The Reginald E Egcombe Library

Item date: 19th - 20th centuries
Grant Value: 1,550
Item cost: 1,550
Item date acquired: 1998
Item institution: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Town/City: Birmingham
County: West Midlands

69 items representing the working library of the Birmingham industrial designer Reginald E Edgcombe, who was principal designer for Osler and Farraday, ranging from design theory, to practical handbooks and visual reference material. His books included W & G Audsleys Polychromatic Decoration 1882, and Outlines of Ornament 1881.

Item Provenance
Bought from the Edgcombe family