The Philip Hofer Collection in the Houghton Library

A Catalogue of an Exhibition of The Philip Hofer Bequest in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts

Eleanor Garvey

    Philip Hofer, who founded the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in the Houghton Library, was a curator and collector of great zeal and singular taste. In this exhibition catalogue his successor, Eleanor Garvey, explores the rich legacy Hofer bequeathed to Harvard: extraordinary manuscripts, writing manuals, illustrated books, and examples of fine and unusual printing. The objects of Hofer's fancy constitute a teaching collection and a scholarly resource of the highest kind. They also justify the reputation he earned over a long and unique career as the "Prince of the Eye."

  • Cover: The Philip Hofer Collection in the Houghton Library

Eleanor Garvey is a former Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at the Houghton Library, Harvard University.