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La Légende de la Vierge de Münster
Illustrated by: Eugène Courboin (French, 1851–about 1915)
Illustrated by: Eugène Samuel Grasset (French (born in Switzerland), 1841–1917)
Author: Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine (French, 1826–1893)
Publisher: Georges Charpentier (French, 1846–1905)
Illustrated by: Eugène Samuel Grasset (French (born in Switzerland), 1841–1917)
Author: Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine (French, 1826–1893)
Publisher: Georges Charpentier (French, 1846–1905)
1880
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous photomechanical illustrations (Gillot)
Dimensions
Overall: 29.4 x 22 x 2 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2158
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Georges Charpentier [1880]
Description(Paris: Georges Charpentier [1880]) Quarto; [2 ff.] 102 pp. [1 f.], plus plates; original publisher's pictorial wrappers.
Literary illustrations. First edition with these illustrations by and after Courboin; the cover design and the decorative initials to each chapter are designed by Grasset. The "reproduction of the drawings" were by Dujardin and Gillot; typography by Georges Chamerot; intaglio printing by Chardon.
Literary illustrations. First edition with these illustrations by and after Courboin; the cover design and the decorative initials to each chapter are designed by Grasset. The "reproduction of the drawings" were by Dujardin and Gillot; typography by Georges Chamerot; intaglio printing by Chardon.
ProvenanceWilliam A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.