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The complete engraver : monograms, crests, ciphers, seals, and the etiquette of social stationery

Title
The complete engraver : monograms, crests, ciphers, seals, and the etiquette of social stationery / Nancy Sharon Collins ; foreword by Ellen Lupton ; essay by Marjorie B. Cohn.
Author
Collins, Nancy Sharon.
Publication
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2012], ©2012.

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Description
215 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
Subject
  • Engraving
  • Monograms
  • Social stationery
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A timeline of engraving -- Engraving and social stationery -- A brief history of stationery paper and the mail -- Components and etiquette of social stationery -- Business correspondence -- Ciphers and monograms, family crests and seals -- A how-to of engraving.
Call Number
JQD 12-1401
ISBN
  • 9781616890674 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1616890673 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012003848
OCLC
775780091
Author
Collins, Nancy Sharon.
Title
The complete engraver : monograms, crests, ciphers, seals, and the etiquette of social stationery / Nancy Sharon Collins ; foreword by Ellen Lupton ; essay by Marjorie B. Cohn.
Imprint
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2012], ©2012.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQD 12-1401
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