The Mirror of Music

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Process engraving and letterpress design for the book cover of ‘The Mirror of Music’ after an original pen and ink design by Aubrey Beardsley. One of the cover designs of the Keynote Series of novels and short stories begun by publishers Elkin Matthews & John Lane, and afterwards continued by John Lane, 1894-1896. Each with titles, authors’ and publishers’ names and dates etc. in letterpress.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	The Mirror of Music (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Process engraving and letterpress on paper Printing Ink Paper Engraving Letterpress
Brief description	Process engraving and letterpress design for the book cover of 'The Mirror of Music' from the Keynote Series, after an original pen and ink design by Aubrey Beardsley. Published 1894-1896.
Physical description	Process engraving and letterpress design for the book cover of ‘The Mirror of Music’ after an original pen and ink design by Aubrey Beardsley. One of the cover designs of the Keynote Series of novels and short stories begun by publishers Elkin Matthews & John Lane, and afterwards continued by John Lane, 1894-1896. Each with titles, authors’ and publishers’ names and dates etc. in letterpress.
Dimensions	Average size height: 18.4cm Average size width: 11.3cm Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 published by HMSO 1966
Style	Decadent Movement
Marks and inscriptions	(Titles, authors' and publishers' names, dates etc. in letterpress.)
Object history	One of the cover designs of the Keynote Series of novels and short stories (begun by Elkin Matthews & John Lane, and afterwards continued by Mr. John Lane alone). Titles (18 from the set of 21, Nos. 1, 11 and 21 missing) from a booklet advertising the series. The original pen and ink designs are reproduced as pl.98 to 106, and 108 to 116 of The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, London and New York, 1899.
Subjects depicted	Designs Book Covers
Associated objects	E.1115-1965 E.1117-1965 E.1118-1965 E.1119-1965 E.1120-1965 E.1121-1965 E.1122-1965 E.1123-1965 E.1124-1965 E.1125-1965 E.1126-1965 E.1127-1965 E.1128-1965 E.1129-1965 E.1130-1965 E.1131-1965 E.1132-1965 E.391-1899 (Version)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 Marillier, H.C. The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley. London and New York, 1899. Illustrations of the original pen and ink designs, pl.98 to 106, and 108 to 116.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1116-1965

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O696338/the-mirror-of-music-print-beardsley/

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