COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022348tr
Reference Number:
Dowd 81
Image Title:
C. Philip Smith and Zaehnsdorf: Icons of Cyprus
Series Title:
Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bookbindings
Creator:
Smith, C. Philip
Creator Role:
Binding designer
Creator:
Papageorgiou, Athanasius
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Hogarth, James
Creator Role:
Translator
Date Created:
1988-06-10
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover
Description:
Designer binding. Bound by Zaehnsdorf to a design by Philip Smith in scarlet goatskin, with an elaborate design representing the Archangel Michael blocked in gold over an irregular onlay of black goatskin.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Goatskin
Item Height:
331 mm
Item Width:
252 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K. (on temporary deposit)
Provenance:
Dowd, Anthony, owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright and IPR restrictions apply
References:
'The Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bindings', compiled by Anthony Dowd (John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 2002)
Bibliographic Citation:
Papageorgiou, Athanasius, 'Icons of Cyprus', translated by James Hogarth (London: Arcadia Press, 1971)
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
C. Philip Smith and Zaehnsdorf: Icons of Cyprus
