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Biographie de Mme Anna de La Grange
EnglishHere we see the introduction of gold into the manufacturing process of marbled paper. In this case, it is difficult to say whether this is an example of handmade paper or one produced mechanically given that the date of printing and the fact…
Henrici Hoogeveen Doctrina particvlarvm graecarvm [...]
EnglishA further example of paste paper where the colour scheme has been generated by the “pulled” technique. In this case, one clearly sees the “pulling” or stretching effect that the glue has undergone in producing this design. This example…
Le Francophile, pour très-grand, très chrestien, très-magnanime & très-belliqueux prince Henry Auguste IIII, roy de France & de Navarre, contre les conspirations du roy d'Espagne, du pape & des rebelles de France
Anglais The endleaves of this book house a text on the wars of religion which occurred during the reign of Henri IV, specifically on the war that was titled the “Guerre des trois Henri” in 1585. The text speaks primarily of the Huguenots. Français…
Le Tusculane di M. Tullio Cicerone recate in Italiano : con la tauola nel fine di tutte le cose degne d'annotatione
EnglishThis particular motif was the most popular in the 18th century. With this text dating to the mid 16th century, we have clear example of the time lags that can occur between a book’s date of printing and its binding. This work may have also…
Le vray et parfait guidon de la langue Françoise avec quatre dia- logues François & allemands & un bouquet de sentences : der Rechte vnd vollkommene Weg-weyser zu der Frantzösischen Sprach, Sampt vier Frantzösischen vnd Teutschen Gesprächen vnd etlichen aus- serlesenen
EnglishElsevier, perhaps the most well-known name in electronic publishing today, takes it name from the much earlier and, perhaps, comparably successful Dutch printing house. It is renowned for its meticulous printing and a series of duodecimal…
"Môman travaille pas, a trop d’ouvrage !"
Page de couverture de "Môman travaille pas, a trop d’ouvrage !" du Théâtre des cuisines publié par les Éditions du Remue-Ménage.
"Wen-Do" - How women ward off attacks, article de Susan Bittermann, Toronto Star
Coupure de Presse du Toroto Star traitant de cours de Wen-do offerts aux femmes.
[Leshon lemudim] = Lingva ervditorvm; sive Methodica institutio linguæ sanctæ [...]
EnglishElizabeth Flesher was the widow of printer James Flesher (? - 1670), himself son of printer Miles Flesher. The Fleshers, father and son, were most renowned for their printing of Arabic texts, so it would be quite appropriate for this text…
1978 Journée internationale de la femme - Marche de Toronto
Cette photographie présente un groupe de femmes manifestant lors de la marche organisée pour la Journée Internationale des Femmes de 1978. Ce groupe de femmes se situe à la tête de la marche et brandissent une bannière avec l’inscription «…
1981 International Women’s Day.
English This poster was designed by Beth Foster and Pat Colp to announce various activities organized to celebrate 1981 International Women’s Day in Toronto. Français Cette affiche a été créée par Beth Foster et Pat Colp afin d’annoncer les divers…