Entering a less verbal, more visual period for the blog ... Sheets for Barbara Hodgson's Mrs Delany Meets Herr Haeckel are piling up. Most (i.e. the ones shown here that are mostly border, with just brief captions at the bottom) will have her original papercuts mounted on them. Same for a frontis across from the title page.
She comes by once a week to pick up the latest batch, goes home & sets to the painstaking work of finishing & mounting the cuts.
Found this gem about rocks last week. Should probably go to Barbara's color reference library. We'll see. For now it's mine.
Not only is it a kool color-related book, it was printed by Enschedé! Sort of: I can't find anything in English that explains what Huyskes-Enschedé was, but it seems to have been some kind of publisher specializing in geological topics. In Holland with Enschedé attached, it has to be tied to the foundry somehow.
Barbara never reads this blog, so I have no fear about her finding out I have the thing & demanding I had it over. Same with Claudia.
Remember, if you're in LA tomorrow, that Barbara will be giving this year's Lieberman Lecture, talking about The WunderCabinet. Claudia, who claims she can't speak in public, will be hiding in the audience, no doubt piping up with questions & comments.
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