Art, Symbol & Imagination
Two Heraldic Dragons: Bird-of-Gold
Two long-necked winged creatures face one another above a knot of interlaced tails. Their scaled bodies repeat the curves of the enclosing circular frame. The ornamental design opens Bird-of-Gold’s story within Colum’s tale of the young enchanters.
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Dugald Stuart Walker (as credited in the source). "Two Heraldic Dragons: Bird-of-Gold" [editorial title]. In The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter, Padraic Colum; illustrated by Dugald Stuart Walker. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920; illustrated by Dugald Stuart Walker., 1920, The Macmillan Company. Source scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0420-0066
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The Boy Apprenticed to an EnchanterPadraic Colum; illustrated by Dugald Stuart Walker1920More from this book
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Dugald Stuart Walker (as credited in the source). Two Heraldic Dragons: Bird-of-Gold. The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0420-0066