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Title
La tentation de Saint Antoine, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Marius Michel, Henri, 1846-1925 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

La tentation de Saint Antoine, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1912
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Marius Michel, 1912, of red crushed levant morocco. Sides within a frame inlaid in black, with a large circle in the center inlaid with a trefoil of leaves in dark green and a large conventional flower in gray-green and two shades of red; at the corners, four smaller circles inlaid with trefoils of holly leaves and berries in red and three shades of green; interlacing with the two upper, and extending about the center circle a scroll inlaid in citron and light brown bearing the title tooled in blind; at the bottom, the letter S inlaid and intertwined about a leaf of holly. Doublé with pale green morocco. Center panel within two frames inlaid in dark green enclosing a border of conventionalized holly leaves in red inlaid on a band of light green. Back panels framed and inlaid with units from the design on the sides. With edges gilt over rough, marbled end papers, and lining of pale green brocaded silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, lettered in gilt, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doubleur, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doubleur, back endpaper, and spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 815afda0-c5c7-012f-5a8f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Creator Born
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 1912: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "La tentation de Saint Antoine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "La tentation de Saint Antoine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1912). La tentation de Saint Antoine Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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La tentation de Saint Antoine