Annie S. Macdonald — bookbinder
- Creator(s):
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
- Title:
- Sonnets from the Portuguese
- Publication/Origin:
- [Edinburgh?]: [William Hay], [1897?]
- Description:
- Annie S. Macdonald’s embossed designs, inspired by German monastic bindings, were traced and worked onto the undressed leather after it covered the boards. She invented this technique, describing her method in “Modelled Bookbindings,” published in Book-Lovers Magazine in 1907. The lower cover with its splendid winged angel incorporates her initials. The binding leather, originally an ivory color, has darkened with age. This binding was included in the Guild Exhibition at Karslake and Company (1898) and is listed in the catalogue. Macdonald inspired Frank Karslake to establish the Guild of Women Binders, and with Jessie R. MacGibbon, Phoebe Anna Traquair, and other craftswomen came together as the Edinburgh Arts and Crafts Club, meeting to discuss and exhibit their work.
- Citation:
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, Sonnets from the Portuguese, [Edinburgh?]: [William Hay], [1897?], Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 23, 2024, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4313