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10296

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Title

Subject

Classical literature

Description

Katharine Adams (1862–1952) made this elegant gold-tooled goatskin binding for Charles H. St John Hornby, the founder of the Ashendene Press. Largely self-trained, Adams enjoyed the patronage of several private presses, including the Doves Press, the Ashendene Press, and the Kelmscott Press.

Creator

Virgil, Hewitt, Graily, 1864–1952, rubrication, and Adams, Katharine, binding

Source

10296. Virgil (70–39 BCE). Publii Vergilii Maronis opera. Bucolica, Georgica, Aeneis. Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1910.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Twentieth

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Gold-tooled goatskin

Collection

Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library

Citation

Virgil, Hewitt, Graily, 1864–1952, rubrication, and Adams, Katharine, binding, “10296,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 20, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1507.