Sweet Roman hand : five hundred years of italic cursive script: PB 4-2013

Current Location: In storage

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Sweet Roman hand : five hundred years of italic cursive script

Maker(s)

Author: Blunt, Wilfrid
Publisher: James Barrie

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Book

Description

99 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.

Inscription on flyleaf: "To Dear Joan [Hassall] with Sydney Cockerell's love Kew 4 May 1952".

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2013-11) by Hall, David J.

Dating

Production date: AD 1952

Note

"350 copies set in 12-point Bell and printed at Whittington on Zerkall mould-made paper. 300 copies are bound in paper printed with a design by the artist, and 50 copies are bound in quarter leather with a portfolio containing 12 of the engravings."--Colophon. Museum has copy no 150, signed by the artist. Binding: quarter rust-coloured cloth with tan paper sides. With special extending dutjacket showing panoramic view of Whittington.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 4-2013
Primary reference Number: 197491
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Audit data

Created: Friday 29 November 2013 Updated: Friday 28 November 2014

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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