Modern Calligraphy and Illumination by Miss Rosalie May Brown

Collection Level Description: Modern Calligraphy and Illumination by Miss Rosalie May Brown

Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. d. 1348-54
Title: Modern Calligraphy and Illumination by Miss Rosalie May Brown
Dates of Creation: 1929-85
Extent: 7 shelfmarks

Language of Material: English

Administrative/Biographical History

Miss Rosalie May Brown (b. 1912) was a calligrapher.

Scope and Content

Modern calligraphy and illumination by Miss Brown, in a series of six volumes on Shakespearian themes, 1976-85, with her first illuminated book, 1929; limp parchment bindings by Miss Brown, with calligraphic titles.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The volumes were given to the Library by Miss Brown in 1986.

Access Conditions

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Further Information

Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Access Points

Calligraphy

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Brown | Rosalie May Brown | b 1912 | calligrapher

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