Paperblanks The Brothers Grimm, Frog Prince Bookmark

Never lose your place again with this beautifully crafted The Brothers Grimm, Frog Prince bookmark from Paperblanks – the perfect companion for a favourite novel or journal, and a delightful little gift.

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm popularised today’s most enduring fairy tales. “The Frog Prince or Iron Henry” was the first tale in the 1812 edition of Grimms’ Fairy Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen). We are honoured to reproduce this manuscript from the Bodmer Foundation as the first release in our Fairy Tale Collection.

The Story Behind the Design

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were pioneers in the field of folklore, collecting stories through Germany’s rich oral tradition in order to preserve a history that might otherwise have been lost forever. In doing so, they popularised some of today’s most enduring fairy tales, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty.

“The Frog Prince; or Iron Henry” was the first story in the 1812 edition of Grimms’ Fairy Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen). It tells of a spoiled princess who reluctantly befriends a frog who, unbeknownst to her, is actually a prince under a sorcerer’s spell. In the original tale, the curse is lifted when the princess throws the frog against a brick wall in anger, but in later years the Brothers Grimm sanitised the story, turning it into the version we know today. This classic tale was considered by the brothers to be the oldest and most beautiful of the stories they collected in German-speaking regions.

The Brothers Grimm set standards for research and analysis of stories and legends that made them pioneers in the field of folklore in the 19th century. During this time their collection of tales maintained its status as second only to the Bible as the most popular book in Germany. So profound was their legacy that it extended to form much of the foundation of Disney animated movies, as well as many other Hollywood films we know and love today.

We are honoured to reproduce this manuscript from the Bodmer Foundation, a library and museum specialising in manuscripts and precious editions, as the first release in our Fairy Tale Collection.

• Original artwork: Handwritten draft of the Brothers Grimm’s “The Frog Prince”
• Era: 1812
• Region: Germany

Product Details

• Dimensions: 40 × 185 × 1 mm
• Design: The Brothers Grimm, Frog Prince
• Series: Fairy Tale Collection
• Double-sided design
• Decorative printed paper
• Textured printing
• Rounded edges
• Subtle Paperblanks branding
• Weight: 10 g
• Product code: PA9841-6 | ISBN: 9781439798416

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