Hofer, Philip 1898-1984

Overview

Works:	331 works in 496 publications in 11 languages and 8,498 library holdings
Roles:	Editor, Compiler, Author of introduction, Publishing director, Creator, Redactor
Classifications:	z43, 769.924

Publication Timeline

1920 |

|2010

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Publications about Philip Hofer

Publications by Philip Hofer

Publications by Philip Hofer, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Philip Hofer

The courtly tradition in Japanese art and literature : selections from the Hofer and Hyde collections by John M Rosenfield ( Book )
Drawings for book illustration : the Hofer Collection by David P Becker ( Book )
Master drawings and watercolors : the Hofer Collection by Fogg Art Museum ( Book )
Spanish and Portuguese 16th century books in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts : a description of an exhibition and a bibliographical catalogue of the collection by Harvard College Library ( Book )
The practice of letters : the Hofer collection of writing manuals 1514-1800 by David P Becker ( Book )

The Japanese courtier : painting, calligraphy, and poetry from the Fogg Art Museum, the Philip Hofer collection by Fogg Art Museum ( Book )
Philip Hofer as author and publisher ( Book )
Philip Hofer as a collector : a symposium in conjunction with the exhibition of the Philip Hofer bequest to the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts ( Book )
A selection of books, manuscripts, and drawings brought to the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts by Philip Hofer '21, between 1938 and 1966 : the Houghton Library, Harvard University, June, 1966 by Harvard College Library ( Book )
Catalogue of books and manuscripts by Harvard College Library ( Book )
Himalayan reverie by Philip Hofer ( Book )
Prince of the eye : Philip Hofer and the Harvard Library by William Bentinck-Smith ( Book )
Beech Hill, Maine : in memoriam, Frances & Philip Hofer by W. H Bond ( Book )
Master drawings lent by Philip Hofer, class of 1921 by Fogg Art Museum ( Book )
A catalogue of an exhibition of the Philip Hofer bequest in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts / The Philip Hofer collection in the Houghton Library by Harvard College Library ( Book )
Philip Hofer as author & publisher : a supplement ( Book )
Notes on the Philip Hofer reference collection by James E Walsh ( Book )
COURTLY TRADITION IN JAPANESE ART AND LITERATURE SELECTIONS FROM THE HOFER AND HYDE COLLECTIONS ( Book )
Collector's showcase by Dartmouth College ( Serial )
Othello : fifteen etchings by Théodore Chassériau ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Philip Hofer

Baroque book illustration : a short survey from the collection in the Department of Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library by Philip Hofer ( Book )
21 editions published between 1951 and 1996 in English and German and held by 588 libraries worldwide

The universal penman by George Bickham ( Book )
9 editions published between 1941 and 2005 in English and held by 570 libraries worldwide
Famous treasury of English roundhand calligraphy of 1740. Alphabets, decorated pages, scrolls, frames, cupids, similar material.

Edward Lear as a landscape draughtsman by Philip Hofer ( Book )
11 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 564 libraries worldwide

Los caprichos by Francisco Goya ( Book )
3 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 550 libraries worldwide

Paradise lost by John Milton ( Book )
5 editions published between 1940 and 1976 in English and held by 495 libraries worldwide

The disparates; or, The proverbios by Francisco Goya ( Book )
3 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide

Fragonard drawings for Ariosto by Jean-Honoré Fragonard ( Book )
7 editions published in 1945 in English and held by 277 libraries worldwide

Illustrations of the Book of Job by William Blake ( Book )
9 editions published between 1937 and 1950 in English and held by 257 libraries worldwide

Teapots and quails : and other new nonsenses by Edward Lear ( Book )
4 editions published between 1953 and 1954 in English and held by 237 libraries worldwide
A previously unpublished collection of drawings and poems by Edward Lear, published posthumously.

Approaches to drawings by Drawing Society ( Book )
2 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 230 libraries worldwide

Edward Lear by Philip Hofer ( Book )
3 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 222 libraries worldwide

Eighteenth-century book illustrations by Philip Hofer ( Book )
7 editions published between 1956 and 1967 in English and held by 201 libraries worldwide

A letter to Philip Hofer on certain problems connected with the mechanical cutting of punches by Jan van Krimpen ( Book )
4 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 194 libraries worldwide

The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake : a portfolio by William Hogarth ( Book )
5 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide
The plates are reproductions of Hogarth's seven versions of his picture which illustrates act 3, scene 11, air 5 of John Gay's The beggar's opera, with reproductions of the 1st and 4th states of Blake's engraving after the Duke of Leeds version, and including a modern restrike of the 4th state.

The disasters of war by Francisco Goya ( Book )
5 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 137 libraries worldwide

John Howard Benson & his work, 1901-1956 by Philip Hofer ( Book )
1 edition published in 1957 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide

A catalogue of an exhibition of the Philip Hofer bequest in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts by Harvard College Library ( Book )
6 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide

Aesopic : twenty four couplets by Anthony Hecht to accompany the Thomas Bewick wood engravings for select fables by Anthony Hecht ( Book )
1 edition published in 1967 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide

Fra Luca de Pacioli of Borgo S. Sepolcro by Stanley Morison ( Book )
2 editions published in 1933 in English and held by 102 libraries worldwide

A book of ornaments by Simon Gribelin ( Book )
1 edition published in 1941 in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide

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Audience Level

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	Kids	General	Special

Audience level: 0.71 (from 0.48 for Teapots an ... to 0.93 for A book of ...)

Related Identities

Harvard College Library Dept. of Printing and Graphic Arts
Blake, William 1757-1827
Goya, Francisco 1746-1828 Artist
Mortimer, Ruth Editor
Lear, Edward 1812-1888
Garvey, Eleanor M. Editor
Mongan, Elizabeth
Jackson, William A. (William Alexander) 1905-1964 Publishing director
Houghton Library
Ruzicka, Rudolph 1883-1978

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Associated Subjects

Artists' preparatory studies‍ Art museums‍ Arts, Japanese‍ Authors, English‍ Beggar's opera (Gay, John)‍ Bible. Bibliography‍ Biography‍ Blake, William,--1757-1827‍ Book design‍ Business‍ Calligraphy‍ Catalogs‍ Children's poetry‍ Drawing‍ Eccles, Mary Hyde‍ English wit and humor‍ Engraving‍ Exhibition catalogs‍ Fall of man‍ Fogg Art Museum‍ Goya, Francisco,--1746-1828‍ Graphic arts‍ Great Britain Harvard College Library.--Dept. of Printing and Graphic Arts‍ History‍ Hofer, Philip,--1898-1984‍ Hyde, Donald Frizell,--1909-1966‍ Illustrated books‍ Illustration of books‍ Illustrations‍ Juvenile works‍ Krimpen, Jan van,--1892-1958‍ Landscape drawing, British‍ Lear, Edward,--1812-1888‍ Libraries‍ Literature‍ Manuscripts‍ Massachusetts Massachusetts--Cambridge‍ Nonsense verses, English‍ Orlando furioso (Ariosto, Lodovico)‍ Paradise lost (Milton, John)‍ Penmanship‍ Poetry‍ Printing‍ Private press books‍ Proverbs (Goya, Francisco)‍ Type and type-founding‍ Watercolor painting--Private collections‍

Alternative Names

Hofer, Philip, 1898-1984

Languages

English (477)
Undetermined (12)
No Linguistic content (11)
German (7)
Spanish (4)
Persian (3)
French (2)
Italian (2)
Latin (1)
Multiple languages (1)
Dutch (1)

Covers

A catalogue of an exhibition of the Philip Hofer bequest in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts

A catalogue of an exhibition of the Philip Hofer bequest in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts / The Philip Hofer collection in the Houghton Library