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Les Figures du Nouveau Testament

Woodcuts by Bernard Salomon French
Publisher Jean de Tournes French
1554
Not on view
93 woodcuts by Bernard Salomon.

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Object Information
  • Title: Les Figures du Nouveau Testament
  • Artist: Woodcuts by Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
  • Publisher: Jean de Tournes (French, 1504–1564)
  • Published in: Lyon
  • Date: 1554
  • Medium: Book with woodcuts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (15 x 10 x 8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.561.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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