Edgar, Smith, 1865-1928, Te deum laudamus , 1888
- Title(s):
- Te deum laudamus : manuscript.
- Additional Title(s):
- First line of text: We praise thee, O God
- Published/Created:
- Well Holme, Armley, 1888.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (4 pages) : illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsBV469 .T4 1888+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15809215
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Title transcribed from front cover.
Edgar Smith was baptised in 1865 in York and died in 1928 in Leeds. He was the son of Benjamin Smith and Eliza Green. He married Sarah Jane Akeroyd on January 17, 1893 at the Church of Armley. In his youth, he was a draper's apprentice before becoming an artist/illuminator. His occupations also included draper, wallpaper designer, and wallpaper manufacturer.
Bound in original panelled gilt morocco over heavy album boards, with crimson moiré endpapers.
Illustrated manuscript of the hymn "Te deum laudamus" written on on parchment mounted on boards. In English with Victorian neo-gothic illumination. The text is written in blackletter script, organized into two columns on each page with elaborate borders and several decorative initials. The hymn is prefaced by an illustration of Saint Bartholomew's Church in Armley with portraits of St. Ambrose on the left and St. Augustine to the right. The manuscript is signed on the last page in a small hand, with "Edgar Smith, illuminator, Well Holme, Armley, 1888" in the left column and the artist's gilt motto "If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right arm forget her cunning" in the right column. - Subject Terms:
- Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.St. Bartholomew's Church (Armley, Leeds, England)
- Form/Genre:
- Hymns.
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