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10268

Title

Subject

Description

In 1901, Charles H. St. John Hornsby hired Florence Kingsford to illuminate 44 copies of the Ashendene Press edition of the Song of Songs, each with a different design. Bridwell Library's copy of the Ashendene Song of Songs, illuminated by Florence Kingsford and bound by Katharine Adams, was the publisher Hornby's personal copy.

Creator

Adams, Katharine, binding, and Kingsford, Florence, illumination

Source

10268. The Song of Songs which is Solomon's. Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1902.

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

Modern

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illustrated Song of Songs

Collection

Citation

Adams, Katharine, binding, and Kingsford, Florence, illumination, “10268,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed May 22, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1577.