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Ramsey

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

Front and back covers will represent a map of the central United States surrounding the Mississippi River Valley during the mid-1840s. Each state or territory is to be individually covered in one of fifteen colors of green leather. As the book is opened, free states and territories will be made of honeycomb paneling and mounted separately on the reinforced flyleaf. The book will be titled in gold with all edges gilded. Jury Prize for Design, tie

Creator

Ramsey, Eleanore Edwards

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

This work is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted. This file may be used for educational uses only, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. (Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Book

Collection

The 3rd DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Ramsey, Eleanore Edwards, “Ramsey,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 17, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2091.