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Record Id:

032-001962132

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001962132

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Add MS 61880

Title:

BOOK OF CALLIGRAPHIC SPECIMENS: by members of the Manuscript Club, for presentation, as a token of appreciation, to William Graily Hewitt; assembled on 1 July 1938. English, Latin and French. Many pieces are illuminated as well as calligraphically written. A list of contributors occurs on ff. 41-41v. Presented by David Mure Wacher, nephew of Graily Hewitt's wife, Lilian.

Vellum; ff. 41. 265 x 200mm. Binding of dark green morocco with gold tooling, incorporating the monogram 'WGH', by Peter McLeish.

Scope & Content:

Bindings ENGLISH: Peter McLeish, binder: Green morocco gold tooled binding by Peter McLeish: 1938.

Calligraphy: William Graily Hewitt, scribe: Manuscript Club: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Book of calligraphic specimens presented to William Graily Hewitt by the Manuscript Club: 1938: Partly Lat. and Fr.

includes:

f. 1 W. H. Bidmead, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by W. H. Bidmead: 1938.
f. 2 John R. Burton, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by John R. Burton: 1938: Lat.
f. 3 Nancy Belderson, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Nancy Belderson: 1938.
f. 4 Henry R. Ball, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Henry R. Ball: 1938.
f. 5 Beatrice Anne Waldram, scribe; lecturer on art and design: Calligraphic specimen by Beatrice Anne Waldram: 1938: Lat.
f. 6 Biddy Brewsher, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Biddy Brewsher: 1938.
f. 7 Mary H. Robinson, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Mary H. Robinson: 1938.
f. 8 Gertrude A. George, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Gertrude A. George: 1938.
f. 9 Kathleen Milnes, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Kathleen Milnes: 1938.
f. 10 Reverend C. M. Lamb, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Rev. C. M. Lamb: 1938: Lat.
f. 11 M. Thérèse Fisher, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by M. Thérèse Fisher: 1938.
f. 12 A. Victor Hughes, scribe; pupil of Graily Hewitt: Calligraphic specimen by A. Victor Hughes: 1938.
f. 13 A. G. Griffin, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by A. G. Griffin: 1938.
f. 14 Evelyn Stiles, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Evelyn Stiles: 1938.
f. 15 Mary Langhorne, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Mary Langhorne: 1938: Lat.
f. 16 K. M. Pearce Gould, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by K. M. Pearce Gould: 1938.
f. 17 Elizabeth Lambert, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Elizabeth Lambert: 1938.
f. 18 William M. Gardner, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by William M. Gardner: 1938.
f. 19 K. S. A. Froggatt, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by K. S. A. Froggatt: 1938.
f. 20 Mildred M. Ratcliffe, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Mildred M. Ratcliffe: 1938.
f. 21 Elizabeth B. Griffiths, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Elizabeth B. Griffiths: 1938.
f. 22 Norman Ball, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Norman Ball: 1938.
f. 23 Mrs J. B. Capper, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Mrs J. B. Capper: 1938.
f. 24 Agnes Perry, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Agnes Perry: 1938.
f. 25 Angela de Zulueta, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Angela de Zulueta: 1938.
f. 26 Mary Radford, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Mary Radford: 1938: Fr.
f. 27 Elizabeth B. Griffiths, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Elizabeth B. Griffiths: 1938: Lat.
f. 28 William J. Smith, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by William J. Smith: 1938.
f. 29 Anne Gasston, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Anne Gasston: 1938.
f. 30 John Hamilton Holden, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by John Hamilton Holden: 1938.
f. 31 Hilda Gulliver, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Hilda Gulliver: 1938.
f. 31 Ethel Sexton, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Ethel Sexton: 1938.
f. 32 Helen E. Hinkley, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Helen E. Hinkley: 1938.
f. 33 Ida Henstock, scribe and illuminator: Calligraphic specimen by Ida Henstock: 1938.
f. 34 Irene Base, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Irene Base: 1938.
f. 35 Moselle Freeman, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Moselle Freeman: 1938.
f. 36 Horace Higgins, calligrapher: Calligraphic specimen by Horace Higgins: 1938.
f. 37 Claire Evans, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Claire Evans: 1938.
f. 38 Vera Law, scribe: Calligraphic specimen by Vera Law: 1938.
f. 40 Durham Cathedral: James Armstrong, artist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Sketch of Durham Cathedral by James Armstrong: 1938.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001962132

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-001962132

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1938

End Date:

1938

Date Range:

1 Jul 1938

Era:

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Custodial History:

David Mure Wacher, nephew of W G Hewitt: Presented.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Armstrong, James, artist
Ball, Henry R., scribe, fl 1938
Ball, Norman, scribe, fl 1938
Base, Irene, scribe, fl 1938
Belderson, Nancy, scribe
Bidmead, W H, scribe
Brewsher, Biddy, scribe
Burton, John R, scribe
Capper, J B, Mrs scribe
Durham Cathedral
Evans, Claire, scribe, fl 1938
Fisher, M Thérèse, calligrapher, fl 1938
Freeman, Moselle, scribe
Froggatt, K S A, scribe
Gardner, William M, scribe
Gasston, Anne, scribe and creator of a calligraphic specimen, fl 1938
George, Gertrude A, scribe and creator of a calligraphic specimen, fl 1938
Gould, K M Pearce, source of a calligraphic specimen, fl 1938
Griffin, A G, creator of a calligraphic specimen, fl 1938
Griffiths, Elizabeth B, source of a calligraphic specimen, fl 1938
Gulliver, Hilda, contributor to a book of calligraphic specimens, fl 1938
Henstock, Ida, scribe and illuminator
Hewitt, William Graily, scribe
Higgins, Horace, calligrapher
Hinkley, Helen E, scribe
Holden, John Hamilton, scribe
Hughes, A Victor, scribe, pupil of Graily Hewitt
Lamb, C M, Reverend scribe
Lambert, Elizabeth, scribe
Langhorne, Mary, scribe
Law, Vera, calligrapher and gilder, 1899-1985
Manuscript Club
McLeish, Peter, binder
Milnes, Kathleen, scribe
Perry, Agnes, scribe
Radford, Mary, scribe
Ratcliffe, Mildred M, scribe
Robinson, Mary H, scribe
Sexton, Ethel, scribe
Smith, William J, scribe
Stiles, Evelyn, scribe
Wacher, David Mure, nephew of W G Hewitt
Waldram, Beatrice Anne, scribe, lecturer on art and design
Zulueta, Angela de, scribe