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The Masque No.5: The masque of Christmas : dramatic joys of the festival, old & new The masque of Christmas : dramatic joys of the festival, old & new: PB 31-1991

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The Masque No.5: The masque of Christmas : dramatic joys of the festival, old & new The masque of Christmas : dramatic joys of the festival, old & new

Maker(s)

Author: Jonson, Ben
Illustrator: Jones, Inigo
Illustrator: Whistler, Reginald John (Rex)
Illustrator: Whistler, Laurence
Illustrator: Hassall, Joan
Editor: Carter, Lionel
Publisher: Curtain Press

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Description

With designs by Inigo Jones, Rex Whistler, Joan Hassall & others.

"Christmas his masque, as it was presented at court, 1616, by Ben Jonson": p.23-36.

36 p : ill. ; 19 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1991) by Barnett, Henry Raymond

Dating

Production date: AD 1947

Note

Numbers 1-6 issued in slipcase. Cover design by Laurence Whistler incorporating a trophy by Rex Whistler

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 31-1991
Primary reference Number: 98672

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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