The CHILDE Project

This site is a fine example of how a set of items from disparate sources can, if well catalogued, become a significant resource base. The items are all images and illustrations from early children’s literature from the period before 1890. The resource is the result of a major cooperative effort from a range of partner organisations throughout Europe: Buckinghamshire County Council Library Service; Dublin City Public Libraries, Dublin; Institut für Jugendbuchforschung, Frankfurt; International Youth Library, Munich; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague; La Baracca: Testoni Ragazzi, Bologna; National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature, University of Surrey; and Wandsworth Borough Council Library...