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Ce document constitue une feuille de chant destinée à être utilisée durant la marche et le ralliement organisée en 1983 à Ottawa durant la semaine Internationale des Femmes.

Photographie de personnes participant à la Marche mondiale le 21 octobre 2000 à Montréal.

English 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…

EnglishThis item offers us a glance at marbled paper very typical of the 18th century, with its traditional choice of colours and a design typical of the era; many similar examples are to be found in the collection. The Encyclopedie by Diderot and…

EnglishEmbossed on the cover of a fine example of mottled calf, we see as of yet unidentified, elaborate coat of arms, embossed in gold. For those who love enigmas: do not hesitate to inform us of your findings! FrançaisIl s’agit encore d’un exemple…

English This work by Amelot de la Hussaie was part of the personal library of marquis Jean-Jacques Costard de Brussard, who hailed from Normandy and was a musketeer. This ex-libris from the end of the 18th Century reminds us that collecting ex-libris…

EnglishThis binding shows a simulated marble effect, which has been styled as “Run or Prusian marble” by 18th century printer and binder James Coghlan in his Memorandum on the bookbinding trade, dating to 1764-65. The effect is generated by black ink…

EnglishA binding of parchment on cardboard, this binding has had its blind-stamped ornamentations coloured black. Its title has also been handwritten in ink on the spine. Note the demi-lune shape of the textblock’s fore-edge: this is a technique…

EnglishThe page on display, the reverse side of an engraved portrait of the author, Andrew Marvell, offers a wonderfully clear and visible example of the watermark embedded into the paper. Watermarks were designs woven into the mould used by…