Figure descriptions
Illustrated poem page. The poem title and byline are centred along
the top edge of the illustration; they appear in hand-drawn Gothic lettering on a
horizontal scroll. The words are separated by
middle dots and there is a fleuron on the right side of the scroll. In the central
section of the illustration, below the title
border, a young girl stands in a field of flowers. The girl wears a brimmed hat with
flowers and a long, collared dress. She gathers
flowers and places them in her skirt. The girl looks toward the left side of the illustration.
There are floral bushes behind the
field, and a wooded area behind the bushes. The poem text appears in hand-drawn lettering
on a rectangular scroll in the
bottom-right corner of the illustration. The initial letter of the poem text is a
decorative initial. A thick decorative page border
featuring a pattern of flowers and leaves contains the aforementioned illustrations.
Full-page illustration.
Illustrated poem page. The poem title is centred along the top edge
of the illustration; it appears in hand-drawn Gothic lettering on a horizontal scroll.
The words are separated by middle dots and
there is a fleuron below the title. In the central section of the illustration, below
the title border, a young girl stands at the
base of an apple tree. The girl wears a brimmed hat with flowers and a long, collared
dress. She holds out her skirt, fashioning a
kind of basket, and looks up toward the fruits in the tree canopy. There is a ladder
propped against the side of the tree and a
sunflower grows next to the girl. There are additional apple trees in the background.
The poem text appears in hand-drawn lettering
on a rectangular scroll in the bottom-left corner of the illustration. The initial
letter of the poem text is a decorative initial.
A fleuron appears in the bottom-right corner of the scroll. A thick decorative page
border featuring a pattern of circles and curved
lines contains the aforementioned illustrations. Full-page illustration.
