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A Distraction of wits : nurtured in Elizabethan Cambridge. An anthology: PB 1-1958

Object information

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Titles

A Distraction of wits : nurtured in Elizabethan Cambridge. An anthology

Maker(s)

Compiler: Rylands, G.H.W.
Illustrator: Ayrton, Michael
Printer: Crutchley, Brooke

Categories

Description

Selected and introduced by George Rylands ; with drawings by Michael Ayrton.

[60]p : ill ; 24cm.

Place(s) associated

  • Cambridge (Cambs.)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958-12) by Crutchley, Brooke

Dating

Production date: AD 1958

Note

Edition of 500 copies. Binding: black & brown, decorative paper boards; red label on spine with gilt lettering.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1-1958
Primary reference Number: 145782
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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