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L'Offrande Lyrique

Rabindranath Tagore (Indian, 1861 - 1941) (Author)
André Gide (French, 1869 - 1951) (Translator)
Paul Gruel (French, 1864 - 1954) (Binder)
François Louis Schmied (Swiss, actve in France, 1873 - 1941) (Publisher)
1925
ink on paper bound between boards covered in goatskin, gold, and silk; box and cover;
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)

This collection of poems by the Bengali poet and composer Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) uses the title of the work in translation - L'Offrande Lyrique (Song Offerings, or Gitanjali in the original Bengali) - as part of a horizontal design that wraps around the entire cover and is best appreciated when the book is open rather than closed.

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ex libris Henry Walters stamped in gold on inside front cover

Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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2013-2014 Bookbindings from the Gilded Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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Geographies

France, Paris (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 11 5/8 × W: 8 7/8 in. (29.53 × 22.54 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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92.1063

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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