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Adopt “Garden scene with dancers”

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Published Date:
Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:00:10 +0000
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Advancement and Development
Art and Design
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Adopt A Book
Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library
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Garden scene with dancers (to be used as the set for a miniature theater) is a peep show (or tunnel book), designed by engraver and print-seller Martin Engelbrecht of Augsburg, Germany (1684-1756). The set includes six 6&#8243; x 8&#8243; hand-colored etched prints on light gray laid paper, with sections carefully cut out to create a <a href="http://blog.library.si.edu/2014/08/adopt-garden-scene-with-dancers/#more-'" class="more-link">more &#187;</a>
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