[GERMAIN, Louise-Denise] - LACORDAIRE.

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[GERMAIN, Louise-Denise] - LACORDAIRE.
Life of Saint Dominic. Introduction by R. P. Marie-Albert Janvier Religious of the same Order. Paris, Jacques Beltrand, 1919. In-4 [313 x 227] of XXIV, 187 pp, (2) ff. : black calf, first board decorated with a decoration reproducing the illustration on the cover, the central cross and the four lobes being with silver lamé borders, the fleur-de-lis inside being incised with a stylus, the second board is decorated simply with the silver lamé and incised lobed motif, smooth spine, sextuple gilt fillet inside, painted linings and endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, black calf cover and corners, case (Louise-Denise Germain). Beautiful edition illustrated with 59 color figures woodcut by Jacques Beltrand after drawings by Maurice Denis, including 20 large compositions and 22 headbands. Limited edition at 330 copies reserved to subscribers and collaborators (n° 254). Imposing decorated binding. "These are the two sides of the cover of the book that serve as a pattern for the decoration, made with a stylus and silver lamé, an association that allows to recreate the black and white atmosphere of the model. The transcription is very faithful to the first plate, with the restriction of the title and the date, more simplified to the second where only the outlines are retained. Large watercolors with a radiating pattern decorate the endpapers" (Fabienne Le Bars). Provenance: Jean A. Bonna, with ex-libris. Cracks on the back of the folder. Exhibition : Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, 2017, n° 28.
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