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Research Materials Relating to Richard Margolis's Book Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta
Margolis, Richard. ARCHIVE OF DRAFTS, RESEARCH MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER ITEMS RELATING TO MARGOLIS'S 2015 BOOK ON THE NINI TERRA COTTA MEDALLIONS DEPICTING BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Archive consists of the following (quantities are always approximate): over 1000 pages of correspondence, photocopies of articles, printouts of online resources, and other research materials assembled during the year Margolis spent actively writing his book, a large folder comprising several hundred pages of correspondence and proof pages relating to the catalogue prepared by Anna Cerboni Baiardi and Barbara Sibille for the Nini exhibit at Blois, several early drafts of the book's text, hundreds of original photographs, including enlargements, many of them taken over the years by Robert Myers, later drafts of the book after it was in layout, a full set of color page proofs, the final printed volume. Some of the correspondence and printouts show signs of use or casual storage, with folds, paper clips, staples, etc. Most of the materials here present, however, are in fine condition, including the photographs (many of which remain in photo boxes or in envelopes with cardboard backings to prevent folding). A unique archive, bringing together Richard Margolis's archives from his long-term project on the terra cotta portrait medallions of Benjamin Franklin produced by Jean-Baptiste Nini. The project resulted in the book Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta, which our firm was proud to publish in 2015. Margolis's volume was chosen as a Book of the Year Award winner by the Numismatic Literary Guild, and received strong reviews not only in the numismatic press but in the academic press as well. Collectors of these medallions will find much of interest in these papers, as will those with more scholarly interest in the subject. The photos alone are a valuable archive, given the rarity of many of the individual varieties and the paucity of publications on them. The contents of the archive take up about two and a half bankers boxes.
Margolis, Richard. ARCHIVE OF DRAFTS, RESEARCH MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER ITEMS RELATING TO MARGOLIS'S 2015 BOOK ON THE NINI TERRA COTTA MEDALLIONS DEPICTING BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Archive consists of the following (quantities are always approximate): over 1000 pages of correspondence, photocopies of articles, printouts of online resources, and other research materials assembled during the year Margolis spent actively writing his book, a large folder comprising several hundred pages of correspondence and proof pages relating to the catalogue prepared by Anna Cerboni Baiardi and Barbara Sibille for the Nini exhibit at Blois, several early drafts of the book's text, hundreds of original photographs, including enlargements, many of them taken over the years by Robert Myers, later drafts of the book after it was in layout, a full set of color page proofs, the final printed volume. Some of the correspondence and printouts show signs of use or casual storage, with folds, paper clips, staples, etc. Most of the materials here present, however, are in fine condition, including the photographs (many of which remain in photo boxes or in envelopes with cardboard backings to prevent folding). A unique archive, bringing together Richard Margolis's archives from his long-term project on the terra cotta portrait medallions of Benjamin Franklin produced by Jean-Baptiste Nini. The project resulted in the book Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta, which our firm was proud to publish in 2015. Margolis's volume was chosen as a Book of the Year Award winner by the Numismatic Literary Guild, and received strong reviews not only in the numismatic press but in the academic press as well. Collectors of these medallions will find much of interest in these papers, as will those with more scholarly interest in the subject. The photos alone are a valuable archive, given the rarity of many of the individual varieties and the paucity of publications on them. The contents of the archive take up about two and a half bankers boxes.