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Claude Lamesle (French, active about 1737–1769)
1742
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with letterpress type specimens
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number40.585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: [Claude Lamesle] 1742
Catalogue Raisonné
Updike, Printing Types, v. 1, p. 270; Audin, p. 44
Description(Paris: [Claude Lamesle] 1742) Quarto; 91 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped mottled brown calf.
Specimens of printing types, ornaments, and musical scores
Specimens of printing types, ornaments, and musical scores
ProvenanceWilliam H. Schab, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, October 10, 1940.