Print
1899 (made)
1899 (made)
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A black and white stylised line-block print, depicting a woman who appears to be removing books from a table and placing them onto shelves. The table, which is piled up with books, has a round top and is held up by three small child-like figures.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Line-block |
| Brief description | Reproduction of a design by Aubrey Beardsley for The Yellow Book, line-block, 1899 |
| Physical description | A black and white stylised line-block print, depicting a woman who appears to be removing books from a table and placing them onto shelves. The table, which is piled up with books, has a round top and is held up by three small child-like figures. |
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| Object history | The original design is held by the Princeton University Library. It was published for the first time as no. 76 in The early work of Aubrey Beardsley with a prefatory note by H.C. Marillier, The Bodley Head, London - New York, 1899. This print is taken from one of the 120 copies of the Japanese vellum edition of 1899. |
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| Accession number | E.31-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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