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Cette photographie représente le groupe des « Bérets Rouge » chantant sur une scène à l’occasion de la Journée Internationale des Femmes en 1982 à Toronto.

EnglishThis example of mottled paper, a very classic design, displays much more modern colours, with its tones of burgundy, black and cream. FrançaisCe papier marbré au motif caillouté, un motif relativement classique, offre des teintes beaucoup plus…

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…

EnglishWilliam Morris (1834-1896), product of an upper-middle class upbringing of the 19th century, was actually a socialist with a great reverence for the skilled craftsman whose output was a product of labour done by hand, rather than that of…

EnglishLeathers and parchments could be dyed so as to add colour to their external covers; they could also be painted. This third edition of the works of Olympia Morata, humanist, poet and linguist, of Italian origin, is an example of a parchment…

Ce document, du Fonds John A. Ivančo (20-020), comprend un régistre des statuts et procès-verbaux de l'organisme Milán R. Štefánik Literary Circle, Oshawa (Ontario), 1935-1942.

EnglishThis image offers an illustration of the “ex-dono” inscription. In this case, author Georges Michel, in an inscription dated December 31, 1878, has dedicated this item “A monsieur le Général Marquis d’Alezac, Premier aide-de-camp de M. le…

EnglishPublished in Paris, this work does not have an ex-libris per se, but it does have a note written on the inner cover which might offer some insight into the person that owned it. The inscription reads “Il y a deux éditions postérieures l’une…

EnglishPrinted in Oxford in 1707, at the Sheldonian Theatre, which is seen in the printing device on the title page (not seen here). A travelogue of a journey through the Holy Land, the text is open to an architectural plan, which like engravings,…

Cette affiche, de l'organisme Matica Slovenska Abroad du fonds Canadian Slovak League (CSL) (20-017), comprend un portrait du général Milán R. Štefánik en uniforme militaire, l'oeuvre du peintre A. Schwarz.