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
Object Details
- author
- Allix, Susan J 1943-
- Author
- Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI
- "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
- 2003
- Type
- Books
- In art
- Art
- Artists' books (books).)
- Artists' books (books)
- Artists' books
- Physical description
- 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 33 cm
- Place
- Egypt
- England
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Artists' books
- In art
- Record ID
- siris_sil_1003196
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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