Illuminated text study of Fragments from the original Note Books [ninth pg.] "It is natural to man" [cover to Penn essay, 1 of 3 pages] for The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications, 1922]

The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications]

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Date:

c. 1922

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Red and black ink and watercolor on paper with guidelines in graphite

Dimensions

20 1/8 x 13 in.

Classification

Books

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

This ornate cover does not appear in the published version.

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