Figure descriptions
Periodical page is fully illustrated. At the top, the poem title, “LEGEND OF THE BLUSH
ROSES”, appears in hand-drawn lettering
on a horizontal banner. There is a small foliate decoration to the left of the letter
“B” and dots among the words. Below and to the
left of the illustrated title, there is an inhabited initial “L” that occupies 1/4
of the page. A large cherub crouches within the
space of the initial. The cherub reaches to the right and examines a rose at the centre
of the page. The poem text appears to the
right of the inhabited initial, enabling the “L” to complete the first line, “LITTLE
LOVE.” The poem text is in hand-drawn lettering
and there are decorative curls among the letters of the first line. The poem text
descends the page, and appears to occupy the white
space of a sheet of paper with decorative folds along all four edges. Behind the poem
text, the inhabited initial, and the
illustrated title, there is a dense pattern of interwoven rose plants that fills in
the remaining space of the page. All
illustrations on this periodical page are contained within a double-ruled border.
