Bookbinding Design
Bookbinding Design

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Bookbinding Design

Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919
x1945-18

Information

Title
Bookbinding Design
Maker
Kenyon Cox
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
25.2 x 19.5 cm (9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Laura Cox
Object Number
x1945-18
Inscription
in graphite, lower center: Ptolemy - Geographaie...libri VIII a Nich. villanovaiis recogniti | Lyon, 1541 - Folio - | 16th century - supposed to have been bound for Diana de | Poitiers - in graphite, lower center: [various numerical notations]
Culture
American
Type
sketches, drawings
Materials
graphite, wove paper
Subject
designs, bookbinding

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