On ten new Groliers : Jean Grolier's first library and his ownership marks before 1540 /
Isabelle de Conihout, Curator of Rare Books at the Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, shares some important recent discoveries about Jean Grolier (1489 or 90-1565) and his famous library. In this transcript of a talk given in connection with the Grolier Club exhibition 'Printing for Kingdom, Empire...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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| Summary: | Isabelle de Conihout, Curator of Rare Books at the Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, shares some important recent discoveries about Jean Grolier (1489 or 90-1565) and his famous library. In this transcript of a talk given in connection with the Grolier Club exhibition 'Printing for Kingdom, Empire & Republic: Treasure of the Imprimerie Nationale' (December 6, 2011-February 4, 2012), Dr. de Conihout tells how insight, meticulous scholarship, and rare good fortune enabled her to add "Ten New Groliers" to the list of books known to have been owned by one of the greatest book collectors of all time. |
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| Item Description: | "On ten new Groliers: a talk at the Grolier Club of New York about Jean Grolier's first library & his ownership marks before 1540, 25 January 2012"--Page 1. "Support for this publication was provided by the Mary Young Fund, established in 2012 by a grant from the Florence Gold Foundation in honor of the late beloved Grolier Club member Mary K. Young"--Back of title page. "Designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon. Printed in black and red throughout: black text with red rulings and fleurons. Publisher's armorial device on title page. |
| Physical Description: | 61 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781605830469 1605830461 |