Nearly 150 beguiling images — dozens of them in full color — feature Rhine maidens and sea fairies as well as scores of winsome mermaids. Sources for this unique collection include Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, images from the Golden Age of Illustration, and stories such as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine, and Wagner's Ring cycle.
Language
English
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 2009
ISBN 13
9780486990361
Mermaids and Other Inhabitants of the Deep (CD-ROM and Book)
Nearly 150 beguiling images — dozens of them in full color — feature Rhine maidens and sea fairies as well as scores of winsome mermaids. Sources for this unique collection include Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, images from the Golden Age of Illustration, and stories such as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine, and Wagner's Ring cycle.