Poetry & patronage : the Laubespine-Villeroy Library rediscovered / Isabelle de Conihout.

"Claude III de Laubespine ranks among the great French Renaissance collectors of rare books and bindings. Only recently has his collection been identified and properly appreciated for its superb quality. This exhibition catalogue highlights some of his most spectacular bindings and explains how they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conihout, Isabelle de (Author)
Corporate Author: Pierpont Morgan Library (Organizer, Host institution)
Other Authors: Kelly, Jerry, 1955- (Book designer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English with selections in French.
Published: New York : The Morgan Library & Museum, 2020.
Subjects:
Fine bindings > France > History > Exhibitions.
Rare books > France > Bibliography > Exhibitions.
L'Aubespine, Claude de, > III, > 1545-1570 > Library > Exhibitions.
L'Aubespine, Madeleine de, > 1546-1596 > Library > Exhibitions.
Villeroi, Nicolas de Neufville, > seigneur de, > 1542-1617 > Library > Exhibitions.
Private libraries > France > Bibliography > Exhibitions.
L'Aubespine, Madeleine de, > 1546-1596.
Villeroi, Nicolas de Neufville, > seigneur de, > 1542-1617.
Fine bindings.
Libraries.
Private libraries.
Rare books.
France.
Bibliographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Bibliography
Bibliographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Physical Description:61 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 31 cm
Variant Title:
Poetry and patronage
Format: Book

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