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Source Description
In his 1887 guidebook Historical and Bibliographical Manual for Collectors of Bookbindings, Léon Gruel described and illustrated a 1766 binding by Robert-Jean Bailly. He then produced an exact copy, seen here. The leather cover has been cut away to reveal a rich underlayer of rose-colored silk. The same silk is used for the endpapers inside.
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Document identity
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89803
label
The Pierrot of the Minute
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obj
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book
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Source metadata
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89803
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book
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normalized
title
The Pierrot of the Minute
description
In his 1887 guidebook Historical and Bibliographical Manual for Collectors of Bookbindings, Léon Gruel described and illustrated a 1766 binding by Robert-Jean Bailly. He then produced an exact copy, seen here. The leather cover has been cut away to reveal a rich underlayer of rose-colored silk. The same silk is used for the endpapers inside.
provenance
Owned by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1923
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CC0
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en
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rare books
books
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3
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.3
height
11.4
med
ink on paper bound between boards covered with goatskin, gold, silver leaf, and silk
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32104
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MSS
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3254
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/16 × W: 4 1/2 in. (18.26 × 11.43 cm)
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photo
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photo
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