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Éloge de la folie, [Binding components]

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Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

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Title
Éloge de la folie, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Joly, Robert, 1878-1934 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Éloge de la folie, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1906
Place: Paris
Date Created: 1907
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Joly fils, of dark blue crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides within two eight-line fillets and an inner fillet au pointillé broken and interlacing at the corners to form small compartments, each stamped with a jester's wand. Doublé with light brown morocco. Center panel surrounded by three fillets enclosing a repeat pattern of squares formed by intersecting two-line fillets, each square containing a circle at the center and adorned with small tools; the interspaces stippled. Back lettered; panels within five-line fillets and stamped with the same tool used in the compartments on the sides; at the bottom, the monogram of Mr. Spencer. With gilt edges and lining of dark blue silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doublure, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doublure, back cover, and spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7116a860-c5c7-012f-874a-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
  • 1906: Issued
  • 1907: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Éloge de la folie" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4188-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Éloge de la folie" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4188-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1907). Éloge de la folie Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4188-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Éloge de la folie