Woodblocks for The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley
JL 1084/1-10
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Woodblocks for The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelfmark
JL 1084/1-10
Summary
Comprises:
10 woodblocks for Percy Bysshe Shelley (1971) The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Cambridge: Limited Editions Club.
'Lattice Window Open in Moonlight' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 201)
'The Devil's Chase' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 202)
'Death of Liberty' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 203)
'Devil at Deathbed' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 204)
'Yawning Head' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 205)
'Smiling Face' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 206)
'The Parson from the Casement Leapt' (1971) 3.25 x 5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 207)
'The King would Dress an Ape up in his Crown' (1971) 2.5 x 7.75cm, boxwood (Bain: number 208)
'Girl's Head' (1971) 3.25 x 4.75cm, boxwood (Bain: number 209)
'Woman and Hackney Cab' (1971) 4.25 x 6.5cm, boxwood (Bain: number 210)
Date
1971
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
Artwork
Wood engravings
Woodblocks for The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley
