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Total number of records: 13

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Books and printed items10
Archives2
Art items1

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Brotherton Collection8
Herbert Read Collection7
English Literature3

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art, modern13
art5
modernism (art)5
artists' books4
anarchism3
english poetry3
sculpture, modern3
artists2
art, european1
conceptual art1

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Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)4
Coracle Press2
Bann, Stephen1
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)1
Gadney, Reg (1941-2018)1
Geoffrey, J Iqbal (1939-)1
Popper, Frank (1918-2020)1
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)1
Steadman, Philip (1942-)1
Taylor, Chris1

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From 190011

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2nd contemporary artists' book fair

Taylor, Chris

1999

Edition of 100.

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"On loan" : an exhibition of borrowed art lent by artists : Nov. 22nd-Dec. 19th, 1980, London

Coracle Press

[1980]

Exhibition held at Coracle Press. A box of 62 library tickets in readers' pockets. "An edition of 350 copies, the first 15 of which have been signed by the artists artists."--last card.

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"On loan" : an exhibition of borrowed art lent by artists : Nov. 22nd-Dec. 19th, 1980, London

Coracle Press

[1980]

Exhibition held at Coracle Press. A box of 62 library tickets in readers' pockets.

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Annual exhibition of paintings & drawings by modern artists, in connexion with the Yorkshire Art Union

Yorkshire Art Union

1st (1864). Sent by book post to John Guest, Rotherham; with stamp and postmark "Sheffield 1 [?] Feb 1864"

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Catalogue of the exhibition of 17th century art in Europe, 1938

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)

1938

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, Jan. 3-Mar. 12, 1938, in the Winter Exhibition series. Issued to accompany the illustrated souvenir, 17th century art in Europe. "List o...

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Four essays on kinetic art

Bann, Stephen; Gadney, Reg (1941-2018); Popper, Frank (1918-2020); Steadman, Philip (1942-); De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

1966

Includes bibliographical references and index. Kinetic art : yesterday, today and tomorrow / Frank Popper -- Colour music / Philip Steadman -- Aspects of kinetic art and motion / Reg Gadney -- Colou...

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The philosophy of modern art

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1953

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Miscellaneous articles

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1929-1969

This file contains clippings and offprints of published articles, letters, poems and plays by Herbert Read. In most cases the articles have been cut from their original context, but where an entire co...

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Original art works

1952 - 1968

This file contains original lithographs by: Alfred Manessier (signed, no. 62 of 200, cover of an exhibition catalogue, Galerie de France, 1952). Massimo Campigli ("Deux Femmes assises”, signed, n...

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Herbert Read Archive

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c.1908-1977

Papers and correspondence of Sir Herbert Read (1893 - 1968). The collection is divided into 17 series and reflects Read's broad interests, connections and activities: 1. First World War service 2...

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The philosophy of modern art

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1955

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