COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022367tr
Reference Number:
Dowd 66
Image Title:
John Pearson: The Amazons
Series Title:
Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bookbindings
Creator:
Pearson, John Christian
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1990
Page/Sheet:
Upper & lower covers and spine
Description:
Designer binding. Bound by John Pearson in 1990 in black calf, pained with PVA and black powder colour, sanded and treated with wax and french chalk, with a design in low relief reflecting 'The defeat of Argives'..
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Calf (leather)
Item Height:
287 mm
Item Width:
191 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Dowd, Anthony, owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
References:
'The Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bindings', compiled by Anthony Dowd (John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 2002)
Bibliographic Citation:
Bannett, Ivor, 'The Amazons: A Novel' (London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1948)
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
John Pearson: The Amazons
