; footprints in the dew" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke If I Had a Broomstick "If I had a broomstick" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration ~ 2nd Use The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Dying Patriot "And the dead robed in red and sea-lilies overhead sway when the long winds blow" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke The Dying Patriot "I saw them march from Dover, long ago" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Star-Talk "How is your trade, Aquarius, this frosty night?" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Overheard on a Saltmarsh "Give me your beads. I desire them. No." The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Page Decoration The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke To The Coming Spring "With magic key... unlocking buds that keep the roses" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Alms in Autumn "They'll set the realms of fairyland all dancing with delight" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Very Nearly! "All alone, those rocks amid-- one night I very nearly did!" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke All is Spirit and Part of Me "I am born of a thousand storms, and grey with the rushing rains" The Year's at the Spring ~ 1920 ~ Harry Clarke Black and White "Midst of all was a cold white face" Return to Top

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