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Ragnarok Press

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A fascination with fairy lore and fairy tales seized the popular imagination in the 19th century, resulting in the publication of a many collections of folk tales, ballads and original poems and stories on fairytale themes. Some of the best writers of the period were caught up in this fascination, as were many of the outstanding book illustrators of the time. We've put together special collections of fairytale art by these great illustrators, including both black and white and coor images on a wide variety of topics. Each of these packages includes dozens of publication-quality illustrations at about a dollar each.

Arthur Rackham is probably the best known English illustrator of the turn of the century. His aetherial style has been imitated by childrens book illustrators for almost a century and his illustrations for books like Wind in the Willows are legendary. Our Rackham collection includes both black and white and full-color images, taken from many different sources,. including Undine, Midsummer Night's Dream, Some English Ballads and other classic books of fairytales and legends.

You can purchase a complete package of our Rackham color images for $49 and a complete collection of black and white images for $29, or you can get a special selection of Rackham art and fonts together from our ARType collection. To get details on the ARType Rackahm collection click here: RACKHAM. To order any of these packages just go to our online ordering site: ONLINE ORDERING

Howard Pyle is perhaps the greatest American illustrator of the 19th century. In addition to writing, illustrating and designing scores of books on historical and literary topics, he was the founder of the Brandywine school and the teacher of other renowned illustrators like N. C. Wyeth and Frank Schoonover. Pyle is best known for his black and white and tinted book illustrations and his excellent color pieces are hard to find, but we have gathered most of the available Pyle illustrations into sevpecial packages.

Our extensive collection of Pyle's black and white fairytale and legendary illustrations is availab for only $69, and includes illustrations from Pepper and Salt, The Wonder Book, Robin Hood and Pyle's beautifully illustrated Arthurian books. Our smollection of Polor images is only available in our ARType Pyle package, whcih includes a selection of color and black and white art, plus our Pyle fonts. To get details othe ARType package click here: PYLE. To order any of these packages just go to our online ordering site: ONLINE ORDERING

J. D. Batten may not be as well known as some of the other illustrators whose work we've collected, but the quality of his art speaks for itself. Batten's best known work was in illustrating fairytale collections compiled by Joseph Jacobs, particularly his Celtic and English Fairytales series. His clarity of style, excellent choice of topics and use of humorous images really stands out. Celtophiles will find his illustrations particularly interesting. We've only got one Batten disk for now, but we've filled it with his best images and it's an excellent buy at $18. You can also find a font based on his unusual decorative initials in our Decorative Initials 2 collection (SFL6002).

H. J. Ford is best known by his illustrations for Andrew Lang's numerous fairy books. In illustrating Lang's work Ford depicted a wide variety of topics, but his stylistically unusual interpretations of Eastern European stories are particularly impressive. We've put Ford's best pieces together on a disk for $18, but he was very prolific and we plan to add several more disks in the future.

Kay Nielsen was a remarkable Danish-American illustrator who did exquisite color plates for Childrens books in the early part of this century. He later went on to do design work for Walt Disney and was responsible for the design and conception of the haunting 'Night on Bald Mountain' segment in the movie Fantasia, as well as background designs for Sleeping Beauty. Our special collection of Nielsens color fairytale illustrations available for only $29.

Edmund Dulac was one of the most prolific and talented illustrators of the turn of the century. His illustrations for Shakespeare, the Arabian Nights and Perault's fairytales are legendary and continue to be reprinted in collectors editions. Our complete collection of Dulac color illustrations is an extraordinary bargain at $29.

Our collection includes a lot more than just these artists, including work by outstanding illustrators like William Russell Flint and Alphonse Mucha, much of that work on mythological themes. To find out more, just visit the SCRIPTORIUM

To order any of these packages just go to our online ordering site: ONLINE ORDERING