A Guide to the Charles William Smith Woodcuts and Illustrations, n.d. Smith, Charles William, Woodcuts and Illustrations 5791-c

A Guide to the Charles William Smith Woodcuts and Illustrations, n.d.

A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 5791-c


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
5791-c
Title
Charles William Smith Woodcuts and Illustrations n.d.
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of ca. 20 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Charles William Smith Woodcuts and Illustrations, Accession #5791-c, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred on 1996 July 5.

Scope and Content Information

The collection contains a linoleum block cut of the University of Virginia rotunda, woodcuts by Smith, mulberry paper and boxwood samples, a Japanese woodcut instruction book, and cutting and engraving tools.

The collection also contains a wood engraving of the grey plover by Thomas Bewick used in his "History of British Birds"; a woodcut of "Taking Christ from the Cross" by William Allen Butler used in his "Oberammergau 1890"; and several Chinese woodcuts.

In addition there are several illustrations from woodcuts by Bewick, Smith and others.

Contents List

Box 1
Linoleum-cut of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia by Charles William Smith n.d.
Box 1
Woodcut illustrations by Thomas Bewick, Charles William Smith, and others n.d.
Box 1
Woodcut of the Grey Plover by Thomas Bewick n.d.

[An illustration from this woodcut is in A History of British Birds, Vol. I by Thomas Bewick (London: Longman and Company, 1826), page 231. Also identified in 1800 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick and his School (New York: Dover Publications, 1962) located in the Library System NE1212.B5 A45 1962], Birds--Shore, Plate 87, Number 4.

Box 1
Woodcut of Oberammergau--Taking Christ from the Cross n.d.

[An illustration from this woodcut is in Oberammergau 1890 by William Allen Butler (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891) located in Rare Books Barrett PS1235.B5023 1891]

Box 1
Woodcut of a Rubber Plant by Charles William Smith n.d.
Box 1
Woodcut of a Man Reading under a Lamp Post by Charles William Smith n.d.
Box 1
Mulberry Paper n.d.
Box 1
Boxwood before and after finishing for engraving n.d.
Box 2
Chinese Woodcut of a Bird n.d.
Box 2
Chinese Woodcut of a Sea Creature n.d.
Box 2
Chinese Woodcut of a Chinese Seal n.d.
Box 2
Chinese Woodcut of Chinese Writing n.d.
Box 2
German Woodcut n.d.
Box 2
Japanese intruction book of how to make woodcuts n.d.
Box 2
Cutting and Engraving tools, Linoleum Gouge, and Mallet (loose) n.d.