Odes and Eclogues

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Creator

Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900)

Title

Odes and Eclogues

Coverage

Oxford

Publisher

Printed at Oxford by Henry Daniel

Date

1884

Subject

Edition of 100

Description

The combination of Fell small pica italic and type ornament headpieces lends this edition of Canon Dixon’s Odes and Eclogues an elegant appeal. Madan described this work as the first in which Daniel used ornament “freely.” The painted initial is by Emily Daniel.

Source

Gift of Frederick Coykendall? 1939

Relation

Photo credit: Nicole Neenan