Selina Pierson 1847-8 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Cover drawing on collage shows wear

shows wear

The piece measures 14 3/4" in diameter and 6 1/2" deep

and I have not removed it to check

and the role of homophobia in slowing progress on medical research

Selina Pierson 1847-8 British Calligraphy Practice Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Cover drawing on collage shows wearI'm pretty certain Selina Pierson was the sister of Cornelius Pierson, whose own calligraphy practice notebook is listed separately. Selina's, dating to 1847 48 and with really lovely hand marbled paper cover, includes phrases, some partial, all relating to world geography: "Baltic, an inland sea which has no tide"; "Quito, an audience of Peru"; "Ganges, a river of India"; "Denmark, a country"; "Cortona, an ancient town." Plus small notes at the top