Our Old Nursery Rhymes
No. of pages 64
Published: 1988
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There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1988 by East-West Publications (U. K. ) Ltd .
Henriette Willebeek Le Mair (1889-1966) was born in Rotterdam to a family of wealthy merchants. Her father, a keen patron of the arts, encouraged his daughter's artistic talent, and in 1910 she was commissioned to illustrate a collection of nursery rhymes, which was originally published as Our Old Nursery Rhymes. Through her extensive travels abroad, Henriette developed an interest in Eastern religion, languages and culture. In 1921, she converted to Sufism, a mystical Islamic philosophy. Although painting remained important to Henriette throughout her life, her religious work eventually took precedence over her illustration. A photographer since childhood, Peter Cope spends much of his time testing new cameras and software for many major magazines. He works for the UK's leading supplier and creator of software for children on products marketed in association with BBC Education and Oxford University Press (Educational Media). Peter is married with two children and lives in Bristol, England.