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French book arts : manuscripts, books, bindings, prints, & documents : 12th-21st century / H. George Fletcher.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Reference Collection Folio Z144 .F54 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fletcher, H. George, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Printing--France--History--Origin and antecedents.
- Printing.
- Printing--France--16th century.
- Printing--France--17th century.
- Printing--France--18th century.
- Printing--France--19th century.
- Printing--France--20th century.
- Printing--France--21st century.
- Manuscripts--France.
- Manuscripts.
- Incunabula--France.
- Incunabula.
- Bookbinding--France.
- Bookbinding.
- Prints--France.
- Prints.
- Portrait medallions--France.
- Portrait medallions.
- Advertising cards--France.
- Advertising cards.
- Printing--Origin and antecedents.
- France.
- Genre:
- History.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- [4], 5-207, [1] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- French book arts : from the collection of the Grolier Club
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Grolier Club, MMXVIII (2018)
- Summary:
- Drawn from the Grolier's permanent collections, the objects in this exhibition and catalogue range from a magnificent 12th-century manuscript of Gregory the Great's commentary on Job to recent artists' books and designer bookbindings. Highlights include manuscript and printed illuminated Books of Hours, early printed books, bindings from seven centuries, a letter from Jefferson to his Parisian bookseller, portrait prints of the great and the good, commemorative medals, and documents. Our patron saint, Jean Grolier, the "Prince of Bibliophiles," is honored with five of his books and three documents. The libraries of such important figures as Madame Pompadour, Marie Antoinette, Count Hoym, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Adolf Hitler are represented.00Exhibition: The Grolier Club, New York, USA (07.12.2018 - February 2019).
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Manuscripts
- II. Incunabula
- III. 16th century
- IV. Jean Grolier
- V. 17th century
- VI. 18th century
- VII. 19th century
- VIII. 20th century
- IX. 21st century
- X. Medallions, trade cards, and statuary
- XI. Prints
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes half-title page.
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the French book arts, to be held at the Grolier Club December 5, 2018-February 2, 2019.
- "Published in an edtion of 500 copies. Set in the types of Claude Garamond, as interpreted by Robert Slimbach for Adobe. Paste paper design on cover by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Design & typography by Jerry Kelly" -- colophon.
- Dedicated to the memory of Mary K. Young, 1939-2012, Grolier Club member.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781605830681
- 1605830682
- OCLC:
- 1044757063
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