Woodblocks for The Darkening Green
JL 1075/1-5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Woodblocks for The Darkening Green
Shelfmark
JL 1075/1-5
Summary
Original housing labelled by Richard Shirley Smith as:
'Darkening Green: 5 blocks for 'The Darkening Green', Faber & Faber, Cat no: 58-67'
Comprises:
5 woodblocks for Elizabeth Clarke (1964) The Darkening Green. London: Faber and Faber.
Chapter headings 1-2 (1964) 3 x 7.5cm, boxwood (Bain: numbers 58-59)
Chapter heading 3 (1964) 3.25 x 4.75cm, boxwood (Bain: number 60)
Chapter heading 4 (1964) 3.5 x 4cm, boxwood (Bain: number 61)
Chapter headings 5-8 (1964) 6.75 x 8cm, boxwood (Bain: numbers 62-65)
Chapter headings 9-10 (1964) 3 x 7.75cm, boxwood (Bain: numbers 66-67)
Date
1964
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
Artwork
Wood engravings
Woodblocks for The Darkening Green
