The 102 drawings catalogued here are original pen-and-ink illustrations for books of Old and New Testament stories published for children. Each is drawn on card (11/12½ inches x 8½/10 inches), and signed by Brock, with a title in his hand (often the Biblical verse to which the drawing relates). Some were afterwards recycled as illustrations to a translation of the Bible into Swahili (28 of the 102 have been annotated by the printer for use in this publication).
H.M. Brock: Illustrations for Swahili bible etc.
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.8267
- Dates of Creation1900 (20th century)
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 archive box(es) 1 box
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Acquisition Information
The drawings were donated to Cambridge University Library in 1980 by G.O. Vinter Esq., who had acquired them some years earlier from the antiquarian bookseller Alan G. Thomas. The second part of the present catalogue lists Mr Vinter's correspondence concerning the drawings.
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