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Egyptian green views from Egypt with the writing of Amelia Edwards, Herodotus, Catullus, ancient coffin texts & various other descriptions arranged with prints by Susan Allix

Catalog Data

Author:
Allix, Susan J 1943-  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 33 cm
Type:
Books
In art
Art
Artists' books (books).)
Artists' books (books)
Artists' books
Place:
Egypt
England
Date:
2003
Notes:
"The various texts in this book are accompanied by a series of etchings to which hand colouring and drawing have been added. The typefaces are Verona Italic and Bodoni; they have been hand set and printed by letterpress. The paper is Velin Arches Blanc and Creme, together with sheets of Egyptian papyrus, and Japanes Kozu Natural and Tosa Shoji." -- Colophon
Bound in green leather over boards with cutouts that expose orange paper and an intaglio print of the goddess Hathor. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box with green titling on cream label on spine
Limited edition of 24 copies
AFA copy 39088014849848 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of Margery Masinter Foundation Endowment for Illustrated Books
AFA copy 39088014849848 is signed and no. 9 of 24
Topic:
Artists' books  Search this
In art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1003196