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Les Amours de Daphnis et Chloé
Illustrated by: Jean-Baptiste Scotin (French, born in 1678)
Author: Longus
Publisher: Claude Cramoisy (French, 17th century)
Author: Longus
Publisher: Claude Cramoisy (French, 17th century)
1716
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with nine engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 15.1 x 10 x 2.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1637
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: les Heritiers de Cramoisy, 1716
Description(Paris: les Heritiers de Cramoisy, 1716) Duodecimo; 116 leaves, plus frontispiece and 9 plates; nineteenth-century gilt-stamped half brown morocco, marbled paper boards
Decorative engraved title; literary illustrations.
Decorative engraved title; literary illustrations.
ProvenanceOwnership inscription on title "Io. Ge. Gu. Koehler. 1769"; Chas. Ino. Shoppee (armorial bookplate); acquired in 1919 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.