The Bases of Design

Author Walter Crane British

Publisher George Bell & Sons British

Printer Chiswick Press British

1914

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Title: The Bases of Design
Author: Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham)
Publisher: George Bell & Sons (London)
Printer: Chiswick Press (British, London)
Date: 1914
Medium: Illustrations: chromomechanical reproduction
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (19.7 x 13.7 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1969
Object Number: 69.503.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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