Saturday, October 6, 2012

Lilies of mystery

On the left: Our Lily; on the right Arum Lily.

This looks like a scan from an old book, but I haven't been able to find anything further. If anyone knows more about this, please let me know. . .

Thanks for the tip, Melissa!



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3 comments:

  1. Brian WilliamsNovember 9, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    I recognize these as the front and back artwork from Cocteau Twins' 1982 EP Lullabies http://bit.ly/SRKT8w (the "Arum" lily appears on the back.)

    A little digging uncovered this lovely gallery of scans from a 1938 volume http://bit.ly/TQwQ3W

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  2. Laura Egley TaylorNovember 12, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Wow, Brian, thanks for doing some digging. Those comparisons are fascinating!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 22, 2013 at 6:17 AM

    http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actual/musees99/bourgogne/chalon_sur_saone/025b.html

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