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La Vie de Mademoiselle Le Gras : fondatrice et première supérieure de la Compagnie des Filles de la Charité, Servantes des pauvres malades
EnglishThis book offers us an example of a new owner actually wishing to keep the traces of previous ownership. Besides the wish to keep track of the origin and physical journey of the book, it was also a way to assert ownership of the copy to anyone…
La Vie de Mademoiselle Le Gras : fondatrice et première supérieure de la Compagnie des Filles de la Charité, Servantes des pauvres malades
EnglishThis image shows a very fine mottling scheme, where the white/cream colours are omnipresent on a background of red and blue. In this example, the dark colours had been deposited on the surface of the liquid mixture before the white. It is this…
La Bulle d'Or, suivie De la Sanction Pragmatique et Loi perpétuelle
EnglishIn the 20th century, in addition to the pasted-in ex-libris bookplate, we find many different styles and formats of ex-libris indications. The stamped ex-libris turns out to be not only a less onerous form but also one that is much more…
L’intrigue des filous : comédie
EnglishThe paper that makes up the cover for this little French comedy of the 17th century has been created with a technique new for this era: hand blockprinted paper, termed “dominoté” in French. The motif used here has been printed and then the…
L'utopie, traduicte par Samuel Sorbière
English This bookplate of Fréderic Lachèvre (1855-1943), French bibliophile, literary critic, editor, and specialist in 17th century literature of the Libertines, is remarkable for the finesse of its engraving. The image of the skull resting on a…
L'Éloge de la Folie
EnglishThis item is on display to show the exquisite richness of the engraving shown. Note the texture and pristine whiteness of the paper used; this was intended for a reader seeking luxury. The engraving would have been passed through the press at…
Ioannis Iouiani Pontani Opera omnia soluta oratione composita
EnglishThis image displays yet another example of a register of signatures, with the colophon appearing just be- low. Here we see the beauty and finesse of printed text as realised by Aldus Manutius, The italic font, the spacing of characters and the…
International Women's Week Dance / Danse de la Semaine Internationale des femmes
EnglishThis flyer advertises an International Women's Week Dance held in Ottawa on 11 March, 1995.FrançaisCe pamphlet annonce l'organisation d'une activité dansante à l'occasion de la Journée Internationale des Femmes à Ottawa le 11 mars 1995.