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De l'imitation de Jesus-Christ, traduction nouvelle ; ornée de figures en taille-douce

Engraver J. B. Guélard French
Engraver Claude Duflos French
Designer Engravings drawn by Antoine Humblot French
1741
Not on view
Engravings drawn by A. Humblot; executed by I. Guélard and Cl. Duflos.

In-8, maroquin rouge, dos orne de fleurs de lis et chiffre couronne, roulette doree encadrant les plats, armes frappes au centre, roulette doree interieure, tranches dorees. Armes du Duc D’Orleans, Louis-Philippe-Joseph, appele plus tard Philippe Egalite.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: De l'imitation de Jesus-Christ, traduction nouvelle ; ornée de figures en taille-douce
  • Engraver: J. B. Guélard (French, active ca. 1730)
  • Engraver: Claude Duflos (French, Coucy-le-Château 1665–1727 Paris)
  • Designer: Engravings drawn by Antoine Humblot (French, died 1758)
  • Date: 1741
  • Geography: Paris, France
  • Dimensions: [8], xx, 608 p., [4] leaves of plates ; ill. (engravings) ; Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jayne Wrightsman, 2008
  • Object Number: BV4823 .D48 1741
  • Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library
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