St. Helen's School calligraphic manuscript of the Benedicte Omnia Opera Northwood, London, (Addition 54) 2024-0093, 1960
Scope and Contents
This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains an original calligraphic manuscript of thirty variously colored linocuts, each by a different girl from a class at St. Helen's Norwood, London. Each linocut has the student's name below in ink. The contents are handwritten verses of Benedicte Omnia Opera. The title page notes, "Lettered, illustrated and bound by all the members of IVA." The endpapers are also original handpainted images of angels. Bound in original black cloth at the school by L. Hardy, D. Lines, and J. Scarth.
Dates
- Creation: 1960
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Full Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States