{"title":"Illustrés Modernes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"samain-albert-au-jardin-de-linfante-ill-schwabe","title":"SAMAIN Albert - SCHWABE Carlos. Au Jardin de l'Infante","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis, Le livre contemporain, 1908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompositions by Carlos Schwabe engraved on wood by J. C. G. M. Beltrand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-4 (257x183mm) of [1] f. with 1 frontispiece plate, 3 plates, 144 pp in 18 notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook in loose notebooks with folded printed cover.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal folder and slipcase with title label on the spine.\u003cbr\u003eCollection of poems by Albert Samain, punctuated by quotes from famous poets: Edgar Allan Poe, Stéphane Mallarmé, Villier de l'Isle-Adam, Charles Baudelaire and Virgil. Most of the poems are dedicated to famous people contemporary to the author.\u003cbr\u003eFrontispiece plus 3 frontispiece essays, 8 plates outside the text and grayscale floral compositions in symbolist style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint run for the Société Le Livre Contemporain, 120 numbered copies. \u003cstrong\u003eHere is copy No. 100 for Mr. L. COMAR.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpressive book by Carlos Schwabe, with a graphic style that is always so disconcerting. The book is fully illustrated, the floral compositions, of a very great visual diversity, push the imagination and perfectly accompany the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/20_DETAIL_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730649398\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eBy using several shades of gray, Carlos Schwabe manages to bring a volume that breaks any weariness of the drawing as you read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/16_DETAIL_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730645054\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with most of the books illustrated by the artist, the text\/image composition is very tasteful and perfectly balanced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/18_DETAIL_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730645058\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eFinally, the orange-toned plates, reminiscent of a charcoal drawing, strike with an even deeper volume than the floral compositions, thanks to chiaroscuro ranging from black\/gray\/orange\/white.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/17_DETAIL_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730645051\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe subjects of the drawings plunge us into an almost nightmarish dreamlike quality, there is always something disturbing in Schwabe's characters: the posture, the face, the proportions that are never perfect. Which makes him an artist who is always apart, like this book that is unlike any other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/19_DETAIL_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730645046\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition : \u003c\/strong\u003every well preserved book that has kept all its freshness in terms of colors, paper and cover. The folder and case are worn. There is a 4 cm tear at the bottom of the frontispiece that does not alter the image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/13_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1730581401\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelle édition recherchée et cotée. Carteret IV:355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo learn more :\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePete Beard documentary about Carlos Schwabe and his art : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2JJMQOy1ZBo?si=I2rCp78OF5N5ydnA\" title=\"Vidéo de présentation de Carlos Schwabe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/2JJMQOy1ZBo?si=I2rCp78OF5N5ydnA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eConsult all the book on the BNF website : \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k15222378\/f17.planchecontact\" title=\"Au jardin de l'Infante version numérisée sur Galica\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k15222378\/f17.planchecontact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k15222378\/f17.planchecontact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49699854582100,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/01_Schwabe_Samain_Jardin_Infante.jpg?v=1729971086"},{"product_id":"mendes-catulle-levangile-de-lenfance-de-n-s-j-c-ill-schwabe","title":"MENDÈS Catulle - SCHWABE Carlos. L'Évangile de l'enfance de N.S.J.C","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’Évangile de l’Enfance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ selon Saint-Pierre. Mis en français par Catulle Mendès d’après le manuscrit de l’Abbaye de Saint Wolfgang. Composition et encadrement de Carloz Schwabe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParis, Armand Colin \u0026amp; Cie Éditeurs, [1894 (Carteret V:73) ]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuxury edition limited to 150 copies on vellum. This one No. 30. with a double series of engravings (including one on chine).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-4° (330x250mm). Half brown Moroccan with corners, marbled paper covers, smooth spine with mosaic and gilded symbolist decoration. Gilded top edge. Marbled paper endpapers and endpapers. Cover preserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/12_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450989\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated edition in chromotypography of 120 pages of extraordinarily meticulous and original frames with dreamlike symbolist themes and plates outside the texts with striking figuration. In the image of the mysticism of this apocryphal gospel, which tells the story of the childhood of Jesus, his life and his miracles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/19_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1733044085\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach page is a visual tour de force, striking in its strangeness and originality. Encouraging the fatasms that can be generated by readings of this type of gospel. Where one wishes to detect a new truth in each story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/17_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1733044085\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was exhibited at the Salon Rose Croix of 1892, an important artistic gathering, and made Carlos Schwabe famous.\u003cbr\u003e(the artist also made the poster for the event: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/btv1b9013791r\/f1.item.zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/btv1b9013791r\/f1.item.zoom\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL’Évangile de l’Enfance is one of the great revolutionary books of its time, like l’Histoire des Quatre fils Aymon, Paris, H. Launette, 1883 illustrated by Eugène Grasset and Ilsée Princess de Tripolis, Paris, Piazza, 1900 illustrated by Alphonse Mucha.\u003cbr\u003eThese richly illustrated works where text mixes with illustration and where ornament accompanies the story like a comic strip offer extremely creative text\/image compositions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/18_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1733044085\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey impress with their visionary iconographic mastery in both ornament and illustration. Few artists can do it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/08_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450989\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe preface relates that Catullus Mendes, on holiday in Switzerland at Saint-Wolfgang (Sankt Wolfgang), was received by the Dominicans of the abbey and was able to visit the library. The Dominicans showed him their almost complete collection of apocryphal gospels. There was the gospel of Saint Jude, the gospel of Saint Barnabas, the gospel of the twelve apostles, the gospel according to the Egyptians, the proto-evangelium of Saint James the Minor, the gospel of Joseph the carpenter, etc.\u003cbr\u003eA gospel of the infancy caught his attention, knowing certain versions, this one seemed unknown to him, Saint Peter being mentioned as the author.\u003cbr\u003eThe writer obtained a copy of the precious manuscript from the Prior and on his return to Paris he compared his Evangelium Infantiae to those known until then.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/11_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450989\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly sought after and very hard to find deluxe edition, with a dedication by Carlos Schwabe for Madame J. Hanin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/10_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450989\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo learn more : \u003c\/strong\u003esee the complete book on the BNF website :\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1525851j\/f22.planchecontact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1525851j\/f22.planchecontact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Book in excellent condition. Minor rubbing on the lower edge of the marbled paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49846214132052,"sku":null,"price":2650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/22_Schwabe_Mendes_Evangile_Enfance_Jesus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1779224882"},{"product_id":"pouchkine-alexandre-zworykine-alexandre-boris-godounov","title":"POUCHKINE Alexandre - ZWORYKINE Alexandre. Boris Godounov","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis, Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1927\u003cbr\u003eSmall In-4 (235x175mm) of [2] ff. 1 watercolor, 138 pp. and 15 illustrations with black and color suite, [3] ff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJansenist binding in full dark green Moroccan. Spine with five ribs with title piece in gilded characters. Gilded edges. Cap notch decorated with gilded lines. Cut, edges of the outer covers accompanied by a gilded fillet in their center.\u003cbr\u003eEnd covers made of a mosaic floral decoration. This decoration, identical on the 2 end covers is on dark brown Moroccan leather. It is framed with gilded fillets and dots. The 19th century style ornamental compositions are in 3 shades, red, green and beige and structured by gilded fillets. Endpapers laminated with marbled paper. Covers and spine preserved. Shirt and slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopy No. 4 on Japanese Imperial paper with a suite in black and a suite in color of illustrations and an original watercolor by Boris Zworykine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/04_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/04_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe binding is signed LANOÉ Charles Louis Lucien. Bookplate of the French deputy Albert Dubosc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/09_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170691\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/09_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170691\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBoris Godunov is a tragic play written by Alexander Pushkin in 1825 and published in 1831. This drama, which is part of Russian history, is magnificently illustrated and decorated by Boris Zworykine whose style reinforces the power of the text.\u003cbr\u003eThe artist, born in Moscow, created murals in the churches of the imperial village of Tsarskoe Zelo (today Pushkin City) near Saint Petersburg, before immigrating to Paris in 1921. He then decorated the Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior in Asnières-sur-Seine.\u003cbr\u003eHis style, close to Russian Orthodox icons, is built with strong and precise lines with bright colors. It is a wonder for the eyes.\u003cbr\u003eHe also created with H. Piazza the magnificent book of the Golden Cockerel, entirely illustrated with lithographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/06_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/06_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/03_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731248782\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/03_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731248782\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe spine of the case is sunned. The book is in perfect condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/05_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/05_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_GodounovCasaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731170690\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo learn more about the illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Zvorykine\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Zvorykine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Zvorykine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can see all the scanned book on the BNF website :\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1522739t.r=boris%20zworykine?rk=21459;2\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1522739t.r=boris%20zworykine?rk=21459;2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1522739t.r=boris%20zworykine?rk=21459;2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49846214852948,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Zvorykine_Pouchkine_Boris_Godounov.jpg?v=1731170650"},{"product_id":"schwabe-mendes-catulle-hesperus","title":"MENDÈS Catulle - SCHWABE Carlos. Hespérus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, Société de la propagation des livres rares. 1904\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge In-8, 290x210mm, 51 ff. unbound, folded cover illustrated in color and gold inlay. Illustrated with 34 compositions by Carlos Schwabe watercolored in color and inlaid with silver: cover, 6 half-titles, frontispiece, 12 full-page plates, 14 vignettes and tailpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLUXURY COPY on Imperial Japanese paper with a suite of all the illustrations printed in black on China paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopy No. XXXV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/14_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450881\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften cited as one of the most beautiful art nouveau books in sales catalogs, it is certainly one of Carlos Schwabe's greatest successes. For us, it is one of the most beautiful modern illustrated books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/15_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450882\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads between symbolism and art nouveau, the artist's original compositions seize us as much by their strangeness as by their beauty. The deep colors sometimes encrusted with silver as well as the meticulous lines creating a disturbing, almost nightmarish reality make this book quite special.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/04_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450882\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are times when experience, circumstances, chance, make you bring together the ingredients, which between them, will create the perfect recipe.\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese paper, its format, the rendering of the watercolor on the paper, the illustrations as much in their mass as in their subject, the framing, the text\/image compositions, the adjustment of the typography. This book is as a whole perfectly balanced and successful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/12_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450882\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/11_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450882\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very light foxing on 3 sheets of the suite on china. Otherwise this copy is in an almost perfect condition, as it could have been when it left the printer 120 years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/13_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450881\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo learn more:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA documentary by Pete Beard on Carlos Schwabe and his art:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2JJMQOy1ZBo?si=I2rCp78OF5N5ydnA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/2JJMQOy1ZBo?si=I2rCp78OF5N5ydnA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be consulted in full on the BNF website:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1065326n\/f23.planchecontact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1065326n\/f23.planchecontact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569365651796,"sku":null,"price":2700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Schwabe_Catulle_Mendes_Hesperus.jpg?v=1731449811"},{"product_id":"lunois-courboin-schwabe-seon-rudnicki-uzanne-haraucourt-edmond-l-effort-la-madone-l-antechrist-l-immortalite-la-fin-du-monde","title":"Haraucourt Edmond - RUDNICKI Léon - LUNOIS Alexandre - COURBOIN Eugène - SCHWABE Carloz - SÉON Alexandre. L’Effort, La Madone, L’Antéchrist, L’Immortalité, La Fin du monde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, société de l’académie des Beaux Livres Bibliophiles Contemporains, 1894.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-4 of 215x282mm (cover 215x275) composed of 4ff. - 10ff. (La Madonne) - 20ff. (L'AnteChrist) - 18ff. (L'Immortalité) - 24ff. (La Fin du Monde) - 2ff.\u003cbr\u003eIn unbound sheets and gathered in a notebook by colored cords. Illustrated folded cover, pocket case covered with marbled paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover, half-title, introductory leaf, title frontispiece, illustrated by Léon Rudnicki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Madone\u003c\/em\u003e - Alexandre Lunois - 18 Original lithographs by the artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’AnteChrist\u003c\/em\u003e - Eugène Courboin - 38 illustrations engraved by Maison Quantin and stencilled in watercolor by A. Charpentier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’Immortalité\u003c\/em\u003e - Carloz Schwabe - 33 figures, including 10 etched plates engraved in intaglio by Auguste Macé and 23 stencilled in watercolor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Fin du Monde\u003c\/em\u003e - Alexandre Séon - 47 grayscale drawings engraved by Michelet and Bordier, title frontispiece in gold printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/02_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450749\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial watermarked paper designed by Octave Uzanne, president of the societies of the Académie des Beaux Livres Bibliophiles Contemporains, who also directed this edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/04_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450748\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition of 180 copies. Here N°93 printed for Luis Manero\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most impressive and beautiful symbolist books.\u003cbr\u003eThis tale in four parts written by Edmond Haraucourt has a high-flying artistic direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/06_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450749\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 renowned artists with very different styles, several engraving and coloring techniques, a specially designed paper. This book is apart in the history of bibliophily, so much effort and artistic diversity to illustrate a single story, certainly segmented into four parts, this is almost unheard of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/07_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450748\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/14_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450748\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the pastel poetry of Alexandre Lunois' lithographs, we move on to the very contemporary style of Eugène Courboin, almost similar to a comic strip of today and which perfectly supports the malaise of the Antichrist. Then comes Carloz Schwabe who plunges us into the antechamber of death with almost morbid symbolist atmospheres, all ending with the very personal drawings of Alexandre Séon, whose style, after 130 years, remains as modern as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/16_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450748\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/19_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt_Casaubon-livre-rare_effort_madone_casaubon_livre-rare.jpg?v=1731450749\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the author Edmond Haraucourt:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmond_Haraucourt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmond_Haraucourt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the artists:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLéon Rudnicki: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A9on_Rudnicki\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A9on_Rudnicki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandre Lunois: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandre_Lunois\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandre_Lunois\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEugène Courboin: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_Courboin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_Courboin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarloz Schwabe: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Schwabe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Schwabe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandre Séon: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandre_S%C3%A9on\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandre_S%C3%A9on\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be consulted in full on the BNF website:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/btv1b8600231s\/f1.planchecontact\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/btv1b8600231s\/f1.planchecontact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e stains on the half-title and the introductory leaf. Some of the cords that attach the leaves are undone. Everything else is in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569419030868,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Schwabe_Lunois_Courboin_Seon_Rudnicki_Uzanne_Haraucourt.jpg?v=1731449580"},{"product_id":"rochegrosse-homere-lodyssee","title":"HOMÈRE - ROCHEGROSSE Georges-Antoine. L'Odyssée","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, Éditions d’Art F. Ferroud, 1930.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-4 (310x230mm), paperback, illustrated cover.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated edition of compositions by Rochegrosse: 25 etched plates in 3 states, 24 headbands, 24 decorated letters, 24 colored woodcuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCEPTIONAL COPY. Special edition reimposed on Grand Papier de Hollande Van Gelder numbered in Roman numerals containing 3 states of the etchings including pure aqua frort. Accompanied by 8 plates in the text enhanced with color on Japanese paper giving the illusion of original watercolors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are the 8 plates enhanced with watercolor on Japanese paper:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/10_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare_3afe468a-43ae-4fb1-8ab3-7a9c1834c536.jpg?v=1734968933\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf Georges Rochegrosse had not decided to retire, to illustrate only one more work, we would most likely have entrusted him with the Iliad and the Odyssey. But this great artist did not want to give up and having chosen the Odyssey, we accepted his way of seeing, and the development of Homer's second masterpiece is finished. Four years were necessary to complete such a work and its very important documentation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Ferroud, Paris 1930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/07_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare_ffa4e60e-b88b-4333-9be2-538d6a3501df.jpg?v=1734968933\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will be difficult to detail the life and work of Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (married to Marie Rochegrosse \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Rochegrosse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Rochegrosse\u003c\/a\u003e), so vast is it. Symbolist and orientalist painter, lover of Algeria and member of the society of French orientalist painters and professor at the Académie Druet. He was successful during his lifetime and his work as an illustrator and painter is immense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/16_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1734968885\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will note as other books illustrated by the artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Chaîne d’Or\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/casaubon.fr\/products\/rochegrosse-gautier-theophile-la-chaine-dor\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/casaubon.fr\/products\/rochegrosse-gautier-theophile-la-chaine-dor\u003c\/a\u003e) or \u003cem\u003eLe Roman de la Momie\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k19101518.r=rochegrosse%20momie?rk=21459;2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k19101518.r=rochegrosse%20momie?rk=21459;2\u003c\/a\u003e) by Théophile Gaultier or \u003cem\u003eLe Scarabée d’Or\u003c\/em\u003e by Edgar Poe (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1526005v\/f20.planchecontact.r=rochegrosse%20scarabee\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1526005v\/f20.planchecontact.r=rochegrosse%20scarabee\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist's Wikipedia: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georges-Antoine_Rochegrosse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georges-Antoine_Rochegrosse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis page on the Musée d'Orsay website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.musee-orsay.fr\/fr\/ressources\/repertoire-artistes-personnalites\/georges-rochegrosse-21006\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.musee-orsay.fr\/fr\/ressources\/repertoire-artistes-personnalites\/georges-rochegrosse-21006\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003every good condition, see photos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/02_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare_04e35952-5cd1-4565-a202-1bdb13b5dc10.jpg?v=1734968933\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/17_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1734968885\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578812272980,"sku":null,"price":990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Rochegrosse_Homere_Odyssee_Casaubon-livre-rare_6e6f009c-9b58-4183-9bb2-15eaaac433c1.jpg?v=1734968933"},{"product_id":"latenay-homere-nausikaa","title":"HOMÈRE - LATENAY Gaston. Nausikaa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza et Cie, 1899\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode, Nausikaa, translated by Leconte de Lisle, forms the sixth Rhapsody of the Odyssey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge In-4 (275x320mm) of: white ff. - title frontispiece - half-title - [50]pp. - white ff.. Paperback, illustrated cover.\u003cbr\u003e52 decorative compositions, cover, decorated letters, fleurons and tailpieces executed by Gaston de Latenay.\u003cbr\u003ePlates engraved by Ruckert et Cie, colored with stencil by the Greningaire workshops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/05_Latenay_Homere_Nausikaa_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731850300\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition of 400 numbered copies. Copy offered. Ex. Dono from the publishers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/11_Latenay_Homere_Nausikaa_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731850300\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnificent and unique book illustrated by Gaston de Latenay, in a style that could seem very contemporary and very poetic to us.\u003cbr\u003eThe artist masters the work of compositions around texts or full-page illustrations. We will admire the full and empty spaces left by certain elements such as trees or clouds creating subtle plays of forms inspired by Japan or in the manner of Henri Rivière (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sagot-legarrec.fr\/oeuvre\/estampe\/estampe-moderne\/les-derniers-rayons-henri-riviere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/sagot-legarrec.fr\/oeuvre\/estampe\/estampe-moderne\/les-derniers-rayons-henri-riviere\/\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/10_Latenay_Homere_Nausikaa_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731850299\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is fully digitized on the BNF website: https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1049480g\/f19.planchecontact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e unpaperbacked book, stained cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/06_Latenay_Homere_Nausikaa_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731850300\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50801004740948,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Latenay_Homere_Nausikaa_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731693994"},{"product_id":"giraldon-virgile-les-eglogues","title":"VIRGILE - GIRALDON Adolphe. Les Eglogues","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis, Plon-Nourrit \u0026amp; Cie, 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook, dear reader, at the excised vignettes, the fine landscapes placed at the head of the Eclogues, delicate illuminations of a poetic missal, fresh reveries that recall Corot, simple and serious visions that make one think of Puvis de Chavannes. Here are views of dawn, distant hills gilded by the first caress of the young sun, pearly waters all teeming with the first breaths of morning…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Extract from the preface of the Eclogues by Emile Gebhart.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/11_Giraldon_Virgile_Eglogues_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731756214\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-4 (330x225mm) of [6]ff. + 67pp. + [4]ff. in unbound notebooks, folded cover with gilt title. \u003cbr\u003eOriginal publisher's slipcase in cloth with cover title reproduced in gold. Print page with frames, frontispiece, framed title page, preface introduced by a medallion of the portrait of Virgil with frames and 10 chapters all composed of a false title illustrated in a medallion, a header with a bucolic landscape in color engraved on wood and a tailpiece. All the texts are framed. The typography was designed by the artist. Magnificent performance by Giraldon in the art nouveau style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited edition of 300 copies, here Tribute copy No. 320.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/15_Giraldon_Virgile_Eglogues_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731756216\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a true graphic demonstration for Adolphe Giraldon. Virgil's Latin texts are framed by decorations of great artistic value. In particular the landscapes at the chapter header which impress with their finesse and their colors in a harmonious pastel palette. We find all the honiric realism that characterizes the artist's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/16_Giraldon_Virgile_Eglogues_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731756215\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe book fully digitized on the BNF website:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1075066d\/f15.planchecontact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1075066d\/f15.planchecontact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe artist's Wikipedia page:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolphe_Giraldon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolphe_Giraldon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e small tear at the bottom of the paper cover. Dirty box with defects on the inside of the flaps. Otherwise, a copy in excellent condition. The cover and interior have almost no defects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/04_Giraldon_Virgile_Eglogues_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731756215\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50801006412116,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Giraldon_Virgile_Eglogues_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1731694076"},{"product_id":"kawakami-sumio-tabako-torai-ki","title":"KAWAKAMI Sumio. Tabako Torai-ki","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title translates as: Account of the Arrival of Tobacco.\u003cbr\u003ePersonal edition. 1943 (Showa 18)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 165x235mm accordion-fold book containing 10 hand-painted woodblock prints with two hand-painted woodblock prints on the cover. Original printed slipcase.\u003cbr\u003eAn extremely rare edition limited to 50 copies (this is number 24), produced by Sumio Kawakami, and awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/02_Sumio_Kawakami_Tabako_Torai-ki_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763238702\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA magnificent series of eight drawings depicting the introduction of tobacco from the Americas to Japan by the Portuguese and its subsequent spread within 16th-century Japanese society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series of textless engravings is framed by a title page and signature. The drawings show the Portuguese trading with Native Americans before sailing to Japan and interacting with Japanese society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the second in the artist's personal collection on the theme of Nanban. Highly poetic and sensitive, it is remarkably well-preserved despite its age and fragility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKawakami's drawings from this period explore the era of Japanese trade with Europeans, from the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century until Japan's isolation in the 17th century, focusing on the tobacco trade. This period of cultural exchange and interaction is known as the \"Nanban period.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 1945, as the Pacific War raged, Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972) decided to retire from his position as an English teacher at Utsunomiya Prefectural High School, where he had worked for 20 years, and dedicate himself fully to the craft of woodblock printing. Kawakami developed a style influenced by the Meiji Kaika and Nagasaki Nanban periods. His primitive, rustic drawing style and his vivid, limited color palette evoke a profound poetry, nostalgic for a bygone era. This book is part of a series printed by the artist in the 1940s on the Nanban theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is a unique and recognizable artist whom the Casaubon bookstore particularly admires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more:\u003cbr\u003eArtist biography: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chosei_Kawakami\" title=\"Sumio Kawakami\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chosei_Kawakami\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElias Martin's YouTube channel featuring books by Sumio Kawakami:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheEliasMartin\/search?query=sumio\" title=\"Sumio Kawakami rare books\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheEliasMartin\/search?query=sumio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eView a selection of the artist's work on the Smithsonian website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheEliasMartin\/search?query=sumio\" title=\"Sumio kawakami librairie Casaubon\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/asia.si.edu\/search\/?edan_q=sumio+kawakami\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition considering the age and fragility of the work; a few minor stains and some areas of detachment behind the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53005556842836,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Sumio_Kawakami_Tabako_Torai-ki_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763238702"},{"product_id":"maeterlinck-maurice-schwabe-carlos-la-vie-des-abeilles","title":"MAETERLINCK Maurice - SCHWABE Carlos. La vie des abeilles.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSociety of Friends of the Modern Book, Paris. 1908\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctavo (245 x 210 mm). Jansenist binding by Charles Meunier, dated 1928, mounted on a slipcase. Full brown morocco, spine with four raised bands, author's name in gilt in the first compartment and title label in the second, year in gilt on the lower headcap.\u003cbr\u003eDouble gilt fillets on the edges of the boards and a series of small gilt fillets on the edges of the headcaps. The endpapers are decorated with a complex border of gilt fillets, fleurons, and rolls. Gilt edges.\u003cbr\u003eMarbled endpapers followed by white endpapers. Stencil-painted cover, original watercolor signed, gouache on the front covers, frontispiece, 67 illustrations in the text, and a breakdown of one of the plates in color.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/15_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917108\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited under the artistic direction of Charles Meunier and Léon Thévenin, the compositions are color wood engravings based on illustrations by Carlos Schwabe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is not a treatise on beekeeping or bee breeding, but rather the work of a passionate beekeeper, a philosopher of bees. The author knows how to see and admire all the beauty and strength of these insects, unraveling their mysteries with the visionary eye of one who can draw life lessons from them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI want to speak simply of Ronsard’s ‘blonde bees,’ as one speaks, to those who do not know him, of an object one knows and loves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003eMaurice Maeterlinck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you can see, this book is not a “classic” edition of Maeterlinck’s work, but a monument of modern bibliophilia. The Society of Friends of the Book, Meunier, Thévenin, Schwabe: this book is the result of a collaboration between individuals at the height of their artistic powers or passions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in an edition of 150 copies, this is number 21, printed for Ernest Braillard, and includes an original watercolor of one of the text illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/14_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917109\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover and frontispiece are magnificent and appear to be hand-colored using stencils, giving them a vibrant quality. The volume of the paint is palpable, yet the execution is flawless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/03_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917109\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo watercolor floral compositions frame the book, one on the back cover and another on a front endpaper. While it is sometimes difficult to discern the painting technique, we have observed these gouaches in other books for sale. Therefore, they are not original watercolors. A description of the illustrations as “gouache over lines by Carlos Schwabe” in a 2010 Alde auction seems apt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/13_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917108\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/11_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917109\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe deconstruction of one of the illustrations, bound at the end of the book, goes beyond mere embellishment; it allows us to grasp the full complexity of the woodcut printing technique. Nine engraved plates are required to create a single drawing, resulting in exceptionally high-quality rendering, depth of color, and a three-dimensionality that brings Schwabe's drawings to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Schwabe, one of the greatest Symbolist painters, also illustrated Les Fleurs du mal (1900) and Les Paroles d'un croyant (1908) for Charles Meunier, as well as Pelléas et Mélisande (1924) with Maeterlinck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaeterlinck's Wikipedia page: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Maeterlinck\" title=\"Vie des abeilles Maeterlinck Schwabe Casaubon livre rares book\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maurice_Maeterlinck\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Meunier's Wikipedia page: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Meunier_(relieur)\" title=\"Charles Meunier Casaubon livres rare books\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Meunier_(relieur)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Schwabe's Wikipedia page: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Schwabe\" title=\"Carlos Schwabe Casaubon Livres rare books\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Schwabe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book on Gallica:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1527313r\/f13.planchecontact.r=abeilles%20schwabe\" title=\"Vie des abeilles schwabe casaubon livre rare books\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k1527313r\/f13.planchecontact.r=abeilles%20schwabe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eScratch on the spine endcap, the spine is slightly sun-faded (slight difference in color compared to the covers). The slipcase is rubbed at the edges. The interior is in very good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon livre rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53065314369876,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Vie_Abeilles_Schwabe_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1763917107"},{"product_id":"gontcharova-natalia-die-mar-von-der-heerfahrt-igors","title":"GONTCHAROVA Natalia. Die Mär von der Heerfahrt Igors","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e(The Tale of Igor’s Campaign)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eMunich: Orchis Verlag, 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Description:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"23\"\u003eOctavo (272 x 185 mm)\u003c\/b\u003e. 80 pp., [2] ff. (genealogical tree), [1] f. (colophon). \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003ePublisher’s Bradel binding\u003c\/b\u003e in half-vellum with corners; the front board features a color \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"191\"\u003epochoir-printed\u003c\/b\u003e design reproducing one of the full-page illustrations. Gilt title on the spine. Red endpapers and flyleaves. Illustrated with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"333\"\u003e36 original woodcuts\u003c\/b\u003e, colored by hand using the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"381\"\u003epochoir\u003c\/b\u003e technique, on heavy ivory wove paper with a fibrous and granular texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLimited edition of 700 copies, this being No. 572.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eNatalia Gontcharova was the great-grandniece of Natalia Nikolaïevna Gontcharova, Pushkin's wife. A leading figure of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"152\"\u003eRussian Avant-Garde\u003c\/b\u003e, she emigrated to Switzerland in 1915 before settling in Paris in 1918. A multi-disciplinary artist, her genius found expression in painting, illustration, and scenography (notably the sets for Rimsky-Korsakov's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"384\"\u003eThe Golden Cockerel\u003c\/i\u003e in 1914).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Tale of Igor’s Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eDie Mär von der Heerfahrt Igors\u003c\/i\u003e) is one of the most famous Slavic epics. It recounts the 1185 military campaign of Prince Igor Svyatoslavich against the Polovtsians (Cumans) and was rediscovered in a Russian monastery during the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eGontcharova sublimates the \"Slavic soul\" of the Igor campaign through a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"72\"\u003eNeo-Primitive\u003c\/b\u003e style with powerful \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003eCubo-Futurist\u003c\/b\u003e outlines. The choice of fibrous paper is perfectly consistent with the aesthetic of her woodcut designs and pochoir coloring. She creates here a sensitive \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003elivre d'artiste\u003c\/i\u003e which, despite its apparent sobriety, is charged with emotion. Through her art, Gontcharova plunges the reader into the heroism and savagery of this epic poem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTo learn more:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.guggenheim.org\/articles\/findings\/artist-books-illustrated-by-natalia-goncharova\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gontcharova Guggenheim Casaubon livre rare books\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGuggenheim article on Gontcharova’s Prince Igor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eBooks illustrated by Natalia Gontcharova are rare and highly sought after. \u003cbr\u003eTheir beauty is consistently remarkable. If you possess an illustrated volume, please do not hesitate to contact the bookshop. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"202\"\u003eOther notable examples include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-d\u0026amp;hs=Wh99\u0026amp;sca_esv=edb761c6f2317886\u0026amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n7vsqjmhznGxgprfBYZB14F0G6hrw:1773053214103\u0026amp;udm=2\u0026amp;fbs=ADc_l-bpk8W4E-qsVlOvbGJcDwpnHC5OJXXTJvmMu2n9YYx-G8xzgQk24aW1N_FyIND5zVDd4bb14119C8nZHL5l4Fe3Q78DM888EmtVm1l7Ggrb1T-k21bF25hp3XwCXr-vCPa1y42EX9HYRnPj4sPUhWw0zia_tl7RLay1hBRV451K_ihvjrlh0ijmUIkii9cvFizi95v3\u0026amp;q=la+cit%C3%A9+gontcharova\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjijPr30ZKTAxWod6QEHeCFL38QtKgLegQIFxAB\u0026amp;biw=1793\u0026amp;bih=983\u0026amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gontcharova Casaubon Livre rare books\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLa Cité\u003c\/i\u003e. Paris, 1920.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artvee.com\/books\/conte-de-tsar-saltan-et-de-son-fils-le-glorieux-et-puissant-prince-gvidon-saltanovitch-et-de-sa-belle-princesse-cygne\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gontcharova Casaubon livre rare books\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eConte de Tsar Saltan\u003c\/i\u003e. Paris, La Sirène, 1921\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition :\u003c\/b\u003e Cover \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"24\"\u003epitted\u003c\/b\u003e (lightly foxed\/spotted), paper showing a patina of use without any degradation to the illustrations. Some \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"137\"\u003efoxing\u003c\/b\u003e to the internal pages. The volume remains in very good condition, both in its structural integrity and the freshness of the interior illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon livre rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53900177342804,"sku":null,"price":2300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Gontcharova_Die_Mar_Igors_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1773590307"},{"product_id":"denis-maurice-les-petites-fleurs-de-saint-francois-d-assise","title":"DENIS Maurice. Les Petites Fleurs de Saint François d’Assise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLes Petites Fleurs de Saint François d’Assise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e [The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis. Jacques Beltrand. 1913.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited edition of 120 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e on watermarked laid paper by the Imprimerie Nationale, published with the authorization of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. \u003cstrong\u003eCopy No. 60\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFolio (265 x 364 mm). \u003c\/strong\u003eHalf Levant long-grain morocco with corners over vellum boards. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title label and date on the spine. Original wrappers preserved. One frontispiece, 79 compositions within the text, and over 250 floral borders. Collation: [12 pp], title page, 6 pp., [1] leaf Half-title, [1] leaf Frontispiece Title, 256 pp., [4].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree years were required for the engraver Jacques Beltrand, assisted by his brothers, to execute all the woodcuts and successfully reproduce the full aesthetic quality of Maurice Denis's gouaches and watercolors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engraving work makes this book a masterpiece in its own right within the history of modern bibliophilia. Breaking away from the hyper-realistic iconography of the era (Mucha, Schwabe, Bouguereau, Doré…), it positions itself as an heir to the Italian Primitives (Fra Angelico, Giotto… see the preface by André Pératé) while remaining steeped in new Symbolist themes, Art Nouveau curves, and Japonisme-inspired woodsurfing. One will also recognize the pastel color palette characteristic of the Nabis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book’s apocryphal themes suit Maurice Denis perfectly, offering him the ideal medium for his spiritual quest and the aesthetic renewal sought by the Nabis—those young Symbolist painters passionate about esotericism and spirituality, disciples of Gauguin, among whom Maurice Denis was a key figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gospels of Saint Francis, while possessing their own canonical text, also have their apocrypha. Here recomposed and translated by André Pératé based on the 1822 and 1900 editions, they escape the rigid stature of the canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Flowers (Fioretti in Italian) serve as the surroundings to the Great Text—those small, cast-aside writings that live in the shadow of major narratives, sharing the Saint's life more simply, with less conformism and solemnity. These \"sidebar\" stories, told orally, are the little flowers of a wonderful legend, devoutly sown and cultivated, which would go on to nourish the lore passed down through the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minor rubbing to the spine caps and corners. Otherwise in very good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon livre rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55843069657428,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/01_Maurice_Denis_Petites_Fleurs_Fracois_Assise_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1779139146"}],"url":"https:\/\/casaubon.fr\/en\/collections\/illustres-modernes.oembed","provider":"Casaubon livre rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}