Manuscript lettering book
Content Description
Created by an unknown author, this manuscript lettering book has ink-drawn and watercolor original artwork, painted copies, and book or newspaper clippings of English letters glued onto its pages. The letters appear in mostly alphabetical order, with the order becoming mixed towards the back of the book. Some art is reminiscent of medieval decorated initials, depicting flora, fauna, and completed and uncompleted scenes of people at leisure, work, and musical performance.
The 114 page volume is vellum-bound with gilt-stamped designs on the spine and covers.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1927
Creator
- Creator unidentified (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec
Historical Note
This book dates to the early twentieth century calligraphy revival. This movement started decades earlier in Britain then spread through Europe and eventually to the United States. Originally, the revival was an artistic opposition movement to the industrialization of handcrafts.
Extent
1 volume (approximately 114 pages) ; 21 cm
Abstract
An artifact of the the early twentieth century calligraphy revival, this 114 page vellum-bound manuscript lettering book has ink-drawn and watercolor original artwork, painted copies, and book or newspaper clippings of English letters glued onto its pages.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, April 2015.
Shelving Summary
Item 0057: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0093 medium
Processing Information
Processed by A. Wellner, June 2015. Encoded by Rivi Feinsilber, February 2018.
- Title
- Finding aid for manuscript lettering book
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2018 February 20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository