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Front Cover, Bohemia Part TwoBohemia Volume 2: Vltava (1884)

The front cover is red cloth with black, grey, and gold foil designs stamped or printed into it. There’s a depiction of a triumpal arch with symbols of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) and a statue of [...]

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Title Page, Bohemia Part TwoBohemia Volume 2: Vltava (1884)

The title page shows some foxing, usually caused by iron or other minerals in the paper reacting with moisture making rust, or in some cases mold or mildew. ČECHY SPOLEČNOU PRACÍ SPISOVATELŮV A UMĚLC [...]

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Battle in the Sacred Linden GrovesBohemia Volume 2: Vltava (1884)

Rušení posvŕtných hájů lípových, or, Disruption of sacred linden groves. In this picture by popular Czech artist Adolf Liebscher (brother to Karel, who was in charge of the pictures for this book), a [...]

Keywords: battles, weapons, people, spirit, druids, trees, swords, spears, fighting, death, forests, greyscale

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Initial letter V with a mermaidBohemia Volume 2: Vltava (1884)

She’s a naked woman from head to knee, but then her legs become a twisted knotted tail with fins at the bottom. This mermaid is wearing a wreath or headdress of roses, a garland symbolising romance or [...]

Keywords: initial letters, letterv, mermaids, mermades, mythical creatures, spooky, women, people, nudity, fish, flowers, seduction, mythological creatures, greyscale

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