Frank C Pape - "The Gateway to Spenser: Stories from the Faerie Queen" (1910) [Spirit of the Ages Collection]

The Gateway to Spenser: Stories

from the Faërie Queen (1910)

Illustrated by Frank C Papé

The Faërie Queen was a poem written by Edmund Spenser - a Cambridge educated

Londoner in Elizabethan England - dedicated to the Queen herself. Throughout the

epic poem, delightful adventurous stories are told of knight and ladies, dragons and

giants and sorcerers and witches. The retelling prepared by Emily Underdown some

300 years after the original poem includes thirteen tales: "Una and the Red Cross

Knight"; "The Red Cross Knight and Una set out"; "Una's Lion"; "The Fight with the

Dragon"; "Sir Guyon"; "Guyon finds Mammon"; "Britomart"; "Britomart and the

Mirror"; "Florimell finds the Witch's Cottage"; "Britomart's Fight"; "Sir Calidore and

the Blatant Beast"; "Calidore and Pastorella"; and "The Defeat of the Blatant Beast".

The suite of illustrations presented by Papé for Underdown's The Gateway to Spenser:

Stories from the Faërie Queen (1910) - in colour and monotone - are a magnificent

example of what may be expected from an early Edwardian gift book. Papé has ensured

that nearly every second page decorated with exquisitely detailed marginal monotone

images and his many coloured illustrations are wonderfully romantic interpretations of

Spenser's epic poem.

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Cover for ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910), illustrated by Frank C Pape

On the left, we show a rare copy of the 1st Edition of

The Gateway to Spenser: Stories from the Faërie Queen -

including the illustrations of Frank C Papé - produced

by Thomas Nelson and Sons (London) in 1910.

This example retains the original decoratively gilt-stamped

red cloth cover.

On the right, we show the Title Page.

Title Page for ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910), illustrated by Frank C Pape

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters

Greeting Card sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration for ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

For connoisseurs of Papé's work, we have prepared sets of 16 Greeting Cards displaying each of his major colour images for The Gateway to Spenser: Stories from the Faërie Queen and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

Code: FCP GSSFQ CS(16)
Price: US$80.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in

hommage to the hand-crafted approach typical of prestige illustrated publications

produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and the

images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear

of each card carries information about Frank C Papé, this wonderful suite and the

profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that you may

write your own personal message.

Should you wish to order a reproduction print of one or more of these images, we

have provided some options below. Each of our Fine Art Posters is prepared with

archival quality papers and inks - and also accompanied by information about

Frank C Papé, this suite and the profiled illustration.

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be

taken through to our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will

be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in

the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth

of purchases.

Fine Art Poster sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration for ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

An example of one of our Fine Art

Posters in a superb 20x36" format

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Frank C Papé.

The major colour illustrations

Frank C Pape - 'Una and the Dwarf watch the encounter between the Red Cross Knight and the Dragon' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Duessa visits Night to bed the life of Sansjoy' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Una is discovered by the little Woodmen' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'The Wicked Elf flies away with the Prince' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

The Story of Una and the

Red Cross Knight

The Monster Error

Una and the Dwarf watch

the encounter between the

Red Cross Knight and the

Dragon

The Story of Una and the

Red Cross Knight

Duessa's Visit to Night

Duessa visits Night to beg

the life of Sansjoy

The Story of Una and the

Red Cross Knight

Una and the Wild Woodmen

Una is discovered by the

little Woodmen

The Story of Una and the

Red Cross Knight

The Defeat of Orgoglio and Duessa

The Wicked Elf flies away

with the Prince

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Frank C Pape - 'The Wachman shows the King the vanquished Dragon' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Una and the Lion in the Desert' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'The Enchantress waits in her little painted shallop for Sir Guyon' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'The Mermaids discover Sir Guyon and the old Palmer in their Boat' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

The Story of Una and the

Red Cross Knight

The End of the Adventure

The Watchman shows the King

the vanquished Dragon

Una's Lion

Una and the Lion in the Desert

The Story of Sir Guyon

The Idle Lake and Isle of Pleasure

The Enchantress waits in her

little painted shallop for

Sir Guyon

The Story of Sir Guyon

The Capture of the Witch Acrasia

The Mermaids discover Sir Guyon

and the old Palmer in their Boat

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Frank C Pape - 'Prince Arthur meets the Dwarf in the forest' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Florimell finds the Cottage of the Witch in the gloomy Glen' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Britomart rescues Amoret from Busirane' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'A Wood Nymph discovers the wounded Timias' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

The Story of Britomart

Prince Arthur and the Dwarf

Prince Arthur meets the Dwarf

in the forest

(Frontispiece)

The Story of Britomart

Prince Arthur and the Dwarf

Florimell finds the Cottage of

the Witch in the gloomy Glen

The Story of Britomart

The Release of Amoret

Britomart rescues Amoret

from Busirane

The Story of Britomart

Timias and the Wood Nymph

A Wood Nymph discovers the

wounded Timias

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Frank C Pape - 'Florimell is held captive by the sea-god Proteus' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Sir Calepine supports the wounded Serena upon his Horse' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Sir Calidore wooes the Shepherdess' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

Frank C Pape - 'Sir Calidore overthrows the Blatant Beast' from ''The Gateway to Spenser - Stories from the Faerie Queen'' (1910)

The Story of Britomart

Florimell in the Sea Cave

Florimell is held captive by

the sea-god Proteus

The Story of Sir Caledore

and the Blatant Beast

The Blatant Beast

Sir Calepine supports the wounded

Serena upon his Horse

The Story of Sir Caledore

and the Blatant Beast

Calidore and Pastorella

Sir Calidore wooes the

Shepherdess

The Defeat of the Blatant Beast

Sir Calidore overthrows

the Blatant Beast

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