Fifty-four Conceits
A Collection of Epigrams and Epitaphs Serious and Comic
Published on 1. May 2017
Book
Hardback
72 pages
978-1-910787-94-6 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1933, this is a charming book of verse written by Martin Armstrong
and illustrated with wood-engravings from the skilled hands of Eric Ravilious.
and illustrated with wood-engravings from the skilled hands of Eric Ravilious.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Wood engravings by Eric Ravilious; 72 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910787-94-6 (9781910787946)
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Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) was a painter, designer, muralist, book illustrator and wood
engraver. He grew up in East Sussex, and is particularly known for his watercolours of the
South Downs. He was a contemporary of Edward Bawden and Enid Marx, having studied
under Paul Nash at the Royal College of Art. He lived in Castle Hedingham before moving to
Great Bardfield, a village in Essex which became a magnet for like-minded artists. He served as
a war artist, and died when the aircraft he was in was lost off Iceland.
Martin Armstrong (1882-1974) was an English writer and poet, known for his stories. He
was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College,
Cambridge. He served in World War I in the British Army in France - a Private in the Artists'
Rifles, he was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment in 1915 and promoted Lieutenant
in 1916. He was included in the final Georgian Poetry anthology.
engraver. He grew up in East Sussex, and is particularly known for his watercolours of the
South Downs. He was a contemporary of Edward Bawden and Enid Marx, having studied
under Paul Nash at the Royal College of Art. He lived in Castle Hedingham before moving to
Great Bardfield, a village in Essex which became a magnet for like-minded artists. He served as
a war artist, and died when the aircraft he was in was lost off Iceland.
Martin Armstrong (1882-1974) was an English writer and poet, known for his stories. He
was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College,
Cambridge. He served in World War I in the British Army in France - a Private in the Artists'
Rifles, he was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment in 1915 and promoted Lieutenant
in 1916. He was included in the final Georgian Poetry anthology.