Shelfmark
MS 793
Author
Title
Examples of calligraphy collected by Wilfrid Blunt.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton, 1930-1950.
Physical description
13 leaves.
Note
Devised title.
Note
A collection of manuscript leaves and autograph letters that demonstrate modern calligraphic hands, collected by Wilfrid Blunt for display in the Art School at Eton College.
Note
The collection consists of an autograph manuscript poem entitled "Serious call of Pepys's diary from a neglected bookcase" by Edmund Blunden ; an autograph manuscript poem by Norman Lerson Parley with the first line: "I found a cottage nobody finds" ; autograph manuscript leaf entitled "Early rising made easy" by "Beachcomber", also initialled "HRAL" ; autograph letter signed from William Rothenstein to Sydney Cockerell, 2 May 1933 ; autograph letter signed from Ellis H. Minns to Cockerell, 25 October 1932 ; autograph letter signed from James Wardrop (worked at the National Art Library 1929-1957) to Cockerell, 28 August 1930 ; autograph letter signed from Nicolette Gray to Cockerell ; autograph letter signed from Elizabeth Bridges to Cockerell, 12 October 1916 ; autograph letter signed from H. R. Creswick to Cockerell ; autograph letter signed from T. A. Barlow to Cockerell, 3 February 1934 ; autograph letter signed from Arthur Penn to "George", 19 January 1943 ; unsigned autograph letter to "George"; facsimile of "Fr. Rolfe's handwriting (from an unpublished manuscript in the possession of Lord Esher)", p. 109-[110] of an unidentified publication with running title on recto "The divine friend".
Provenance
Autograph letters addressed to Cockerell were given by him to Wilfrid Blunt for his collection.
Provenance
Transferred from the Art School to Eton College Library.
Subject
Calligraphy
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England
Identifier
B39069