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Les Caractères de l'imprimerie
Illustrated by: Jacques de Sève (French, active 1742–1788)
Etched by: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
Printer: Pierre Simon Fournier (French, 1712–1768)
Etched by: Etienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777)
Printer: Pierre Simon Fournier (French, 1712–1768)
1764
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with one etching and numerous type specimens
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 11.1 x 2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number40.584
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Fournier le jeune, 1764
Catalogue Raisonné
Updike, Printing Types, v. 1, p. 262, note 1
Description(Paris: Fournier le jeune, 1764) Octavo; 66 leaves, plus frontispiece; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Allegorical frontispiece on the art of printing; practical and decorative type specimens
Allegorical frontispiece on the art of printing; practical and decorative type specimens
ProvenanceHans P. Kraus, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, October 10, 1940.