A binding by Paul Woodroffe for ‘Israfel’ [Gertrude Hammond’s] <span

class="book">Ivory, Apes and Peacocks. (original) (raw)

Binding

Paul Woodroffe

1899

Olive green cloth with designs printed in polychromatic inks.

7¾ x 5 inches

One of the most elaborate Art Nouveau bindings, this cloth casing represents a favourite motif of the period: the peacock. Woodroffe’s flamboyant design bears direct comparison with peacock-bindings by his contemporaries, Hugh Thomson and A. A. Turbayne.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

• Art Nouveau design
• A. A. Turbayne's peacock binding
• Hugh Thomson’s peacock binding

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