Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday's Bookishly Beautiful #5

Who couldn't use a book lift-me-up on Monday mornings? This meme will consist of anything related to books that could also be considered beautiful, art, or uplifting. It could include pictures, quotes, book covers that caught your eye, products that celebrate books, beautiful locations that promote books, or anything else pertaining to books that brightens your day. We all see something different as beautiful which will make this meme a real joy to peruse through as you and others in the blogging community join in. Please link back to A Library of our Own and leave a comment with the link to your post. Thank you and I can't wait to see all of your Monday's Bookishly Beautiful posts!

Late last week a few Tweets on Twitter brought this post on Danny Fein’s Litographs project from Brain Pickings to my attention. These lithographs are beautiful and such a tribute to great literature classics. Take a look for yourself and please check the Lithograph's collections page for more amazing examples and the option to buy the ones you like!

'Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at bottom) includes approximately the first third of Moby Dick. The 18 x 24 inch print includes approximately the first sixth of the book.


'What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at bottom) includes the full text of The Catcher in the Rye. The 18 x 24 inch print includes approximately the first half of the book.


'If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at bottom) includes the full text of both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The 18 x 24 inch print includes the full text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.


'I was surprised, as always, be how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at bottom) includes the full text of On the Road. The 18 x 24 inch print includes approximately the first half of the book.


'...for the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear.'
This 24 x 36 inch print (full view at top, close-up zoom at bottom) includes approximately the first third of On the Origin of Species. The 18 x 24 inch print includes approximately the first sixth of the book.  

 Peter Pan

“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”

This 24 x 36 inch print includes the full text of Peter Pan. 


And now...My favorite
  
EMMA

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”

This 24 x 36 inch print includes approximately the first third of Emma.  

3 comments:

  1. These things are so freaking cool. My "favorite book evah" is Moby Dick, so you know as soon as I saw the first picture I was enthralled.

    Like I said, very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing!

    Jonathan @ I Read a Book Once

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you liked them. I think it's amazing that someone could do that.

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  2. Oh my goodness this is the coolest thing ever! Thanks for sharing! I have now subscribed to their site updates! I so want one!

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