Bookbindings by Talwin Morris and Charles Rennie Mackintosh

GSA Library has recently purchased a number of Art Nouveau bookbindings for its Glasgow Style Collection, designed by Talwin Morris and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Morris became Arts Manager for Glasgow publisher Blackie & Son in 1898, a position he held until his death in 1911. He became friends with Mackintosh, his wife Margaret, and their circle, and revolutionised bookbinding by using stylised motifs such as birds, roses and briars. He also abandoned the fussy serif fonts that hitherto had been standard.
Newly accessioned titles include:

In 1902 Morris introduced Mackintosh to Walter Blackie, an acquaintance that was to lead to the commission for Hill House, Blackie's home in Helensburgh. Mackintosh also provided Blackie & Son with a small number of binding designs, which were soon repeated across several titles, often in different colours.
Newly accessioned titles include: