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Cette photographie, du Fonds Imrich Stolárik (20-011), comprend une vue panoramique du monument, de la tombe et un portrait de Milán R. Štefánik, à Bradlo Hill (Slovaquie).

Ensemble de macarons qui évoquent la thématique de la santé des femmes.

Montage de quatre photographies de la bibliothèque mobile Cora. Les photographies sont issues du fonds Cora. Bookmobile (10-015).

Page couverture de l'ouvrage The Bold and the Brave de Monique Frize dont la première édition est parue en 2009.

EnglishThe printer’s device of Nicolo Pezzana (162?-170?) recalls that of the Giunta printers where Pezzana carried out part of his apprenticeship in Venice and which he ended in 1657. Without an inscription or personalized device, this mark depicts…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…