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…
EnglishThis binding of parchment on boards displays stab holes within its covers for ties (now missing). The spine label is in red morocco, with the title “Juvenalis et Persius” tooled on in gold. There is tooling in gold on front and back covers,…
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This is a typical example of the decoration of binding using the technique of gilding. While generally ornamental decorations were applied by means of gilding irons and rolls onto the spine, here we have a something of a portrait, a…
Photographie prise par Judith Lermer Crawley sur la Place d'Armes de Montréal, lors des funérailles du 11 décembre 1989 de plusieurs victimes de la fusillade qui a eu lieu le 6 décembre 1989 à l'École Polytechnique de Montréal.
EnglishThis post-incunabulum, an edition of Saint-Jerome’s works printed in Basel, Switzerland, has a binding typical of the first years of the 15th century, with its wooden boards and endpapers of manuscript waste. FrançaisCe post-incunable, une…