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Britten's Aldeburgh: PB 1-1999

Object information

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Titles

Britten's Aldeburgh

Maker(s)

Author: Craig, John
Illustrator: Craig, John
Publisher: Whittington Press
Binder (person): Brockman, James (bookbinder)

Categories

Description

By John Craig ; with eighty-one engravings & three two-colour linocuts by the author.

1 v. ; 34 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by West, B.

Dating

Production date: AD 1997

Note

"This edition of 440 copies is set in 13-point Poliphilus and Blado and printed at Whittington on a special making of Zerkall mould-made paper. 352 copies are half-bound by the Fine Bindery in buckram with an enlarged linocut by John Craig; 60 copies are similarly bound in Oasis leather with a portfolio of a selection of the engravings; and 28 copies are bound by James Brockman to a design by himself and John Craig, with a portfolio of the engravings" - colophon. Museum has copy no. xxi, signed by the artist, with portfolio of 12 engravings (one coloured), an information sheet by James Brockman on the binding, together with an information sheet on Whittington Press. Binding: spine and foredge turquoise leather with red leather line; sides have sea-scape print on front and back over which there is a sheet of transparent vellum. Page edges silver. In slipcase.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing
Linocut

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1-1999
Primary reference Number: 43548
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 2 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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