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Fifteen craftsmen on their crafts: PB 382-2003

Object information

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Titles

Fifteen craftsmen on their crafts

Maker(s)

Editor: Farleigh, John
Illustrator: Farleigh, John
Publisher: Sylvan Press
Printer: Curwen Press

Categories

Description

Edited and with an introduction by John Farleigh

Contents: Bookbinding / by Roger Powell and Anthony Gardner - Embroidery / by Hebe Cox - Jewellery / by A.R. Emerson - Metal engraving / by G.T. Friend - Music and craftsmanship / by Carl F. Dolmetsch - Pottery / by Bernard Leach - Printing / by J.H. Mason - Silversmithing / by L.G. Durbin - Smithcraft / by Francis Adam - Spinning and weaving / by James Dibb - Stained glass / by Francis H. Spear - Textile printing / by Margaret Simeon - Wood engraving / by John Farleigh - Woodwork / by Eric Sharpe - Writing and lettering / by M.C. Oliver.

Viii, 118 p., [11]p of plates : ill., plates ; 23 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1945

Note

Frontispiece: Wood engraving by John Farleigh (flowering plant) Bound in brown cloth, gold stamped. Top edge of pages gilt.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustration

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 382-2003
Primary reference Number: 98326
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Audit data

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