Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Princess beside the Great Vase
A princess in a long patterned robe stands beside an immense purple vase. Thin flowering branches and suspended ornaments extend above the vessel. Credited to Mackenzie in the source edition, the plate introduces the elaborate decorative setting of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme.
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). "The Princess beside the Great Vase" [editorial title]. In Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme, Arthur Ransome; illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie. Undated Brentano’s New York printing; title credits Mackenzie as illustrator. Work first published December 1919; the physical copy is not assigned that date without a dated title., undated edition, Brentano's. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0004
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Mackenzie (as credited on the title page). The Princess beside the Great Vase. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0210-0004