MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_csc030_catich_01
Identifier:
cc_csc030_catich_01
Title:
Trajan letters and their basic brush written kinetics
Creator:
Catich, Edward M., 1906-1979
Subject:
Alphabets
Subject:
Stone carving
Subject:
Calligraphy
Summary:
This stone carries the letters SPQR ABCDET, & [brushstrokes]; the incised letters were painted and gilded. The backing board is inscribed: "Basic Strokes made by the sign-writer who wrote & chiselled [sic] the Trajan Inscription / Edw M. Catich / June 1, 1957." The slate size (sight) is 49 x 70 cm. in a frame measuring 59 x 80 cm. It was given to the library by Dr. Robert H. Leslie in June 1975.
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Leslie, Robert L., 1885-1987
Date of Original:
1957
Date of Digitization:
2020
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
epigraphs
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
blue slate
Dimensions of Original:
59 x 80 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
CARCSC030 Stone 1
Digital Project:
2020_0012_catich
Catalog Record:
https://albert.rit.…
Place:
Iowa - Davenport
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
The Cary Collection holds eleven rubbings by Edward Catich from carved stones (CSC 048).
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Trajan letters and their basic brush written kinetics