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Contes moraux et nouvelles idylles
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Contes moraux et nouvelles idylles
Illustrated by: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Author: Denis Diderot (French, 1713–1784)
Author: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, 1730–1788)
Author: Denis Diderot (French, 1713–1784)
1773–77
Place of Publication: Zurich, Switzerland
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with three etched titles, twenty full-page etchings and numerous etched vignettes
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): 25.5 x 20 x 2.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1438a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Zurich: by the author, 1773-1777
Catalogue Raisonné
Lanckoronska and Oehler, II, p. 220; Cohen-de Ricci 432
Description(Zurich: by the author, 1773-1777) Quarto; two vols. [1] 103 leaves, plus plates, [2] 95 leaves, plus plates; modern half gilt-stamped brown calf, brown marbled paper boards
Illustrations of pastoral idylls and motifs
Illustrations of pastoral idylls and motifs
ProvenancePurchased in 1914 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.