Accession number:
PML 140134
Published:
Paris : [Defer de Maisonneuve], 1789-1804.
Description:
1 album (298 leaves of plates) : etchings ; 25 cm
Credit:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes:
Collection of 298 of the 300 illustrative plates created for: La Sainte bible : contenant l'Ancien et la Nouveau Testament / traduit en Françoise sur la Vulgate, par Le Maistre de Saci. Nouvelle éd. Paris : Chez Defer de Maisonneuve ..., 1789-1804.
Engravings executed by Armond, Baquoy, Bosc, Courbe, Dambrun, Delaunay, Delignon, Delvaux, Dupréel, Duval, de Ghendt, Giraud jeune, Halbout, Hubert, Hulk, Lebeau, Patas, Petit, Ponce, Trière, Varin, Viguet, and Malapeau after Marillier and Monsiau.
Originally issued in parts of 12 plates each between the years 1789-1804 to accompany the original 25 parts of the 12 v. text; v. 1-5 published by subscription by Defer de Maisonneuve, with publication continued by Bastien (v. 5) and Gay (v. 6-12)
Binding:
1/2 green morocco by Mercier.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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