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The letter as a work of art : observations and confrontations with contemporaneous expressions of art from Roman times to the present day: PB 22-2003

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The letter as a work of art : observations and confrontations with contemporaneous expressions of art from Roman times to the present day

Maker(s)

Author: Knuttel, Gerardus
Publisher: Typefoundry "Amsterdam"
Publisher: N. V. Lettergieterij "Amsterdam"

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • Amsterdam

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1951-06-01

Note

Colophon: "This book has been published in a limited edition by Typefoundry "Amsterdam" ( N. V. Lettergieterij "Amsterdam" voorheen N. Tetterode) ... on occasion of its centenary, June 1st 1951, and is presented to its friends and connections ..."

Coloured title vignette. Bound in original black cloth, with letters in blind tooling on upper cover. Title vignette design stamped in gilt on upper cover. Lettering and design stamped in gilt on spine.

Materials used in production

viii, 263 p Ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 22-2003
Primary reference Number: 94099
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 November 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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