Read more
Excerpt from The Library of Congress Mural Paintings in the Colors of the Original: With the Library Quotations, the Poems of the Poetry Series, and the Greek Hero Myths
With Mythology and Tradition. In the center stands the Muse of History, with recording pen and gold-clasped volume. In the panels on either side are the names of great historians. In the left of the picture sits Mythology with recording stylus and globe symbolic of the myths of the worlds, beside her a winged Sphinx and Pandora's box. On the right is the venerable figure of Tradition, and by her with a lyre sits a youthful poet who will sing the story she tells. In the dis~ tancc rise the Pyramids of Egypt, the Parthenon of Greece, and the Colosseum of Rome.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
