tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post9000491352762590467..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: A Christmas Present, 1874Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-44751961360482675382010-12-19T09:53:32.019-05:002010-12-19T09:53:32.019-05:00Hi Terry and H.H.! I'm glad you enjoy these im...Hi Terry and H.H.! I'm glad you enjoy these images. I'll be sharing more ephemera, perhaps on a separate page, in the future ...Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-36894927570365969192010-12-18T19:06:47.664-05:002010-12-18T19:06:47.664-05:00Oh, I would love to receive such a book for Christ...Oh, I would love to receive such a book for Christmas. The illustrations are so unusual! The details in each frame are fascinating. Thanks for sharing it with us Mark!<br /><br />H.H.Hill House Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412649709294802444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67260498384570711112010-12-18T14:31:16.560-05:002010-12-18T14:31:16.560-05:00You are right, for the time, a book of such multi-...You are right, for the time, a book of such multi-coloured images was a great luxury. <br /><br />I think Christmas is good time to appreciate the charm of antiques, especially in vintage paper, cards, and decorations. The images show the interest in foreign cultures such as the Turks and Hungarians. In the days before phone and jet travel, this must have been very romantic.<br /><br />I've just noted the two styles of lettering at the bottom of each page, the older German style, and the more modern type similar to what we used in print material today. I guess at this time, industrialization was rapidly changing style and perspective. <br /><br />I have a similar children’s book from my grandmother, circa 1915, and it is a treasured heirloom displayed under the tree each Christmas. Thanks for sharing.Square with Flairhttp://squarewithflair.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-62765124235389498322010-12-17T12:09:55.257-05:002010-12-17T12:09:55.257-05:00I have bought a lot of items from this period, and...I have bought a lot of items from this period, and I'm always conscious that in a time when people were less saturated with imagery, and particularly moving imagery, such items as this must have stoked the imagination all the more.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-76169919804305207162010-12-17T08:35:21.599-05:002010-12-17T08:35:21.599-05:00The illustrations are just beautiful! They dont do...The illustrations are just beautiful! They dont do em like this nowadays! I also enjoy buying old books with inscriptions as it gives you a littel doorway into someone elses life.David Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181690917362173400noreply@blogger.com