Design for a book cover
Design
1848 (designed)
1848 (designed)
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Design for the binding of the 'Missale Romanum' depicting a cross amidst Gothic ornament, in pen and ink, stuck into an album of designs for walking stick and door handles, cutlery, glass vessels, stained glass, book covers and clasps.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a book cover (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design for the binding of the 'Missale Romanum', by William Harry Rogers, pen and ink, Great Britain, 1848 |
| Physical description | Design for the binding of the 'Missale Romanum' depicting a cross amidst Gothic ornament, in pen and ink, stuck into an album of designs for walking stick and door handles, cutlery, glass vessels, stained glass, book covers and clasps. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Executed on a smaller scale for the binding of / the 'Missale Romanum' by W.Wallwork, / Great Marlborough Street. / Jan. 6.1848 / Design for a book cover.' (top of design; hand written; ink) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | Historical significance: 'These book illustrations are part of the W.Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997/1476: 'It is extraordinarily rare to have this kind of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.' |
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| Accession number | E.693:96-1998 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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