Binding by John Illingworth Kay for ‘The Yellow Book,’ Volume 10 (original) (raw)

Cloth binding for ‘The Yellow Book,’ 10

1896

Yellow cloth with heavy blocking

8¼ x 6½ inches

John Illingworth Kay has a textile and wallpaper designer, although he did design book covers for the Silver Studio. The image shown here is a typically organic motif, a type privileged by Art Nouveau. Kay’s deployment of the all-flowering plant aligns the periodical with the latest development in the ‘New Art.’

Scan and text by Simon Cooke [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

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