Twin columns and branching crowns: Paper Marks

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Paired columns are joined by horizontal bars and topped with grape-like clusters or branching finials in Plate IX. Letters occupy some of the lower compartments. Pott groups these paper marks together to compare related outlines; their visual resemblance alone does not securely establish a shared workshop or owner.

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Illustrator not identified. "Twin columns and branching crowns: Paper Marks" [editorial title]. In Francis Bacon and His Secret Society, Constance Mary Pott. 1891, S. Low, Marston. Source scan leaf 385. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0028-0385

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Medium: Printed illustration
Creator: Illustrator not identified
Source scan: Leaf 385
Reference: Francis Bacon and His Secret Society, original source leaf 385.
Image size: 1157 x 1600 px
Catalogue ID: IMJ-0028-E001

Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.

Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.

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Francis Bacon and His Secret Society — exact library edition

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Francis Bacon and His Secret SocietyConstance Mary Pott1891

Publisher: S. Low, Marston

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Illustrator not identified. Twin columns and branching crowns: Paper Marks. Francis Bacon and His Secret Society. Scan leaf 385. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0028-0385