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Horace--traduction en vers
Illustrated by: Jules-Adolphe Chauvet (French, born in 1828)
Author: Horace
Translator: Comte Henry Siméon (French, 19th century)
Publisher: Librairie des Bibliophiles
Printer: Charles Delâtre (French, 19th century)
Author: Horace
Translator: Comte Henry Siméon (French, 19th century)
Publisher: Librairie des Bibliophiles
Printer: Charles Delâtre (French, 19th century)
1873–74
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 169 etchings
Dimensions
Overall (each vol., depth variable): 20.5 x 13.5 x 3.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1868a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1873-1874
Description(Paris: Libraire des Bibliophiles, 1873-1874) Octavo, three vols.; (v. 1) xxxii, 431 pp.; (v. 2) [2 ff.] 470 pp. [1 f.]; (v. 3) [2 ff.] xiii pp. [1 f.] 459 pp., plus 1 plate; contemporary armorial gilt-stamped black morocco.
Literary illustrations; author portraits.
Literary illustrations; author portraits.
ProvenanceArmorial binding with motto "Franc et loyal"; Frank E. Simpson (armorial bookplate); acquired in 1919 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.