Art, Symbol & Imagination
Jan and Jannette
Two small children stand on a broad pink bridge above winding blue water. Tall rocks, delicate towers and fantastic foliage turn the crossing into an imagined landscape. The facing caption names Jan and Jannette, the brother and sister whose adventures lead towards the sugar-candy house.
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Jean de Bosschere. "Jan and Jannette" [editorial title]. In Beasts and Men, Folk tales collected in Flanders and illustrated by Jean de Bosschère. Supplied illustrated edition from William Heinemann; Dodd, Mead & Company, undated edition, William Heinemann; Dodd, Mead & Company. Source scan leaf 135. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0258-0125
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Jean de Bosschere. Jan and Jannette. Beasts and Men. Scan leaf 135. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0258-0125