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Book/Printed Material The nature of Gothic : a chapter of the Stones of Venice

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[ Rosenwald Collection copy ]

About this Item

Title

  • The nature of Gothic : a chapter of the Stones of Venice

Names

  • Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
  • Morris, William, 1834-1896, printer.
  • Bishop, Cortlandt F. (Cortlandt Field), 1870-1935, former owner.
  • Kelmscott Press.
  • Doves Bindery, binder.
  • William Morris and Kelmscott Press Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and published by George Allen, London, 1892.

Headings

  • -  Architecture, Gothic

Notes

  • -  500 copies printed in "golden" type, with a border on page 1 and initials throughout; printer's device at end of pref. and colophon.
  • -  Imprint from colophon.
  • -  Preface by William Morris dated Feb. 15th, 1892.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2004
  • -  Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press, A4
  • -  Morris, Wiliam and S.C. Cockerell, Kelmscott Press, 1898, 4
  • -  LC copy bound In stiff vellum, with ties.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-09-20 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-26 update (1 card)

Medium

  • iv, 127 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NA440 .R8
  • NA440 .R8 Copy 2 Rosenwald collection item 2004. Bound by Doves bindery, 1915. Exlibris Cortlandt F. Bishop.
  • NA440 .R8 Copy 3 Unopened.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10034217

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Ruskin, John, William Morris, Cortlandt F Bishop, Kelmscott Press, Binder Doves Bindery, William Morris And Kelmscott Press Collection, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. The nature of Gothic: a chapter of the Stones of Venice. Hammersmith: Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and published by George Allen, London, 1892. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/10034217/.

APA citation style:

Ruskin, J., Morris, W., Bishop, C. F., Kelmscott Press, Doves Bindery, B., William Morris And Kelmscott Press Collection [...] Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. (1892) The nature of Gothic: a chapter of the Stones of Venice. Hammersmith: Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and published by George Allen, London. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/10034217/.

MLA citation style:

Ruskin, John, et al. The nature of Gothic: a chapter of the Stones of Venice. Hammersmith: Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and published by George Allen, London, 1892. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10034217/>.