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L'Ymagier [No. 2 (January 1895)]
Illustrated by: Armand Seguin (French, 1869–1904)
Illustrated by: Eric Forbes-Robertson (British, 1865–1935)
Illustrated by: Henri Julian Félix Rousseau (French, 1844–1910)
Illustrated by: Remy de Gourmont (French, 1858–1915)
Illustrated by: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873–1907)
Illustrated by: Emile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)
Editor: Remy de Gourmont (French, 1858–1915)
Editor: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873–1907)
Illustrated by: Eric Forbes-Robertson (British, 1865–1935)
Illustrated by: Henri Julian Félix Rousseau (French, 1844–1910)
Illustrated by: Remy de Gourmont (French, 1858–1915)
Illustrated by: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873–1907)
Illustrated by: Emile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)
Editor: Remy de Gourmont (French, 1858–1915)
Editor: Alfred Jarry (French, 1873–1907)
French
1895
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated journal with woodcuts, lithographs, and photomechanical relief prints
Dimensions
Overall: 27.1 x 20.7 x 1.7 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Josefowitz Collection
Accession Number1989.178
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: L'Ymagier, 1895
Catalogue Raisonné
Field 70
Description(Paris: L'Ymagier, 1895) Quarto; [2 ff.] 72 pp., plus plates; marbled paper boards, original publisher's wrappers bound in (cream-colored cardboard folder).
Illustrated journal published from October 1894 to December 1896; MFA owns seven (of eight total) issues. De Gourmont and Jarry were the editors and contributed many texts. This (second) issue of the regular edition contains an engraving and woodcut by Seguin, lithographs by Rousseau and Gourmont, and reproductions of drawings by Forbes-Robertson and Bernard. In addition, it contains a woodcut "Image d'Epinal" and numerous woodcuts, some reproduced, some printed from the blocks.
Illustrated journal published from October 1894 to December 1896; MFA owns seven (of eight total) issues. De Gourmont and Jarry were the editors and contributed many texts. This (second) issue of the regular edition contains an engraving and woodcut by Seguin, lithographs by Rousseau and Gourmont, and reproductions of drawings by Forbes-Robertson and Bernard. In addition, it contains a woodcut "Image d'Epinal" and numerous woodcuts, some reproduced, some printed from the blocks.
ProvenanceUnidentified bookplate. 1989, gift of Samuel Josefowitz, Lausanne, Switzerland, to the MFA (Accession Date: May 22, 1989)