Les illuminations
Les illuminations
Artist
Roger de La Fresnaye
(French, 1885-1925)
Publisher
H. Matarasso, Paris, 1949
Printer
Joseph Zichieri, Paris
Author
Arthur Rimbaud
(French, 1854-1891)
Date1949
DimensionsSlipcase: H: 10 1/8 in. (257 mm); W: 6 5/8 in. (169 mm); Depth: 3/4 in. (19 mm).
Book: H: 9 13/16 in. (250 mm); W: 6 7/8 in. (175 mm); Depth: 9/16 in. (14 mm).
Page: H: 9 13/16 in. (250 mm); W: 6 1/2 in. (165 mm).
Book: H: 9 13/16 in. (250 mm); W: 6 7/8 in. (175 mm); Depth: 9/16 in. (14 mm).
Page: H: 9 13/16 in. (250 mm); W: 6 1/2 in. (165 mm).
MediumOriginal prints: 25 wood engravings in black (3 in black with gray) from blocks engraved by Blaise Monod after drawings by La Fresnaye; plus an extra suite of 22 wood engravings on buff wove paper and an extra suite of 23 wood engravings on japan wove paper, incl. 2 with added handcoloring.
Text: letterpress (typeface: ).
Paper: china, with suites on ivory japan and ivory wove, plus 1 print on cream wove paper.
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number
1984.642
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