French Popular Lithographic Imagery, 1815-1870, Volume 8 : Contemporary Events and Caricature (Chicago Visual Library-French Popular Lithographic Imagery)

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French Popular Lithographic Imagery, 1815-1870 will reproduce in twelve volumes approximately 5000 nineteenth-century lithographs from the collections of the Biblioth�8que nationale. Beatrice Farwell's multivolume text-fiche catalog will be an essential resource to art historians and will appeal to all those interested in nineteenth-century France.




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When complete Farwell's work will reproduce in 12 v. some 5,000 19th c. lithographs from the collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale. With the 387 images selected for Love and courtship, she discusses the role of lithography in providing a typology of 19th c. love according to the French middle class. Contains 387 images on five 24x fiche. Choice declared, major art libraries will want the whole set." Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Six microfiches with 458 b&w illustrations accompany this publication and are best viewed on a reader with a 24x lens. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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