Image Sheet - Yale Center for British Art

Image Sheet - Yale Center for British Art

ya l e c e n t e r f o r b r i t i s h a rt i m a g e s h e e t
“the poet of them all”: william shakespeare and miniature designer bindings
from the collection of neale and margaret albert
June 16–August 21, 2016
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1. Neale Albert with Works of William Shakespeare, 40 vols. (London: Allied Newspapers, 1904), bound by
Jana Pribíková, 2005
2. Brush Up Your Shakespeare, designed and letterpress printed at The Tideline Press by Leonard Seastone with
illustrations by Seymour Chwast (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by David Sellars, 2011, in reversed
pigskin, with goatskin, calfskin, vellum, and frogskin onlays, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
3. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Angela James, 2011, in goatskin with red,
white, and printed calfskin onlays, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
4. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Yehuda Miklaf, 2010, text block sewn on
linen tapes covered with red and yellow goatskin and inlaid into boards covered in purple and green goatskin,
with feathered onlays in various colors, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
5. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), linen-covered box by Yehuda Miklaf for his bound
copy of the book, 2010, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
6. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Derek Hood, 2010, in goatskin with
multiple colored goatskin onlays, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Hannah Brown, 2010, in wooden boards
backed with lacquered brass and joined with handmade brass rivets and colored leather inlays, shown with box,
Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
8. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Glenn Bartley, 2012, in goatskin, with
colored onlays and highlighted with blind and gold tooling, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
9. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Eri Funazaki, 2013, in transparent
vellum over full calfskin, with box covered in full calfskin with onlay of two figures, Collection of Neale and
Margaret Albert
10. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Robert Wu, 2015, in goatskin, with pink
leather onlays and tooling in blind, gold, and colored foil, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
11. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Tini Miura, 2015, in goatskin, with
multicolored onlays and gold tooling, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
12. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by David Sellars, 2011, in reversed pigskin
and goatskin, with goatskin, calfskin, vellum, and frogskin onlays and tooling, Collection of Neale and
Margaret Albert
13. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (New York: Piccolo Press, 2009), bound by Michael Wilcox, 2010, in box binding with
goatskin covers, with leather onlays, gold tooling, and gilt edges, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
14. King Henry IV, Part 1 from Shakespeare’s Works (New York: Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Company, ca.
1910), bound by George Kirkpatrick, 2007, in leather with embossed silver covers, shown with casket enclosure
made of resin, board, and leather, with paint and gold tooling, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
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15. Julius Caesar from Shakespeare’s Works (New York: Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Company, ca. 1910), bound
by Santiago Brugalla, 2004, in goatskin with tooling and miniature hand-painted portrait medallions on front and
back covers by John Hodgson, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
16. Romeo and Juliet from Shakespeare’s Works (New York: Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Company, ca. 1910),
bound by Paul Delrue, 2005, in multicolored goatskin with goatskin onlays, shown with box, Collection of Neale
and Margaret Albert
17. The Taming of the Shrew from Shakespeare’s Works (New York: Knickerbocker Leather and Novelty Company, ca.
1910), bound by Jenni Grey, 2006, in purple suede, with glass and pearl beads hanging from silver wire, and silver
clasp, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
18. Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra (vol. VII) from The Plays of Shakespeare (London:
William Pickering, 1825), bound by James Reid-Cunningham, 2011, in pierced-vellum binding with goatskin spine,
gold lettering on goatskin strap, Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert
19. American binder Gabrielle Fox tooling with gold leaf, Queen Mab (Cincinnati: Squiggle Dot Press, 2007),
photograph courtesy of Tom Allen
20. British binder Derek Hood attaching the headband to a miniature book, 2015, photograph courtesy of Ben Langdon
21. Shakespeare to Music (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire: Final Score, 2011), printed and bound by Stephen Byrne, in
black leather with inset embroidered panel by Marian Byrne, illustrated by Marian Byrne, Collection of Neale and
Margaret Albert
press contacts:
yale center for british art
Betsy Kim: +1 203 432 2853 | betsy.kim@yale.edu
Ronnie Rysz: +1 203 436 3429 | ronnie.rysz@yale.edu
polskin arts & communications counselors
Meryl Feinstein: +1 212 715 1625 | meryl.feinstein@finnpartners.com
Katherine Orsini Slovik +1 212 715 1594 | katherine.slovik@finnpartners.com
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