Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Tome XXIII. 23e année - Deuxième période du 1er janvier 1881 au 1er juin 1881
by White, Charles (editor)
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About This Item
Paris: Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1881. Half polished green calf leather over marbled paper boards, red morocco title label, gilt title, all edges marbled, (11" x 8"). French Text. Six months January through June, 1881. 576 pages; illustrated with numerous full-page prints in b&w. Contributions of Paul Mantz, Alfred Darcel Louis Gonse, Ludovic Lalanne, Charles Yriarte, Alfred and Paul Cheron Lostalot, et al. Incomplete copy: Lacking original etching by Bonnat and Whistler. The Gazette des Beaux-Arts is a magazine of French art, founded in 1859 by Édouard Houssaye, with editor Charles White. Showing light exterior wear and rubbing, internally clean. Size: Quarto. Leather.
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- Title
- Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Tome XXIII. 23e année - Deuxième période du 1er janvier 1881 au 1er juin 1881
- Author
- White, Charles (editor)
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- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Gazette des Beaux-Arts
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- ART
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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