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BEWICK STUDIES, ESSAYS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THOMAS BEWICK 1753-1828
Gardner-Medwin, David (editor)

- New Castle and London : Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2003 - large 8vo. - cloth, dust jacket. - 160 pages. - ISBN 9781584561361 ; 158456136X / Order Nr. 75718 - Price: $ 45.00 View Excerpt View Table of Contents View Reviews

First edition. This well-researched book was published in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Bewick, one of the foremost wood engravers in Britain. Eight revealing essays by leading Bewick scholars capture a wealth of untapped archival sources on Bewick and his world. The first three essays provide a new synopsis of his life and the growth of his reputation. Other essays shed new light on his character, library, colleagues, family and other hitherto neglected dimensions of his life. Another essay covers Bewick's relationship with the Beilbys, his American admirer Alexander Anderson, and the fate of his woodblocks. For those interested in this unique art form, this work will be most interesting. Co-published with The Bewick Society and The British Library.

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