Eric Gill

Ruth Cribb & Joe Cribb

ISBN 10: 0714118192 / ISBN 13: 9780714118192

Published by British Museum Press, UK, 2011

About this Item

Soft cover, as new. Eric Gill is one of the most controversial artists of the 20th Century. A brilliant artist but with a scandalous personal life. This illustrated book focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer. (Book details).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eric Gill
• Publisher: British Museum Press, UK
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714118192
• ISBN 13: 9780714118192
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 17W x 18H x 1.5D centimeters 17 centimeters width by 18 centimeters height by 1.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 337 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A fascinating visual survey of Gill’s creativity and enduring legacy. Written by two experts on Eric Gill.

About the Author

Ruth Cribb is an exhibition coordinator at the Victoria and Albert Museum and is writing her PhD thesis on Eric Gill’s working practices at the University of Brighton.

Joe Cribb is a specialist in the monetary history of Asia. He worked as a curator of Asian currencies at the British Museum for 40 years before retiring in 2010 as the Keeper of Coins and Medals. In 2021 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Numismatics in the School of History and Culture at Hebei Normal University. He has authored and edited books on Chinese, Indonesian and Central and South Asian currencies and history, and introductory books on coins and many articles on Asian coins and numismatic practice.