Thomas Bewick, Engraving: Typophile Chap Book Number Eight

1943
Not on view

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  • Title: Thomas Bewick, Engraving: Typophile Chap Book Number Eight
  • Engraver: Rudolph Ruzicka (American (born Czechoslovakia), Kourim, Bohemia 1883–1978 Hanover, New Hampshire)
  • Artist: After Thomas Bewick (British, Eltringham, Northumberland 1753–1828 Gateshead)
  • Author: Paul Arthur Bennett (American, 1897–1966)
  • Publisher: The Typophiles, New York
  • Printer: Fred Anthoensen (American, born Denmark, 1882–1969)
  • Designer: Binding paper designed by Veronica Ruzicka (American, 1917–1981)
  • Date: 1943
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 1/16 × 4 5/8 × 1/2 in. (18 × 11.7 × 1.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.520.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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