Le voyage d’Urien (title page)
Artist: Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)
Publisher: Librairie de l’art indépendant (Paris, 1893)
Printer: Edward Ancourt (Paris)
Printer: Paul Schmidt (Paris)
Author: André Gide (French, 1869-1951)
Date: 1893
Dimensions:
Slipcase: H: 8 9/16 in. (217 mm); W: 8 1/8 in. (206 mm); Depth: 1 3/16 in. (30 mm).
Chemise: H: 8 1/4 in. (210 mm); W: 8 in. (203 mm); Depth: 1 in. (25 mm).
Book: H: 7 15/16 in. (202 mm); W: 7 5/8 in. (194 mm); Depth: 9/16 in. (14 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 7 7/8 in. (200 mm); W: 7 1/2 in. (190 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 30 lithographs in colors, plus 1 wood engraving in black (cover). Text: letterpress. Paper: ivory laid paper.
Place of Origin: France
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.376
Label Text:Gide commissioned Denis to illustrate his symbolist novel after seeing Denis' unpublished drawings for "Sagesse." This book, dating from the Art Nouveau period, is generally considered the first livre d'artiste illustrated with color lithographs.
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