A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Prediche Quaresimali di Monsignor Massillon
Author:
Massillon, Jean-Baptiste
Imprint Date:
1832
Publishing Colophon:
Venezia. Simone Occhi Editore. Antonio Cordella Tip. 1832.
Binding:
Half parchment binding with block printed paper sides. Manuscript spine titling.
Paper:
Two-color blockprint on a yellow surface-colored paper: red and green geometric fan pattern
Collector's Notes:
Two volumes. This pattern is reproduced in Kopylov's 'Papiers Dominotés Italiens' as #71, p. 145, where it is referred to as a "classic Remondini block" which also exists in additional colorways. It is also shown in The MET Collection in the same colorway on a plain paper background (#26.71.9(115)).
Collection ID:
20.116