Accession number
PML 251703
Creator
Fowler, Pamela.
Published
[Froxfield (Hampshire) ? : s.n., ca. 1950?]
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
"Pamela Fowler pinxit"--Colophon of each volume.
Undated; date from catalog record for a similar chained library by Roger Powell.
A miniature chained library comprising seven volumes on heraldry topics housed in and chained to partitioned shelves below a wooden reading desk which telescopes up from a protective tubular stand; includes metal tweezers for removing books from shelves.
Wooden desk extends 45 mm above top of the stand.
"These little volumes are hand-written and hand-illuminated by Marie Angel, A.R.C.A., Pamela Fowler and Sheila Waters, A.R.C.A., who are among the most noted rising young English calligrahers. The binding of each volume is morocco, of various colors and toold in gold by ROGER POWELL, of Petersfield. ... ONE OF A LIMITED NUMBERS OF SETS, and no two sets, nor any two volumes, exactly alike"--Accompanying card.
Undated; date from catalog record for a similar chained library by Roger Powell.
A miniature chained library comprising seven volumes on heraldry topics housed in and chained to partitioned shelves below a wooden reading desk which telescopes up from a protective tubular stand; includes metal tweezers for removing books from shelves.
Wooden desk extends 45 mm above top of the stand.
"These little volumes are hand-written and hand-illuminated by Marie Angel, A.R.C.A., Pamela Fowler and Sheila Waters, A.R.C.A., who are among the most noted rising young English calligrahers. The binding of each volume is morocco, of various colors and toold in gold by ROGER POWELL, of Petersfield. ... ONE OF A LIMITED NUMBERS OF SETS, and no two sets, nor any two volumes, exactly alike"--Accompanying card.
Description
7 volumes with 5 leaves each : illustrations ; volumes: 22 x 15 mm; stand: 140 x 68 mm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Binding
Volumes bound by Roger Powell in full morocco, various colors, gilt-tooled on front covers. Housed in wooden desk with gilt-ruled, full black morocco surface; entire miniature library itself is encased by a gilt-tooled full blue moroocco tube, with the binders' stamps of both Roger Powell and Peter Waters on bottom; issued in a small wooden crate bearing Powell's mailing label from the Slade, Froxfield, his workshop.
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