Fifty one engravings for the Canterbury tales [manuscript] / by Eric Gill
- Bib ID:
- 4581409
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Gill, Eric, 1882-1940
- Description:
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- 1990
- 1 v. : ill. ; 50 cm.
- Summary:
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An original artist's book by Richard Griffin created entirely by hand. The contents consist of engraved vignette illustrations from Eric Gill's Golden Cockerel ed. of The Canterbury tales which Griffin rescued from a water damaged copy to produce a work in the structure and aesthetic of Gill's artwork. Griffin displays his artistry and champion of the book arts.
- Notes:
- Hand made binding of quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards with hand-cut contrasting title letters on hand-made paper.
- Related Material:
- Richard Griffin's Albums, 1977-1991 available at MS 8302 through the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1990
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