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Page de couverture de "Môman travaille pas, a trop d’ouvrage !" du Théâtre des cuisines publié par les Éditions du Remue-Ménage.

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 printed ex-libris, attached to the “von Ende” family of Altjessnitz, Germany, appears on the interior pastedown of this book. It serves to remind us that the ex-libris was also considered an art form during certain eras for bibliophiles,…

EnglishPrinted by Sebastian Gryphius in 1547, this item is an example demonstrating a binding repair in which the owner took special care to retain as many elements of the original binding as possible. FrançaisImprimé par Sebastian Gryphus en 1547,…

English In a fine and elegant script, the annotations appearing in the margins of the work by Papinus are of the hand of a French reader. Due to the distance of several centuries, it is difficult to identify the commentator, but the annotations…

Ce pamphlet, du fonds Joseph Staško (20-002), comprend le program de la cérémonie du prix Milán R. Štefánik décerné à Emanuel T. Böhm, chez l'institut Ukrainian Institute of America à New York (New York), le 27 avril 1986

EnglishA laced-case binding in limp parchment with no support of boards; this was likely a temporary binding. The “laces “ that are visible through the cover are actually slips or supports that are sewn into the spine to support the textblock. The…

English This first example is that of what is termed an “armorial binding”, where the coat of arms of an aristocratic family will serve to indicate ownership on a book’s binding. Such bindings are executed with exquisite care and a family’s arms are…

EnglishThis manuscript has a relatively simple outer binding, but its interior is decorated with paper embossed in gold, probably dating to the 20th century. FrançaisCe papier décoré a probablement été fabriqué de façon industrielle. Le motif de…

Ce document consiste en une feuille de chant du groupe torontois « Red Berets ». Cette feuille de chant fut utilisée à l’occasion de la Journée Internationale des Femmes de 1983 à Toronto.