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Golden age of illustration
Maastricht University’s Special Collections hold 56 richly illustrated fairy tale books from the so-called Golden Age of Illustration, which occurred between the 1880s and the 1930s. The Golden Age of Illustration, which largely cantered in England, came about through a confluence of social and economic factors, including increased literacy, more people with expendable income, and improvements in lithography that allowed for the production of cheaper, yet higher-quality, full-color illustrated books. Maastricht University’s Golden Age of Illustration Collection belonged to Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, art teacher, author, book cover designer, and art collector Bernard Reith (1894-1974).
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Fables choisies mises en vers
Vol. 1: xxx, xviii, 124 p., [70] plates; volume 2: ii, 135 p., [68] plates; volume 3: iv, 146 p., [68] plates; volume 4: ii, 188 page [69] plates. Signatures: vol. 1: a-d² e¹ a-g² h¹ A-Hh² vol. 2: a¹ A-Ll² vol. 3: a² A-Nn² Oo¹ vol. 4: a¹ A-Aaa² Plates redrawn for the engravings by Nicholas Cochin from paintings by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, engraved by C.N. Cochin, M. Aubert and others. Includes woodcut floral head and tail pieces from drawings by J.J. Bachelier. Woodcut tail-pieces total 209 in the 4 volume Vol. 1 includes as a frontispiece an allegorical portrait of La Fontaine designed by J.B. Oudry and engraved by C.N. Cochin, and, following the dedication, a plate containing a portrait of Oudry, engraved by J. Tardieu after a painting done by N. de Largillièrre in 1729. Vol. 1 includes "Avertissement de l'éditeur" (a bibliographic history of the Fables, page iii-viii), and "Vie de la Fontaine" (p.ix-xxx). Edited by C.P. de Monthenault d'Égly.
