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Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists

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Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists
J. M. W. Turner R.A. by W. Cosmo Monkhouse, 1879, showing the uniform binding of the series
EditorJoseph Cundall
PublisherSampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
Publication date
1879
OCLC150044969

The Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists was a book series in 38 volumes edited by Joseph Cundall and his son Frank,[1] and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington in London from 1879 to the 1890s.[2]

Volumes

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Incomplete list of volumes:

See also

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  • The Great Historic Galleries of England

References

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  1. ^ Testimonials (In favour of Mr. Frank Cundall) (PDF). Collection of National Library of Jamaica. 1890.
  2. ^ McLean, Ruari (1963). Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing. London: Faber & Faber.

Further reading

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  • Margaret M. Smith, "Joseph Cundall and the Binding Design for the Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists", The Library, Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2004). https://doi.org/10.1093/library/5.1.39
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