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Isabelle de Conihout and John Bidwell
Join guest curator Isabelle de Conihout and John Bidwell, Astor Curator of Printed Books and Bindings, for a virtual guided tour of the exhibition Poetry and Patronage: The Laubespine-Villeroy Library Rediscovered featuring luxury bindings commissioned by the French courtier Claude III de Laubespine (1545-1570). For the first time in more than 450 years, this exhibition brings together some of the most spectacular bindings in that collection, exquisite examples of Renaissance ornamental design. They will be shown along with related artwork and literary memorials of Laubespine.
Binding commissioned by Claude de Laubespine for Vignola, Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura (Rome, ca. 1564). Morgan Library & Museum; Purchased as the gift of the Fellows, 1960.