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Roadside Songs of Tuscany

1885
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roadside Songs of Tuscany
  • Editor: John Ruskin (British, London 1819–1900 Brantwood, Cumbria)
  • Illustrator: Illustrated and translated by Francesca Alexander (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1837–1917 Florence)
  • Publisher: George Allen & Co., Ltd. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent
  • Printer: Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ltd. (British, London and Aylesbury)
  • Published in: Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent
  • Date: 1885
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 1/16 x 9 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (30.6 x 23.7 x 4.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.657.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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