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Collection: St. Dominic's Press (Ditchling, Sussex)

St. Dominic's Press was the publishing arm of the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic. The Press was founded in 1916 by Hilary Douglas Clark Pepler (1878-1951) as a means to advance his ideas for social reform. Influenced by the Distributist movement of Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton, Pepler joined with Eric Gill (1882-1940) and Edward Johnston (1872-1944) in a move to Ditchling Commons to establish a group of working craftsmen. Joined soon afterwards by Desmond Chute (1895-1962) and Joseph Cribb (1892-1967), who was Gill’s earliest apprentice, they established the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, “In order to put the affairs of the above upon a permanent basis.” Though Gill resigned in 1924 and withdrew to Capel-y-ffin to focus on his work as a stone carver, the Guild lasted until 1989. Items in this collection include examples from all of the categories of print materials that Pepler published. The Press also published serious scholarly works such as Philosophy of Art (one of the first English translations of Art and Scholasticism by Jacques Maritain). Books printed by the SDP are cataloged in the Blackfriars Gallery Library catalog. Inventory numbers based upon Taylor & Sewell. Also included in this collection are works by William Everson (Br. Antoninus) and Mary Fabilli, both affiliated with the Dominican Order and the Western Dominican Province. See also the Blackfriars library catalog for books by these artists.
Adam and Eve in Heaven of The Public-House in Paradise by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Adam and Eve in Heaven of The Public-House in P..., 1927
Ink On Paper
Adeste Fideles by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Adeste Fideles, 1919
print on paper
7.75 x 4.5 in
And Who Wants Peace by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • And Who Wants Peace, 1948
linoleum block
16 x 10.5 in
Bookplates by Philip Hagreen
  • Philip Hagreen
  • Bookplates, 20th century
Ink On Paper
Candlemas by David Jones
  • David Jones
  • Candlemas, 1923
Ink On Paper
4 x 4.75 in
Canon John Gray by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Canon John Gray, 1928
16 x 12 in
Carol, A by Hilary Pepler
  • Hilary Pepler
  • Carol, A, 1920
Ink On Paper
11 x 5.75 in
Carrying of the cross, The by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Carrying of the cross, The, 1928
Ink On Paper
9.5 x 9.5 in
Crucifixion, The by David Jones
  • David Jones
  • Crucifixion, The, 1926
Ink On Paper
6.75 x 5.75 in
Crucifixion, The and Kneeling Figure by David Jones
  • David Jones
  • Crucifixion, The and Kneeling Figure, 1927
Ink On Paper
9.5 x 5.5 in
David by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • David, 1926
Ink On Paper
Dominican friar and St. Dominic blessing friar and friar on pilgrimage by David Jones
  • David Jones
  • Dominican friar and St. Dominic blessing friar ..., 1924
Ink On Paper
6.5 x 4.75 in
Earth Poetry by Brother Antoninus/ William Everson
  • Brother Antoninus/ William Everson
  • Earth Poetry, 1971
Ink On Paper
20 x 13 in
Flint, The by Hilary Pepler
  • Hilary Pepler
  • Flint, The
Ink On Paper
8.5 x 5 in
Holy Childhood, The by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Holy Childhood, The, 1921
Ink On Paper
4 x 5.25 in
Holy Face by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Holy Face, 1917
Ink On Paper
3 x 2.25 in
Hound of St. Dominic by David Jones
  • David Jones
  • Hound of St. Dominic, 1922
Ink On Paper
3.5 x 4 in
JMJD - Three Poems by Hilary Pepler
  • Hilary Pepler
  • JMJD - Three Poems, 1918
Ink On Paper
6.75 x 4.5 in
Libro Dei Mesi by Mary Fabilli
  • Mary Fabilli
  • Libro Dei Mesi, 2000
print on paper
8.25 x 11.75 in
Madonna and Child by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Madonna and Child, 1923
Ink On Paper
5.5 x 4 in
Madonna and Child by Desmond Chute
  • Desmond Chute
  • Madonna and Child
Ink On Paper
3.5 x 3 in
Madonna and Child, with Base by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Madonna and Child, with Base, 1919
Ink On Paper
2.75 x 2 in
Madonna and Child, with Gallows by Eric Gill
  • Eric Gill
  • Madonna and Child, with Gallows, 1916
print on paper
2 x 2 in
Mexican Standoff by Robin Eschner
  • Robin Eschner
  • Mexican Standoff, 1989
9 x 8 in
Noah and Dove
  • Noah and Dove
Ink On Paper
10.75 x 6.25 in
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