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Bertus's avatar

A few posts back you mentioned an illustrated book, with plant and animal species, a sort of encyclopedia. Was it in That which must not be named? (The Starbucks logo was inspired by one of the square drawings?) I have tried to find back the title and couldn’t.

I am doing research on a novel about a ‘picture book’ and would love to include this. Can you point me in the right direction?

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Joumana Medlej's avatar

Hi, is this the image you are referring to? https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451400

That's the one from "That which must not be named" – but I'm sure I never posted anything that could have inspired the Starbucks logo as that comes from a Western motif I believe. I can't right now remember mentioning a book of plant and animal species (could it have been another substack?), but do let me know if you recall more details about it.

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Bertus's avatar

Thanks for your answer Joumana, it wasn’t the book I am looking for. I guess I remembered wrongly…

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