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Nouveaux desseins d'habillements a l'usage des ballets. . .inventez par M. Gillot. . .et gravez par Joullain

Designer Designed by Claude Gillot French
Engraver Engraved and published by François Joullain French
Publisher Published by Gaspard Duchange French
1725 (?)
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  • Title: Nouveaux desseins d'habillements a l'usage des ballets. . .inventez par M. Gillot. . .et gravez par Joullain
  • Designer: Designed by Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris)
  • Engraver: Engraved and published by François Joullain (French, Paris 1697–1778 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published by Gaspard Duchange (French, Paris 1662–1757 Paris) , Paris
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1725 (?)
  • Medium: plates: engraving, some hand colored
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 x 7/8 in. (20.5 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Myra Carter Church Fund, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.549.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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