A handwriting manual
Author:
Blunt, Wilfrid
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
New and enlarged ed.
95 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 22cm.
Presentation copy from the author to Vera Law (inscription on half-title page).
Manuscript note by author and Vera Law tipped in at plate 10.
Items laid in: Sample of Cancellaresca Formata script and a further example of unidentified script + typed sheet headed "The principles of italic handwriting".
Method of acquisition: Given (2013-11) by Hall, David J.
Production date: AD 1965
"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.
Accession number: PB 6-2013
Primary reference Number: 197504
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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