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Aspasie, Cléopatre, Théodora
Illustrated by: Adolphe Giraldon (French, 1855–1933)
Engraved by: Désiré Mathieu Quesnel (French, active 1869–1910)
Author: Henry Houssaye (French, 1848–1911)
Publisher: Société des Amis des Livres
Printer: Chamerot et Renouard (French, active late 19th century)
Engraved by: Désiré Mathieu Quesnel (French, active 1869–1910)
Author: Henry Houssaye (French, 1848–1911)
Publisher: Société des Amis des Livres
Printer: Chamerot et Renouard (French, active late 19th century)
1899
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with color wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 25.8 x 17.5 x 3.7 cm (10 3/16 x 6 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Les Amis des Livres, 1899
Description(Paris: Les Amis des Livres, 1899) Quarto; [4 ff.] iv, 294 pp. [6 ff.], plus extra plates of engravings; contemporary half gilt-stamped and inlaid green morocco, marbled paper boards (Stroobants; original publisher's pictorial wrappers bound in).
Portraits of three queens; decorative frontispiece and vignettes.
Portraits of three queens; decorative frontispiece and vignettes.
ProvenanceYves Refoulé (bookplate); acquired in Paris in 1923 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.