Description
The Guild of Glass Engravers, Brochure for exhibition entitled Festival Glass '80 At The Church of St. Laurence Jewry-by-Guildhall, 7th-19th July 1980. Paper covers, staple bound, 12 pages. Black and white illustrations.
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Cream paper covers with black lettering on front. light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks.Includes brief bio, and black and white photo of an example of the engraver's works for the following engravers: Elly Eliades Stai, Mary Stevens, Bryant Fedden, P.M. David, Michael Fairbairn, Jo Birrell, Shirley Palmer, Peter Dreiser, Frans G.A.M.Smit, Anne Cotton, Madeleine Dinkel, The Hon. Anderw Lawson-Johnston, Hilary Virgo, David Peace, MBE, James Denison-Pender, Jane Webster, Simon Whistler, Jennifer Conway, Stephen Ricard, Betty Berkeley, Anne Mieke Lumsden, Laurence Whistler, CBE. [From introduction] In connection with the City of London Festival this year, the Guild of Glass Engravers was invited to mount an exhibition, representative of its best work, in the church of St.Lawrence Jewry-by-Guildhall from 7th-19th July. The work ¡s in several techniques, such as diamond point or steel point — drill (or revolving point) - and copper wheel. The art of glass engraving by point and wheel is quite a thousand years old, but has seen periods of decline. The recent revival in Britain of individual freelance engravers finds no parallel abroad as yet. It brought the Guild into being, founded five years ago, and now has an engraving membership of over 400.