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Rina Fosati
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I mostly post things I find interesting from the first half of the 20th Century. Click on the image to display the meandering content I call alt text.
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“The North Wind goes over the sea,” illustration for “East of the Sun and West of the Moon: old tales from the North,” 1914 by Kay Nielsen (Danish, 1886–1957) I see so many precursors to contemporary anime in this striking illustration.

In this illustration, The North Wind (personified as a powerful man with long red hair) holds a power pose while flying over turbulent waves.
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Gutenberg has it in their library. You can read a free copy of “East of the Sun” here: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30973

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen et al.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen et al.

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

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In researching Kay Nielsen, I re-discovered this image, which he also created for “East of the Sun.” Before I was married, I used it as a bookplate. You might find one pasted in the front of an ancient tome; my name written in sprawling child-like cursive across the bottom.

In this illustration a man and a woman ride a white steed. A small hill rises behind them. The woman is cradled in the man’s lap. Her long gown drags along the ground. The man’s visage is skull-like & he wears a long openwork crown. The steed’s mane & tail are elaborately braided & behind the saddle, he carries a decorative broadsword & elongated shield with a highly stylized face carved in it. “The Lassie and the King riding home,” illustration for the Norwegian fairy tale “The Lassie and her Godmother,” from “East of the Sun and West of the Moon: old tales from the North,” 1914 by Kay Nielsen (Danish, 1886–1957)
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Oh Kay Nielsen has been one of my favorites for over 40 years! ADORE HIM

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@pierinafosati.bsky.social
I mostly post things I find interesting from the first half of the 20th Century. Click on the image to display the meandering content I call alt text.
134 followers128 following580 posts
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