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Source Description
In the late 19th century, new influences in design meant leaving behind the rigid conventions of the rectangle. Here, binder Petrus Ruban creates a pattern of gold-tooled rosettes that flows across the entire book, wrapping around both front and back and conveying a sense of movement. This is in direct contrast with the tradition of treating each cover and the book's spine independently from each other, enclosing the spaces in a border with symmetrical design elements at corners and center.
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Document identity
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88124
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Paris qui crie, petits métiers
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book
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Source metadata
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88124
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book
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normalized
title
Paris qui crie, petits métiers
description
In the late 19th century, new influences in design meant leaving behind the rigid conventions of the rectangle. Here, binder Petrus Ruban creates a pattern of gold-tooled rosettes that flows across the entire book, wrapping around both front and back and conveying a sense of movement. This is in direct contrast with the tradition of treating each cover and the book's spine independently from each other, enclosing the spaces in a border with symmetrical design elements at corners and center.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1890
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CC0
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en
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rare books
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3
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3
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.8
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17.9
depth
2.2
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ink on paper bound between boards covered with goatskin and gold
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dimensionsRaw
H: 9 3/8 × W: 7 1/16 × D: 7/8 in. (23.81 × 17.94 × 2.2 cm)
Page inventory
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