Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake : being all the water-colour designs, pencil drawings and engravings reproduced in facsimile
Title:
Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake : being all the water-colour designs, pencil drawings and engravings reproduced in facsimile
Author:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, illustrator.
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Publication Information:
New York : The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935.
Physical Description:
5 leaves, 3-61 pages : illustrations, 110 plates (part color) ; 40 x 32 cm
General Note:
Issued in 6 parts (fascicles) in stiff paper covers, with mounted title labels.
"The number of designs in the water-colour sets is twenty-one; there are twenty-four pencil sketches, but two of these are first studies and one was not used. The number of engraved plates ... is twenty-two, a title-page with a design of seven angels being added to this series."--p. 13.
Printed in Great Britain.
Half title: Blake's illustrations of the Book of Job.
In portfolio.
Language:
English
Contents:
[pt.] 1. Introduction -- [pt.] 2. The Butts set of water-colours -- [pt.] 3. The Linnell set of water-colours -- [pt.] 4. The pencil drawings -- [pt.] 5. The New Zealand set of water-colours -- [pt.] 6. The engravings.
Local Note:
Rare Book Room : Each part has blue fabric spine. Portfolio in blue fabric, with white printed label on spine.
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Title Subject:
Subject Term:
Added Uniform Title:
Bible. Job. Selections.
Format :
Book