A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde
Portfolio
1907 (published)
1907 (published)
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Portfolio of grey-green paper boards, half bound in vellum, with green silk tapes, with the title and the rosebush motif from the 1894 edition in letterpress in gold and the stamp of A. Lang Buchhandlung Moskau inside the front cover.
The 17 plates are no longer in the portfolio but are now mounted separately (E.422 to 438-1972). There is also a contents sheet (E.442B-1972).
The 17 plates are no longer in the portfolio but are now mounted separately (E.422 to 438-1972). There is also a contents sheet (E.442B-1972).
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Title | A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Paper boards, half bound in vellum, with silk tapes and letterpress printing |
Brief description | Portfolio for 'A Portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's drawings illustrating 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde', published by John Lane, London, 1907 |
Physical description | Portfolio of grey-green paper boards, half bound in vellum, with green silk tapes, with the title and the rosebush motif from the 1894 edition in letterpress in gold and the stamp of A. Lang Buchhandlung Moskau inside the front cover. The 17 plates are no longer in the portfolio but are now mounted separately (E.422 to 438-1972). There is also a contents sheet (E.442B-1972). |
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Credit line | Given by Michael Harari, in memory of his father, Ralph A. Harari |
Production | Published as the second edition in 1907. The series was first published in 1894. |
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Literary reference | Oscar Wilde's 'Salome' |
Bibliographic reference | Calloway, Stephen. Aubrey Beardsley. London: V & A Publications, 1998. 224pp, illus. ISBN: 1851772197. |
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Accession number | E.442A-1972 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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