Sixe Idyllia of Theocritus (B7)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Title

Sixe Idyllia of Theocritus

Made in

Cambridge

Date

1971

Description

Book bound in orange/brown marbled paper, brown paper spine with title in gold, deckle-edge paper, eight etchings, contained in a brown slip case.

Materials and techniques

Printed on Barcham Green mould-made paper; Palatino type, hand-set. Title page decorations printed from line blocks. Cover of Swedish marbled paper on board. Printed on a Victoria platen press.

Dimensions

height (object):  2.0cm
length (object):  33.6cm
width (object):  25cm
height (case):  2.8cm
length (case):  35.1cm
width (case):  25.7cm

Object number

B7

Category

  • Sixe Idyllia of Theocritus, The Rampant Lions Press & Will Carter & Sebastian Carter, 1971, Crafts Council Collection: B7. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.

  • Sixe Idyllia of Theocritus, The Rampant Lions Press & Will Carter & Sebastian Carter, 1971, Crafts Council Collection: B7. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.