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Among the papers left behind by the English writer Evelyn Waugh (8 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) is a so-called Victorian Blood Book. This large rectangular decoupage scrapbook of 41 plates bound and wrapped in marble endpapers is remarkable, strange and unsettling, with echoes of illuminated medieval manuscripts and Rosicrucianism.   The book’s decoupage … Continue reading "All 41 Plates From Evelyn Waugh’s Victorian Blood Book, Durenstein!" The post All 41 Plates From Evelyn Waugh’s Victorian Blood Book, Durenstein! appeared first on Flashbak.
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