Folk Tale Collection

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s
Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

ARABIAN NIGHTS. Scheherazade amusing the Sultan Schahriah and prolonging her life with the tales for a thousand and one nights. Colored engraving, 19th century

ROBIN HOOD. Friar Tuck marries Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Illustration from a late 19th century American juvenile edition

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King Arthur receiving his magic sword from the Lady of the Lake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Doonagore Castle, Co Clare, Ireland, 16Th Century Tower House Overlooking The Atlantic Ocean

HARRIS: UNCLE REMUS, 1895. Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. Pen-and-ink drawing by Arthur Burdett Frost for the 1895 second edition of the African American folktale by Joel Chandler Harris

ROBIN HOOD. Robin Hood meets Will Scarlet. Pen and ink drawing by Howard Pyle from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, 1883

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling
3082142 She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub. 1933 (colour litho) by Rackham

When the young man have fallen at his feet, the Sultan held him by the hand, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend
Merlin and Vivian in the forest, from legends of King Arthur. Hand-colored halftone of a Dore painting

Cinderella, 1899 (oil on canvas)
3956686 Cinderella, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Prinsep, Valentine Cameron (1838-1904); 149.6x113.1 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: A scene from the fairy tale of Cinderella)

The Tale Red Riding Hood, page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault
3482441 The Tale Red Riding Hood, page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & woodcut on paper) by Clouzier

Bluebeard (chromolitho)
2817034 Bluebeard (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bluebeard. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (Cho Ko, Cho Rei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of... c. 1848 / 50
Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (Cho Ko, Cho Rei), from the series " Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series " Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in a... September 1887
Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki), September 1887

Lu Zhishen in a Drunken Rage Attacking the Guardian Figure at the Temple on Moun... September 1887
Lu Zhishen in a Drunken Rage Attacking the Guardian Figure at the Temple on Mount Godai (Rochishin ransui Godaisan Kongojin o uchikowasu no zu), September 1887

Decorative panel showing the Virgin Mary crushing the Serpent, Lamego, Portugal. 1738 (ceramic tiles)
1126633 Decorative panel showing the Virgin Mary crushing the Serpent, Lamego, Portugal. 1738 (ceramic tiles) by Portuguese School, (18th century); Santuario de Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, Lamego

Titlepage from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho)
DGC288100 Titlepage from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

The return of Tannhauser to the Venusberg, from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho)
DGC288102 The return of Tannhauser to the Venusberg, from The Story of Venus and Tannhauser, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ali Baba in the Wood, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Ali Baba in the Wood, 1897. Illustration for a proposed edition of The Forty Thieves. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Ali Baba, Cover Design for a proposed edition of The Forty Thieves, 1897. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

A woodcut of a scene from the story of Till Eulenspiegel. (engraving)
3647892 A woodcut of a scene from the story of Till Eulenspiegel. (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
3764871 Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566 (engraving)
5196970 Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566 (engraving) by Brueghel, Pieter The Elder (c.1525-69) (after); 30x41.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Little Red Riding Hood (engraving)
5234320 Little Red Riding Hood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Red Riding Hood.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection; English

Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites
5669191 Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & engraving) by Clouzier

A set of sixteen tiles arranged in pairs to form eight illustrations of the
1217588 A set of sixteen tiles arranged in pairs to form eight illustrations of the Briar Rose tale, 1862 - 1865 (ceramic) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 131.6x40.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum

The oath (chromolitho)
1093232 The oath (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The oath. Scene from the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Bluebeards wife succumbs to temptation and unlocks the forbidden room (chromolitho)
1091558 Bluebeards wife succumbs to temptation and unlocks the forbidden room (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the town hall (chromolitho)
1093233 In the town hall (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the town hall. Scene from the Pied Piper of Hamelin)

New Lamps for Old, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub. 1933 (colour litho)
3085936 New Lamps for Old, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub. 1933 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hop-o -my-thumb went up to the Ogre softly and pulled off his seven-league boots
3085935 Hop-o -my-thumb went up to the Ogre softly and pulled off his seven-league boots, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub

Frontispiece from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites
3482442 Frontispiece from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & engraving) by Clouzier

One of three miniature handscrolls depicting the story of Taishokkan (The Great Woven Cap
1194618 One of three miniature handscrolls depicting the story of Taishokkan (The Great Woven Cap), Edo period, c.1700 (ink, colour & gold pigment on paper) by Japanese School

The Ghost of Oiwa, c. 1831-32 (colour woodblock print)
881700 The Ghost of Oiwa, c.1831-32 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 26.3--18.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The Lantern Ghost, Iwa image)

Front cover to The Life and Adventures of Robin Hood (colour litho)
KW232583 Front cover to The Life and Adventures of Robin Hood (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: edition possibly by Marsh, John B)

It came down as a shower of sparks, scene from The Story of the Firefly in
IL241948 It came down as a shower of sparks, scene from The Story of the Firefly in Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939) 1921 (colour litho) by Brock

The horse went flying through the air, scene from The Knight of the Flowers
IL241941 The horse went flying through the air, scene from The Knight of the Flowers in Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939) 1921 (colour litho) by Brock

Little brother Bit took his lovely bride to the house which he had built for her
IL241939 Little brother Bit took his lovely bride to the house which he had built for her, scene from Little Brother Bit in Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939)

I have come to fight you, Robber of my Beloved, scene from Sucna Murga in
IL241938 I have come to fight you, Robber of my Beloved, scene from Sucna Murga in Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939) 1921 (colour litho) by Brock

Cover illustration from Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends
IL241937 Cover illustration from Childrens Stories from Rumanian Legends by Moses Gaster (1856-1939) 1921 (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; English

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"Unraveling the Threads of Folk Tales: From Beowulf to Puss-in-Boots" Step into the enchanting world of folk tales, where ancient manuscripts like the Beowulf page whisper stories of heroism and mythical creatures. Journey back to the Trojan War, witnessing Achilles' fateful encounter with Hector's demise, a tale that echoes through generations. Meet Tam O Shanter, a character from Robert Burns' folklore, as he embarks on his wild escapades in Scotland. Alongside him is a witch with her black cat, casting spells and weaving magic into these timeless narratives. Travel further back in time to witness Haakon Haakonson being brought to safety by the Birchlegs during the tumultuous 1200s. Their bravery resonates within these tales passed down through centuries. Friar Tuck's marriage to Robin Hood and Maid Marian adds a touch of romance amidst their daring adventures in Sherwood Forest. These legendary outlaws continue to inspire countless hearts even today. Enter Arabian Nights, where Scheherazade captivates Sultan Schahriah with her mesmerizing tales for one thousand and one nights. Her wit not only amuses but also prolongs her life against all odds. Unlock doors filled with anticipation as she trembles while opening them using that little key - what secrets lie beyond? The suspense lingers throughout this captivating journey across different cultures and eras. Marvel at Doonagore Castle standing tall on Ireland's coast since the 16th century; its ancient stones hold whispers of forgotten legends echoing over vast oceans. And who can forget Puss-in-Boots? This cunning feline companion dances through fairy tales, charming both young and old alike with its clever tricks and quick thinking. These glimpses into diverse folk tales paint an intricate tapestry woven by storytellers across time. They remind us that imagination knows no bounds when it comes to crafting tales that transcend generations, cultures, and even continents.