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Preface the origins of Norway's famous folktales - Noel Daniel
Kay Nielsen's life and work : artist, designer, innovator - Kendra Daniel
As books become art, an artist rises to the top - Colin White
Tales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
East of the sun and west of the moon
The blue belt
Prince Lindworm
The lassie and her godmother
The husband who was to mind the house
The lad who went to the north wind
The three princesses of Whiteland
Soria Moria Castle
The giant who had no heart in his body
The princess on the glass hill
The widow's son
The three bill goats gruff
The three princesses in the blue mountain
The cat on the dovrefell
One's own children are always prettiest
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Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous abridged edition, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children's book illustrators of all time. First published in 1914, East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a celebrated collection of fairy tales gathered by legendary Norwegian folklorists Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe on their journeys across Norway in the mid-19th century. Nielsen's illustration edition of Asbjørnsen and Moe's tales is considered a jewel of early 20th-century children's literature, highly sought-after by art and book collectors worldwide. An original signed copy of the book sold at auction in 2008 commanded the highest price ever paid for an illustrated children's book. This finely crafted volume presents 10 of the original fairytales, and restores the stunning detail and artistry of Nielsen's images to their original splendor. Featuring 41 illustrations, including many enlarged details from Nielsen's rare original watercolors. The book comes with three accompanying essays, illustrated with dozens of rare and previously unseen artworks by Nielsen, that explore the history of Norwegian folktales, Nielsen's life and work, and how this masterpiece came to be.… (more)