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A Masque of Days; From the Last Essays of Elia

By Walter Crane

2019-10-31 19:17:41

This book 'A Masque Of Days, From The Last Essays Of Elia' was originally published in 1901. The masque was a courtly feast involving dance, theatre, music, and song popular in sixteenth-century Europe and this work is a charming allegorical tale in ... Read more
This book 'A Masque Of Days, From The Last Essays Of Elia' was originally published in 1901. The masque was a courtly feast involving dance, theatre, music, and song popular in sixteenth-century Europe and this work is a charming allegorical tale in which the guests at such a masque are The Days of the year, whose invitations are brought to them by twelve foot-pages called The Hours. Guests include Pay Day, who arrives late, Rainy Day dressed in wet stockings, and Wedding Day, who wears his marriage finery.  Less

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File size4331.792 KB
Print pages50
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781447437888
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Walter Crane
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Walter Crane (1845 - 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery moti...

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