P. Virgilii Maronis, Georgica; Les Géorgiques de Virgile

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P. Virgilii Maronis, Georgica; Les Géorgiques de Virgile

Artist Aristide Maillol (French, 1861-1944)

Publisher Philippe Gonin, éditeur, Paris, 1937-1943 (printed 1950)

Printer Philippe Gonin, Paris

Author Jean Giono (French, 1895-1970)

Date1950

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 13 1/4 in. (337 mm); W: 9 15/16 in. (252 mm); Depth: 1 13/16 in. (46 mm).
Chemise: H: 12 7/8 in. (327 mm); W: 9 13/16 in. (249 mm); Depth: 1 9/16 in. (39 mm).
Book: H: 12 7/8 in. (327 mm); W: 9 1/2; Depth: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 12 11/16 in. (323 mm); W: 9 7/16 in. (240 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 122 woodcuts. Text: letterpress (typeface: Veronese, "une font nouvelle de caractères du XVème siècle"). Paper: Canson Montgolfier cream rag wove (watermark: Maillol’s sculpture La Méditerranée enclosed in a G, or alternately, with the names Maillol and Gonin beneath).

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.701A-B

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Baxter, Colles, et al., The Selma Erving Collection: Modern Illustrated Books, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1977, no. 20, repr.

cf. Garvey, Eleanor M., The Artist & the Book, 1860--1960, Boston, 1961, no. 175

cf. Rewald, John, The Woodcuts of Aristide Maillol, New York, 1943, nos. 156--161, repr.

cf. Strachan, W. J., The Artist and the Book in France; The 20th Century livre d'artiste, New York, 1969, p. 337.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Classical Inspirations, 1995, no cat. Toledo Museum of Art, Classically Modern: Classical Texts with Modern Prints from the Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 18 - April 30, 2000, repr. title page.