Learning is Ever in the Freshness of its Youth, Even…

Learning is Ever in the Freshness of its Youth, Even for the Old. by WYATT, Leo. AESCHYLUS. < >

~ Learning is Ever in the Freshness of its Youth, Even for the Old.

Newcastle upon Tyne c.1973-76

Proof of a print issued in an edition of 75. Wood engraving by Leo Wyatt with aphorism in white lettering on chestnut background, printed on handmade paper. 21 x 16.2 cms. Paper size, 25.2 x 34 cms

Leo Wyatt’s trade was to design and engraved steel dies and copper plates. In his late fifties, challenged by the assertion that famed English wood engraver Reynolds Stone was seemingly “the sole practitioner of the Chancery Cursive letter in engraved form today” he began to engrave letterheads and bookplates on wood using this traditional letter form. He created alphabets and engraved quotations and aphorisms in the 1970s which proved extremely popular.

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Keywords: Book, Lettering & Mss
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