Letters to Smith, Elder and Co. mainly concerning the publication of Modern painters, from:
- (fols. 1-104) John Ruskin, 1859-74
- (fols. 105-237) J. J. Ruskin, 1860-3.
Dates
- c. 1859-1874
Extent
237 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 168, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 168
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8501
Abstract
Letters to Smith, Elder and Co.
Biographical / Historical
Smith, Elder and Co. was a publishing company founded in 1816. John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art critic and social critic.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from D. D. Evans, Day's Bookshop, Thame, 1956.
- Title
- Letters to Smith, Elder and Co.
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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