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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Cadeau des Muses, ou Almanach Universel, Étrennes Utiles et Agréables. Année 1824.
Author:
Brée L’aîné
Imprint Date:
1824
Publishing Colophon:
A Falaise, Chez BRÉE L’ainé, Imprimeur du Roi, Place Ste.-Trinité, n. 13 / A PARIS, chez Marcilly, rue Saint-Jacques, n. 21 / Et chez tous les Libraires.
Binding:
Stitched single section pamphlet with stubbed foldout maps and a brocade paper wrapper
Paper:
Brocade: negative floral design (carnation, poppy) with brass-gold (oxidized) on blue surface-colored paper
Collector's Notes:
Evidence of maker signature on front fore edge is now mostly illegible (ZU TINDEN…?)
Collection ID:
26.003
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