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Vita Nova
Illustrated by: Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)
Author: Dante Alighieri (Italian, 1265–1321)
Translator: Henry Cochin (French, 1854–1926)
Woodcuts by: Jacques Camille (French)
Woodcuts by: Georges Beltrand (French)
Published by: Société du livre contemporain
Printed by: Imprimerie Nationale
Author: Dante Alighieri (Italian, 1265–1321)
Translator: Henry Cochin (French, 1854–1926)
Woodcuts by: Jacques Camille (French)
Woodcuts by: Georges Beltrand (French)
Published by: Société du livre contemporain
Printed by: Imprimerie Nationale
1907
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with color woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 31.2 x 23.1 x 3.2 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number2016.50
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description(Paris: Le Livre contemporain, 1907); 110 pp., illus; tooled-and-gilt vellum, with protective wrap and stiff slipcase; copy 85 of 130; printed for Charles Freund-Deschamps
Provenance1907, printed for Charles Freund Deschamps (b. 1846 d 1921), Paris; February 26 March 2, 1923, posthumous Deschamps sale, Bibliothèque de M. Charles Freund Deschamps, Hôtel Drouot (salle 8), Paris, lot 150, sold for Ffr 5,450. About 2012, purchased in Paris by Michael R. Weintruab, Inc., New York; 2016, sold by Michael R. Weintraub to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 2016)