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Les Pastorales de Longus, ou Daphnis & Chloé
Artist: Aristide Maillol (French, 1861-1944)
Publisher: A. Zwemmer, London, 1937
Printer: Philippe Gonin, Paris
Author: Longus (Greek, Active 2nd-3rd centuries CE)
Date: 1937
Dimensions:
slipcase: 9 1/4 x 5 15/16 x 1 5/8 in. (235 x 151 x 41mm)
chemise: 9 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (228 x 146 x 35mm)
book: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 15/16 in. (216 x 139 x 24mm)
page (untrimmed): 7 15/16 x 5 1/4 in. (202 x 133mm)
Medium: Original drawings: 2 drawings in sanguine pencil
Original prints: 56 wood engravings (inc. 55 in olive, 1 in black--cover), plus suite of 55 wood engravings in black, incl. variants, 1st states, and proofs from preliminary blocks
Text: letterpress (typeface: Caslon)
Paper: laid Maillol, watermarked MK [Maillol Kessler]
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 1979.28A-FFF
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