{"product_id":"daulaire-collection","title":"D'Aulaire Collection","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"itemDesc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"itemDescCont\" class=\"showall\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOla\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1932, the work of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire has needed no introduction - their beautiful picture books have delighted countless children ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIngri Mortenson and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire met in Munich where both were studying art in the 1920's. Ingri had grown up in Norway; Edgar, the son of a noted portrait painter, was born in Switzerland and had lived in Paris and Florence. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to the United States a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003end began to create the picture books that have established their reputation for unique craftsmanship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir books were known for their vivid lasting color, a result of the painstaking process of stone lithography used for all their American history biographies. This was an old world craft in which they were both expert, which involved actually tracing their images on large slabs of Bavarian limestone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout their long careers, Ingri and Edgar worked as a team on both art and text. Their research took them to the actual places of their biographies, including the countries of Italy, Portugal and Spain when they were researching Columbus; to the hills of Virginia while they researched Washington; and to the wilds of Kentucky and Illinois for Abraham Lincoln. The fact that they spoke 5 languages fluently served them well in their European travels and in their research of original documents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince their deaths in the 1980's, Ingri and Edgar's books and works have been kept alive by their two sons Ola and Nils. This pack contains all eight of their historical biographies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Beautiful Feet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50160022159608,"sku":"199874681986","price":120.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/7089\/8680\/files\/DAulaire_Collection.jpg?v=1786678740","url":"https:\/\/chuanchuandamai.top\/products\/daulaire-collection","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}