Decorated Title Page

Item

Title

Decorated Title Page

Type

front matter

Creator

Laurence Housman (1865-1959), illustrator and designer
Clemence Housman (1861-1955), author and wood engraver

Date

1896

Description

Decorated title-page with interlacing pomegranate motif around initial letter "T," printed in reddish-orange ink

Format

Wood-engraved decoration after a pen-and-ink drawing set up with letterpress

Place

London

Publisher

John Lane at The Bodley Head

Extent

123pp; 6 full-page illustrations + decorated title page + initial letter

Rights Holder

Ryerson University Library Special Collections PR4809.H7W4 1896

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