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THE EIFFEL TOWER: A TOUR DE FORCE, ITS CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Cate, Phillip (editor)
This book pays respect to the Eiffel Tower, the greatest architectural monument exemplifying the French Revolution in 1789. The Tower, which was almost twice the height of any other man-made structure at the time of its creation, represented the most important technological advancement of the nineteenth century, as well as confirmed the success of the Third Republic. This exhibition catalogue features books and prints dedicated to the early years of the Tower. It is comprised of illustrated books and other works on paper, and reveals the omnipresence of the Tower's image in popular culture. It includes 66 illustrations and one double-page foldout, tipped in.
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LES TRÈS BELLES HEURES DE NOTRE-DAME DU DUC JEAN DE BERRY.
by Comte Durrieu
Jean, Duc de Berry, was a notable art patron who commissioned the Très riches heures, one of the most famous illuminated Book of Hours (a liturgical book containing prayers said by the laity at each canonical hour of the day). This beautifully crafted book contains detailed descriptions and histories of his collections of manuscripts and paintings. Text is in French. Includes 30 full-page, black-and-white plates, all printed on recto. Black leather spine, marbled covers and endpapers, gilded top edge, ribbon marker, deckled pages. Some wear on edges and bumping on corners.
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