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The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 2

1894
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Object Information
  • Title: The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 2
  • Author: Antoine Le Roux de Lincy (French, 1806–1869)
  • Editor: Edited and with an essay by George Saintsbury (British, Southampton 1845–1933 Bath)
  • Author: Preface by Ernest Alfred Vizitelly (British, 1853–1922)
  • Illustrator: Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, Bern 1745–1801 Bern)
  • Engraver: Vignettes, head & tail pieces engraved by Balthasar Anton Dunker (Swiss, Saalstratsund 1746–1807 Bern)
  • Publisher: Society of English Bibliophilists (London)
  • Date: 1894
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving (reprints from old plates)
  • Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (23.7 x 15.5 x 4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.680.3(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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