Bohemia Volume 2: Vltava (page 1/2)

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Initial letter capital V with mountain rescue

A curly-haired young man cradles a barefoot child in one arm as he hangs on to a branch, standing on rocks on a cliff-face. Above him, nestled inside a letter “V”, a large bird, i think an eagle.

Or is it a stork’s nest, delivering a baby, and does that explain the youth’s eager smile?

The decorated (historiated) initial is signed A LEWÝ, whish is probably Antonín Josef Lewý (1845–1897).

This is a vignetted intial (because the picture gous outside the letter) and an inhabited initial (it has people in it) and a historiated initial (it [more...] [$]

Old Riverside Farm, Závist

The picture is captioned, Partie na Závisti, which refers to Závist, most likely the Celtic hill fort near the towns of Dolní Břežany and Zbraslav, at the confluence of the Vltava and Berounka rivers. [more...] [$]

Title Page, Bohemia Part Two

The title page shows some foxing, usually caused by iron or other minerals in the paper reacting with moisture making rust, or in some cases mold or mildew. [more...] [$]

Battle in the Sacred Linden Groves

Rušení posvŕtných hájů lípových, or, Disruption of sacred linden groves. [more...] [$]

Front Cover, Bohemia Part Two

The front cover is red cloth with black, grey, and gold foil designs stamped or printed into it. There’s a depiction of a triumpal arch with symbols of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) and a [...] [more...] [$]