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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
ABRAHAM BOSSE (1602-1678)
Traicté des Manières de Graver en Taille Douce
Details
ABRAHAM BOSSE (1602-1678)
Traicté des Manières de Graver en Taille Douce
the book, a fine, complete copy from the first edition
published by the author, Paris, 1645, printed by Pierre des-Hayes, Paris
including the title page, frontispiece in engraving and etching, letterpress text, etched title, and 16 plates by Bosse on the technique of etching and engraving
on laid paper, some plates with partial watermarks
rebound in modern, speckled calf boards and gilt spine
generally in good condition
Book 203 x 140 mm.
Plates 113 x 82 mm. (and similar)
Traicté des Manières de Graver en Taille Douce
the book, a fine, complete copy from the first edition
published by the author, Paris, 1645, printed by Pierre des-Hayes, Paris
including the title page, frontispiece in engraving and etching, letterpress text, etched title, and 16 plates by Bosse on the technique of etching and engraving
on laid paper, some plates with partial watermarks
rebound in modern, speckled calf boards and gilt spine
generally in good condition
Book 203 x 140 mm.
Plates 113 x 82 mm. (and similar)
Provenance
Unidentified, stamped initials N&MMJ (?) in an oval on the title page (not in Lugt).
Bloomsbury, London, 5 December 2003.
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; acquired at the above sale; then by descent to present owners.
Bloomsbury, London, 5 December 2003.
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; acquired at the above sale; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
W. M. Ivins, Prints & Visual Communication, Cambridge, 1969, p. 75.
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