Art and illustration historian Francesca Tancini is a researcher and visiting fellow at Newcastle University. She has worked as a librarian and co-curated, with Hope Mayo, The World of Walter Crane, at the Houghton Library, Harvard (2015).

“This two-volume account of Walter Crane’s colour-printed books is a monumental achievement and a beautiful thing to admire.”—Matthew Grenby, Children's Books History Society

Art and illustration historian Francesca Tancini is a researcher and visiting fellow at Newcastle University. She has worked as a librarian and co-curated, with Hope Mayo, The World of Walter Crane, at the Houghton Library, Harvard (2015).

“This two-volume account of Walter Crane’s colour-printed books is a monumental achievement and a beautiful thing to admire.”—Matthew Grenby, Children's Books History Society

Art and illustration historian Francesca Tancini is a researcher and visiting fellow at Newcastle University. She has worked as a librarian and co-curated, with Hope Mayo, The World of Walter Crane, at the Houghton Library, Harvard (2015).

“This two-volume account of Walter Crane’s colour-printed books is a monumental achievement and a beautiful thing to admire.”—Matthew Grenby, Children's Books History Society