Pictures, text and page images from “The Entirely New Cynic’s Calendar of Revised Wisdom, 1905” by Ethel Watts Mumford, Oliver Herford and Addison Miznerr. I bought my copy of this little book in Olivia’s Books in Picton, Ontario. It is out of copyright.
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Frontispiece: Jester and Monk
A woman in a red jester’s outfit, including a jester’s hat with bells, and a black-robed monk wearing sandals, and with a black hood, hold hands as if preparing to dance. [more...] |
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Imprint Page
The imprint page shows the printing and copyright information; it also has a coloured design that I have made into a separate image, Fox and Goose. [more...] |
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Fox and Goose Decoateive Element
A decorative motif, or page element, from the imprint page, shpwing a fox and a goose (or a duck maybe) reading a book. |
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1.—January Week 1
Tell the truth and shame the—family. [more...]
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Page detail: Art Neuveau border
A detail from the January Week 1 page showing the decorative border, which repeats on every fourth page throughout most of the book. A cat stands on a skull. [more...] |
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Page detail: Art Neuveau Cartouche
The encyclopedia of the book says that a cartouche is [more...] |
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