Bestiaire Fabuleux
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This book of poems with accompanying gouaches (opaque watercolors) and calligrams (figures made up of letters) about fantastic beasts and imaginary animals was bound by Thérèse Moncey. It features an abstract, birdlike form designed by the binder and won the French Grand Prix for Bookbinding in 1950.
Provenance
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Mrs. Robert H. Levi, Lutherville, MD; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.
Exhibitions
| 2019 | The Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World . J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. |
| 2013-2014 | Bookbindings from the Gilded Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 1/4 x W: 11 7/16 x D: 1 3/16 in. (38.7 x 29 x 3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Levi, 1977
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
92.813
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