Les minutes de sable mémorial (Minutes of the Sands of Time)
Artist: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873-1907)
Author: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873-1907)
Date: 1894
Dimensions:
book: 5 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 11/16 in. (139 x 113 x 18mm)
page (untrimmed): 5 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (139 x 113mm)
Medium: Rare book with 8 original woodcuts by Jarry (7 hors texte in dark blue and brown, and 1 on the wrapper, printed in dark gold). Plus 2 additional woodcuts (earlier 'imageries populaires') hors texte, printed in brown and 1 line-block reproduction of pen-and-ink drawing, printed in black. Cream laid arches paper, letterpress printed.
Place of Origin: Paris
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2001.5
DescriptionEight original woodcuts (7 hors texte in dark blue and brown, and 1 on the wrapper, printed in dark gold. Additional woodcuts (earlier 'imageries populaires') hors texte, printed in brown and 1 line-block reproduction of pen-and-ink drawing, printed in black. Cream laid arches paper, letterpress printed. Some pages uncut.
This book is Jarry's first publication.
The original publisher's black wove paper wrapper with woodcut in gold.
This book is Jarry's first publication.
The original publisher's black wove paper wrapper with woodcut in gold.
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