Art, Symbol & Imagination
Princess Berenice in The Moon-Flower
A pale-robed woman descends an enclosed garden path with a round vessel in one hand. Trees, roses and a distant house surround the softly curving route. The design introduces Princess Berenice’s story, in which a lost pearl draws her down from the Moon towards Earth.
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Laurence Housman. "Princess Berenice in The Moon-Flower" [editorial title]. In The House of Joy, Laurence Housman. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1895; written and illustrated by Laurence Housman., 1895, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. Source scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0152
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Laurence Housman. Princess Berenice in The Moon-Flower. The House of Joy. Scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0427-0152