Monographie De L'Œuvre De Bernard Palissy Suivie D'Un Choix De Ses Continuateurs Ou Imitateurs Dessinée Par MM. Carle Delange Et C. Borneman Et Accompagnée D'Un Texte Par M. Sauzay Conservateur Adjoint Du Musée Impérial Du Louvre Et M. Henri Delange -
The plates do not carry numbers, but are assigned numbers 1-100 in the 'Designation Des Planches'.
Contents
[Half-t., frontis., t.p., dedic.] - Avant-Propos - Vie De Bernard Palissy [with 2 illus.] - Travaux De Bernard Palissy Et De Ses Continuateurs - Designation Des Planches Contenues Dans L'Ouvrage (1-100) - Liste Des Souscripteurs; [colophon] - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
No plate is signed by draughtsman or lithographer. The frontispiece and pl. [8, 39, 50] are signed as printed by Lemercier et Cie., Paris.
The text printer is named on the half-title verso and in the colophon: 'Paris. - Imprimerie De E. Martinet, Rue Mignon, 2.'
The work is dedicated by C. and H. Delange to the Comte De Nieuwerkerke, Directeur Général Des Musées Impériaux.
References
L.N. Amico, 'Beastly feasts', in F.M.R. Mag., 89 (Dec-Jan 1997-8), p.105-28; L.N. Amico, A la recherche du paradis terrestre: Bernard Palissy et ses continuateurs (1996); Bernard Palissy [exhibition catalogue] (1990); H. Morley, Palissy the potter (2 v., 1852).
Summary Note
A variant title occurs on the half-title page: 'Recueil De Faïences Françaises Du XVIe Siècle'.
The plates show ceramics by B. Palissy and others; and are printed in full color. The frontispiece is a portrait of B. Palissy.
Provenance
The verso of the front free-endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'S.A.H.', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81. Purchased for RA Library in 1880 (see RA Annual Report for 1880, p. 43).
Binding Note
19th-century half red morocco, marbled-papered boards; spine lettered 'Monographie De L'Œuvre De B. Palissy' and 'R.A.'
Pottery (object genre) - Faience (earthenware) - Potters - France - Saintes - Paris - Sedan - History - 16th century
Art history - Biography - France - 19th century
Pictorial works - Colour printing - Lithographs - Chromolithographs - France - 19th century