This question is being cross-posted to ARLIS-L and Museum-L,  Please
excuse the duplication.

For a possible exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of
Rochester, we would like to be in contact with libraries, rare books depts.
or museums owning collections of Cosway Bindings.  These bindings, named
after miniaturist Richard Cosway, were produced by the Henry Sotheran
publishing company in the 19th century, and generally included miniatures
inlaid into the binding.

If you have any knowledge of institutions holding collections of Cosway
Bindings, please contact:

Dan Knerr
Exhibits Registrar
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
500 University Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607
(716) 275-3081

or reply via email to


Lu Harper
Director of Library Services
Memorial Art Gallery
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Many thanks.