The Bewick Collector by Thomas Hugo - 9781108057233

The Bewick CollectorA Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas and John Bewick\nAuthor(s): Thomas Hugo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108057233, 978-1108057233\nSynopsis\nThe names of Thomas Bewick [tel] and his brother John [tel] are synonymous with beautiful, delicate and accurate woodcuts of the natural world. Their instantly recognisable style was to influence book illustration well into the nineteenth century. The antiquary and print collector Thomas Hugo [tel], best known as a collector of Bewick woodcuts, first published this two-volume catalogue of his extensive collection in 18668. It has since emerged that many of the items sourced from printers' offices and booksellers across the country - including Thomas Bewick's own publisher, Emerson Charnley - cannot be authenticated as the Bewicks' work. The collection was nonetheless a remarkable assemblage of valuable materials, includ.