Diana Bloomfield: twenty-six wood engravings chosen by the artist with an autobiographical note and bibliography

Diana Bloomfield

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/313

Author

Imprint

London: The Primrose Academy, 1995

Physical Description

[6] pages, 26 leaves of plates : illustrations (1 colour) ; 26 cm.

Series Title

The Engraver's Cut

General Note

`135 copies designed and printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press for The Primrose Academy Ltd, on Zerkall mould-made paper; typeset by Speedspools, Edinburgh, and bound by The Fine Bindery, Wellingborough. [colophon].
`The Engraver’s Cut. Wood engravings of the artist’s own choice each printed from the block, prefaced by an autobiographical essay, and intended to represent the finest of the contemporary wood engravers.’ [verso of title page].

Contents

Autobiographical note -- Wood engravings: from The silver swan -- from The crystal cabinet -- from The periodical, Oxford University Press -- for Penguin Classics -- from The green roads -- Bibliography.

Copy Note

Copy number 21 of 135, numbered and signed by the artist on the colophon.

Binding Note

Original quarter red cloth with decorative paper-covered boards. Lettered in gilt on spine: `Diane Bloomfield'. Fore-edge and tail deckle-edged paper. In slipcase.

Name as Subject

Subject

Illustrated books
Wood-engravings
Autobiography

Contributors

Diana Bloomfield, illustrator, wood-engraver
The Primrose Academy Ltd., publisher
Rampant Lions Press (Cambridge), printer
Fine Bindery, binder
Speedspools, typesetter, letterpress printer
Papierfabrik Zerkall (Huertgenwald-Zerkall, Germany), paper manufacturer