Artwork for The Folio Society
MS. 21920/76
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Artwork for The Folio Society
Shelfmark
MS. 21920/76
Summary
Original housing labelled by Richard Shirley Smith as:
'The Folio Society, A8' (folders 1-2, 4 and 6-8)
'A45, Rochester proofs, Shelley and Chesterfield proofs, very good proofs' (folders 3 and 5)
Comprises:
Folder 1: Correspondence and contracts with The Folio Society and a bookplate for The Folio Society (Moss: number 64) (= Closed)
Folder 2: Artwork reference material
Folder 3: Letters to His Son, page proofs with prints of wood engravings (Bain: numbers 217-220, 223-227)
Folder 4: Daily Life in Ancient Rome, painted cover design mock-up. William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays, photograph of tooling design
Folder 5: Perfect and Imperfect Enjoyments, 8 prints of paintings
Folder 6: Metamorphoses, two line drawings and two prints of paintings 'Salmacis and Hermaphroditus' and 'Atlanta and the Boar's Head'
Folder 7: The Dramatic Monologues, line drawings and mock-ups
Folder 8: The Eclogues, 18 line drawings
Date
various from 1973- 2014
Language
English
Latin
Physical extent
1 box (8 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
Artwork
Mixed mediums
Notable project: The Folio Society
Artwork for The Folio Society
