The Acrostic Paradise Lost by John Milton and Terrance Lindall
The first ever acrostic that tells the story as the proem goes along. Contains most of Lindall's art for Paradise Lost. Signed and numbered hardcover is $300. milton@wahcenter.net
The first ever acrostic that tells the story as the proem goes along. Contains most of Lindall's art for Paradise Lost. Signed and numbered hardcover is $300. milton@wahcenter.net
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<strong>Milton</strong>'Shield'Late'19 th 'c.,'Collection'Yuko'Nii'Foundation'<br />
This!shield!was!made!especially!for!the!Paris!Exhibition!of!1867.!<strong>The</strong>!elaborate!<strong>and</strong>!skilful!<br />
workmanship!on!such!a!large!scale!was!intended!to!raise!the!prestige!<strong>and</strong>!public!awareness!<br />
of!the!manufacturer,!Elkington!&!Co.!<strong>The</strong>!most!successful!designers!in!silver!at!this!period!<br />
were!French.!<strong>The</strong>se!included!Leonard!MorelcLadeuil!(about!1820c1888),!who!designed!<strong>and</strong>!<br />
made!this!shield.!He!worked!for!Elkington!&!Co.!from!1859!after!serving!his!apprenticeship!<br />
in!France!with!Antoine!Vechte!(1800c1868),!the!most!famous!of!the!silver!designers.!Vechte!<br />
retired!in!1862,!<strong>and</strong>!<strong>by</strong>!the!time!of!the!Paris!Exhibition!five!years!later!MorelcLadeuil!was!<br />
considered!<strong>by</strong>!many!to!be!the!most!important!artist!in!this!field.!Work!began!on!this!shield!in!<br />
1864!with!the!express!intention!of!exhibiting!it!in!1867.!At!the!exhibition!it!won!a!gold!medal!<br />
for!the!artist!<strong>and</strong>!received!an!enormously!enthusiastic!response.!<strong>The</strong>!Art$Journal!declared,!<br />
'<strong>The</strong>re!is!a!general!impression!that!the!work...is!the!best...exhibited!during!the!memorable!<br />
year!of!1867.'!<br />
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