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Undine

Book
1909 (published)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

viii, 136 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates. "Illustrations reproduced by Hentschel Colourtype"-colophon. Case binding of blue cloth. Full blue morocco; gilt; t.e.g. Illustrations and title blocked in gold on upper cover and spine. Illustrations and title blocked in gold on upper cover and spine. Top edge stained. Illustrated endpapers. Green line photoengraved ornaments on title page. Plates tipped onto leaves with grey borders. Captions for plates on protective interleaves. Line photoengravings in the text.

Object details

Categories
National Art Library
Children & Childhood
Illustration
Books
Fairy Tales and Legends
Object type
Book
TitleUndine (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book with full cloth case binding. Printed, single fold endpapers. Four-colour process printed illustrations. Green line engraved ornaments on title page.
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Leather
Morocco
Cloth
Four-Colour Process
Printing
Brief description
Book, Undine, by De la Motte Fouque, adapted from the German by William Leonard Courtney. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, printed by Ballantyne & Co., Ltd., illustrated reproduced by Hentschel Colourtype, 1909. NAL Pressmark: B.AA.LAMF.UN.1909.
Physical description
viii, 136 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates. "Illustrations reproduced by Hentschel Colourtype"-colophon. Case binding of blue cloth. Full blue morocco; gilt; t.e.g. Illustrations and title blocked in gold on upper cover and spine. Illustrations and title blocked in gold on upper cover and spine. Top edge stained. Illustrated endpapers. Green line photoengraved ornaments on title page. Plates tipped onto leaves with grey borders. Captions for plates on protective interleaves. Line photoengravings in the text.
Dimensions
  • Length: 258mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Width: 192mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Depth: 29mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
Open approx. W:350 x D:258 x H:120
Gallery label
(August 2019)
Rackham’s delicate pen and watercolour designs were among the first to be printed in halftone using photographic colour separation. When magnified (see image, top left), the colour appears as circles of blue, yellow, red and black dots created from four screens set at different angles. Printing such colour images using this method required the use of special coated paper, so illustrations appeared on pages separate from the text.
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier". Binding stamped in gold on lower cover: "Archbishop Tenison's School, A.D. 1885". Presentation bookplate (headed Archbishop Tenison's School, Leicester Square) printed in red and black pasted onto upper flyleaf. Presented to "C. Storey, Drawing prize, C.B. Rushbridge [headmaster], July 1910".
Other number
B.AA.LAMF.UN.1909 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803013432

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Record createdApril 28, 2019
Record URL
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