Les bucoliques

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Les bucoliques

Artist Henri Fantin-Latour French, 1836-1904

Artist G. Simoes da Fonseca born 1874

Publisher Charles Meunier, "Maison du Livre," Paris, 1905

Printer text: Philippe Renouard, [Paris?]; bronze relief casting: Edition du Monument, [Paris?]

Binder Charles Meunier

Author André (Marie de) Chénier French, 1762-1794

Date1905

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 11 3/16 in. (284 mm); W: 8 7/16 in. (215 mm); Depth: 2 11/16 in. (68 mm).
Book: H: 10 11/16 in. (272 mm); W: 8 1/16 in. (205 mm); Depth: 2 5/16 in. (59 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 10 1/2 in. (267 mm); W: 7 1/2 in. (190 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 12 lithographs by Fantin-Latour in black on tissue mounted on Marais, each repeated once in sepia on china laid paper, and once in black on cream laid Marais; plus 22 lithographed decorations by Fonseca in black, each repeated once in black on tissue, once in sepia on china laid paper. Original bronze plaquette: bronze relief by Denys Peuch after Fonseca's lithograph "Muse de Chénier" mounted on front board of the binding. Text: letterpress in black with red (typeface: Didot). Paper: vélin du Marais cream laid paper, watermarked CM Volmere Stando; blue-white china laid paper.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.467

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