A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
L’ame affermie dans la foi, et Prémunie contre la Séduction de l’erreur
Author:
Imprint Date:
1802
Publishing Colophon:
A Angers, de l’Imprimerie des CC. Mame. A Paris, Chez Belin, Imprimeur-Libraire, rues Jacques, no 22. An X. — 1802.
Binding:
Full paper binding with block-printed paper sides.
Paper:
Two-color blockprint: all-over orange paste with block-printed blind and black abstracted faux-marble design
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
Gift from J. K. This same pattern is used in a different colorway on 25.046, and is also shown in The Met Collection (#48.142.136). A similar effect is achieved with patterns on p. 90 of the c. 1800 Bertinazzi Campione, but I can't find any perfectly matching shapes.
Collection ID:
25.032

