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Eclogae & Georgicae latinae et germanice volumen prius: Eclogae
The Eclogues
Die Eclogen Vergils
Eclogae & Georgicae latinae et germanice volumen prius: Eclogae
The Eclogues
Illustrated by: Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)
Typographical design by: Eric Gill (English, 1882–1940)
Author: Virgil (born in 70 B.C.E.)
Translator: Rudolph Alexander Schröder (German, 1878–1962)
Printer and Publisher: Cranach Presse (German, 20th century)
Typographical design by: Eric Gill (English, 1882–1940)
Author: Virgil (born in 70 B.C.E.)
Translator: Rudolph Alexander Schröder (German, 1878–1962)
Printer and Publisher: Cranach Presse (German, 20th century)
1926
Place of Publication: Weimar, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 43 woodcuts and decorative initials
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 24.4 x 2.5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number54.893
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Weimar: Cranach Presse, 1926
Catalogue Raisonné
Artist & the Book 172; Castleman, Century of Artists Books, p. 110 (English ed.)
Description(Weimar: Cranach Presse, 1926) Folio; [2 ff.] 110 pp. [3 ff.]; original publisher's gilt-stamped red morocco (original publisher's red cloth box).
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceUnidentified ownership inscription on preliminary leaf. By 1954, W. G. Russell Allen (b.1882 - d.1955), Boston; 1954, gift of Allen to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 8, 1954)
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