5 Proverbs for Jacobins
DesignerDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
IllustratorIllustrated by
Kathleen Lindsley
(Gibraltar, born 1951)
Date1989
Object NameBook
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsBook: 11.5 x 7 x 0.2cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 16.2cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 16.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017565
About MeStapled book with a cream card cover and 11 pages. Each of the five proverbs referred to in the title is accompanied by an illustration by Kathleen Lindsley. The back page explains that the book is an edition of 250 copies issued Christmas 1989. It was sent to Joyce Laing in a white envelope dated December 25 and the back page is dedicated to her.This book is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor.
