Les eglogues de Virgile

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Les eglogues de Virgile

Artist Adolphe Giraldon French, 1855-1933

Publisher Plon-Nourrit et cie., Paris, 1906

Author Virgil (Vergilius Publius Maro) Roman, 70-19 BCE

Date1906

DimensionsOverall: H: 13 1/4 in. (335 mm); W: 8 7/8 in. (226 mm); Depth: 13/16 in. (20 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 12 15/16 in. (329 mm); W: 8 3/4 in. (222 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 40 wood engravings in colors, from designs by Giraldon. Text: letterpress (typeface: fancy roman font designed by Aldolphe Giraldon and cast by Deberny et Cie.). Paper: Arches wove.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.522

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Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Classically Modern: Classical Texts with Modern Prints from the Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 18 - Apr. 30, 2000, repr. p. 15. Pages shown: 6, 7, 25, 45, 57, 9, 1, 49.