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The songs of experience

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Description
Plates 34-36, 53 etched 1789; plates 29-33, 37-52 etched 1794. Plates disbound and separately mounted in preservation mats. Former binding preserved: Full maroon morocco, gilt frames on covers, and stamped in gilt on spine. The hand numbering by Blake (in ink in upper right corners), seem to indicate that the plates were separated from a numbered copy of "Songs of Innocence"
Type
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Date
Between 1789 and 1794
Call number
54038
Creator
Blake, William (1757-1827)(Opens in new tab)
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
21 cm
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