A very large collection of metal stereotypes and photoengraving plates (most of which are mounted on wooden blocks) used for printing purposes for 'The Capuchin Annual'. Photoengraving was a process used in preparing illustrations for printing by transferring images to metal plates by a combination of photography and acid etching. Photoengraving was widely used in making plates for various printing processes, reproducing a wide variety of graphics such as lettering, line drawings and photographs. A stereotype consisted of engravings from a drawing or from an illustration. If required, duplicate stereotypes could be set beside text composed on a linotype machine and headings in hand-set type. Photoengraving plates and stereotype blocks were frequently mass-produced for advertisements and were sent to various printers, newspapers and publishers. These photoengraving plates and stereotype blocks were transferred (many still extant in filing cabinets) to archival storage following the closure of the Capuchin Publications Office in 1977. Many of the plates and blocks are numbered but only a few have identifying captions or annotations.
The sub-series contains a select collection of publications formerly held by the editors of 'The Capuchin Annual' in the Publications Office. It is probable that many books, periodicals and journals were transferred to the Provincial Library in the Capuchin Friary on Church Street. Many others may have been discarded.
A clipping of a reproduction of a painting by Casimir Dunin Markievicz. The caption notes that the original is in the possession of Thomas MacDonagh. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Review’ (July-Aug. 1914). (Volume page 110).
A print of a painting by James Humbert Craig titled ‘Fair Day, Cresslough’. The publication from which the print was taken is not given. (Volume page 220).
Photographic prints relating to the state visit to Ireland by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco in June 1961. The prints were compiled for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1962). The prints show the couple greeting President Éamon de Valera and his wife at a state banquet in Dublin Castle, visiting a children’s hospital and at an official gathering in Croke Park, Dublin. Most of the prints are captioned on the reverse. The prints are mainly press photographs from the Lensman Press Agency, 9 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Independent Newspapers Ltd., and Liam Kennedy & Sons, 42 MacCurtain Street, Cork.
Photographic prints compiled for an article by Donal Brennan titled ‘Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Belvedere’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1977). The file contains photographs and copy prints of the Belvedere Palace and historical landmarks (including the Soviet War Memorial) in Vienna, Austria.
