MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_csc030_catich_02
Identifier:
cc_csc030_catich_02
Title:
Alphabet stone
Creator:
Catich, Edward M., 1906-1979
Subject:
Alphabets
Subject:
Stone carving
Subject:
Calligraphy
Summary:
This untitled stone carries a full set of capital letters followed by an ampersand and the letters PJ; the incised letters were painted and gilded. The style of the letter carving is Roman Inscriptional, based on the letters carved in the Trajan Column from Rome, first century AD.

The slate size is 50.5 x 68.5 cm. in a frame measuring 62 x 80 cm. It was purchased from Joshua Heller Rare Books, Inc., in 1991.
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original:
undated
Date of Digitization:
2020
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
epigraphs
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
blue slate
Dimensions of Original:
62 x 80 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
CARCSC030 Stone 2
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:
Title supplied by cataloguer.
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Alphabet stone

Alphabet stone