Correspondence and papers of Giles Barber relating to research for The James A. De Rothschild Bequest at Waddesdon Manor. Printed Books and Bookbindings (Aylesbury: The Rothschild Foundation, 2013), 1994-2005 and n.d. [c.1999-2000]
File
MS. 9101/21
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- 'Waddesdon - general', papers relating to illustrations of French bindings, presentation and display of books at Waddesdon Manor, 'Possible Waddesdon seminars', acknowledgements to be made in the publication, and other matters, 1994-2004 and n.d. [c.2000]
- 'French Binding Correspondence', correspondence with libraries, other organizations and individuals relating to the collection at Waddesdon Manor and progress towards publication of Barber's work, arranged alphabetically by correspondent, 1999-2005
- 'W[addesdon] Cat[alogue] Bibliogr[aphy]', papers and notes relating to the compilation of a bibliography, 1999 and n.d. [c.1999]
- 'Paris, General notes made there', papers relating to collections in institutions and in private hands in Paris, including notes made on a visit there in May 2000, 2000
- correspondence and papers relating to events at and group visits to Waddesdon Manor, including lists of items to be shown to Designer Bookbinders, Aug 1994, and a programme for a study day, 'The Dix-Huitième, The Enduring Popularity of the Ancien Régime Interior in Europe and America 1850-1920', during which Barber led a seminar on French books and bindings, 9 May 2000, and notes on books to be displayed and a draft of a talk, 'Baron Ferdinand's Library', by Barber for a 'Private Libraries Day' on 13 Nov 2002, 1994-2004
Dates
- Creation: 1994-2005 and n.d. [c.1999-2000]
Extent
1 box (5 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 9101/21
Repository Details
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