Eric Gill
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Consisting of
four leaves of varying sizes mounted to a single sheet measuring 12 1/2 by 9
1/2 inches, together with Evan Gill's payment draft to his brother for the
design, and an invoice for the printing on St. Dominic's Press stationery, also
mounted to a larger sheet. Beginning with a rough preliminary pencil sketch,
this archive charts the evolution of Gill's design for his brother's bookplate.
The group includes a pen-and-ink drawing touched with Chinese white on which
Gill has written out the significance of each element within the design, as
well as a note about repositioning the rose that appears to the right of the
mill down slightly. Gill also drew an alternative leaf design in ink and white
in the far-right margin, initialing and dating the drawing. A printed example
of the bookplate rounds out the process pieces.
A payment draft for two Guineas from Evan in ink,
which Gill has signed in full across four halfpenny revenue stamps, and a
printed receipt from St. Dominic's Press for one Guinea complete the picture of
the whole project. Overall, a fine overview of Gill's process. (Physick 171).
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