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Past Event
Discover rare art books all imbued with the joys of spring — The “labours of the months” from Books of Hours, poetry by William Blake, guides for the instruction and entertainment of Victorian children to fashion catalogues from the early 20th century.
Header image: ‘The boy's spring book, descriptive of the season, scenery, rural life, and country amusements’, by Thomas Miller, engravings on wood by Henry Vizetelly et al., London, Chapman & Hall, 1847. Museum no. 38041800389371 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London