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Les contes du gay sçavoir. Ballades, fabliaux et traditions du moyen âge
Illustrated by: Richard Parkes Bonington (English, 1802–1828)
Illustrated by: Henry Monnier (French, 1799–1877)
Author: Joseph-Adolphe-Ferdinand Langlé (French, 1798–1867)
Printer: Firmin Didot (French, 1764–1836)
Illustrated by: Henry Monnier (French, 1799–1877)
Author: Joseph-Adolphe-Ferdinand Langlé (French, 1798–1867)
Printer: Firmin Didot (French, 1764–1836)
1828
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 11 hand-colored pen lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 23.2 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number46.778
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Firmin Didot, for Lami Denozan, 1828
Catalogue Raisonné
Ray, French Illustrated Book, 114; Curtis, Bonington, 54-60
Description(Paris: Firmin Didot, for Lami Denozan, 1828) Quarto; [3 ff.] cxlvi, 48 pp.; modern blind- and gilt-stamped red morocco (Koehler, attrib.).
Interpretations of medieval manuscript illuminations.
Interpretations of medieval manuscript illuminations.
ProvenanceL. Pasquier; Edouard Rahir (1862-1924, sale Paris, May 1931); Maurice Sloog, French Book Corp., New York, from whom purchased by MFA for $248.59, September 12, 1946.