Detail View: RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION: Fern Hill

Filename: 
cc_108226
Identifier: 
cc_108226
Title: 
Fern Hill
Creator: 
Waters, Julian
Creator: 
Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
Subject: 
Poetry
Subject: 
Calligraphy
Subject: 
Bookbinding
Summary: 
Calligraphic manuscript lettered throughout in black Roman miniscules on the recto pages, Waters has complemented this direct reading of the poem by presenting each stanza as a double-page spread, the verso pages being in a dreamy style of interlacing capitals, lettered in white, these same white letters appearing clustered around the black writing, allowing the reader to linger on certain phrases. In contrast with this striking black and white spread, the first line of each stanza is displayed in a large italic, lettered in dark red gouache, which weave in and out of the other portions of text. An extremely handsome and appealing presentation of this poem, calligraphed on oatmeal colored paper, which lends itself to the blending of the three tones of color. Bound by Peter Waters in iridescent Japanese cloth, housed in a linen dropback box. Signed by Julian Waters and dated 1991.
Publisher: 
Julian Waters
Digital Publisher: 
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor: 
Waters, Peter
Date of Original: 
1991
Date of Digitization: 
2020
Broad Type: 
still image
Specific Type: 
manuscript
Digital File Format: 
jpg
Physical Format: 
books
Dimensions of Original: 
35 x 24 cm
Language: 
English
Original Item Location: 
108226
Digital Project: 
2020_0028_thomas
Catalog Record: 
https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4012177~S3
Place: 
Maryland - Gaithersburg
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: 
Blue publishers cloth. White endpapers with gold splattering. Clamshell case in beige with gray streaks and spine label with black lettering.