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THE LETTER H WITH VENUS AND CUPID AND THE GOLDEN COCKEREL 1928

Eric Gill (1882 – 1940)

Details

Dimension
15.6 X 13 CM
Media
WOOD ENGRAVING
Accession number
P2621

Summary

This wood engraving was used as an initial letter for Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1928.

Glossary

  • Engraving

    An intaglio process whereby lines are cut into a metal or wood plate using an engraving tool (a burin), which is pushed in front of the hand to achieve a sharp controlled incision capable of great delicacy. This technique requires a great deal of control and is not suited to spontaneous mark-making.

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