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First Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology c.1908 -
African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974.
Tag Archives: 18th century
An Early Embroidery Pattern Book by a Female Professional Designer… and Greetings!
Kunst- und Fleiss-übende Nadel-Ergötzungen: oder neu-erfundenes Neh- und Stick-Buch [The Delights of the Art and Industry of the Practising Needle or the Newly-Invented Sewing and Embroidery Book], an early eighteenth-century German pattern book, was recently acquired by Marquand Library with … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged 18th century, Embroidery designs, Margaretha Helmin
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‘BIRD WATCHING’: Kitao Masayoshi’s “Illustrated Book of Birds from Abroad” (1793)
Colorful birds on flowering branches fill the pages of a recent acquisition to Marquand Library’s Japanese rare book collection. The serene beauty of its illustrations, however, belies a rather scurrilous publishing history. Illustrated Book of Birds from Abroad [Kaihaku raikin … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Rare monograph
Tagged 18th century, Birds, Edo period, Keisai, Kitagawa Utamaro, Kitao Masayoshi, Kiyo Ishosai Shusen, mokkotsu, Nagasaki, Woodblock prints, woodblock-printed books
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Sea Monsters on the Arno: A Delightful European Festival Book
Le Manifique Carousel fait sur le fleuve de l’Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du grand duc. Paris: Chez Balthazar Moncornet, late 17th C. Octavo: 18.6 X 14.3 cm. 19 etched plates: [1] (title) and 18 (scenes from the pageant). … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Festival book, Florence, Medici, naval battles, River theater, sea monsters, Wedding
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SOMETHING FISHY
New to the Marquand Library is the extremely rare Bounty from the Sea (Umi no sachi), one of Japan’s earliest color-printed books. The artist, Katsuma Ryūsui1 (1711-1796), though rarely credited in the history of the Japanese woodblock print, was experimenting … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Japanese, Rare monograph
Tagged 18th century, Edo period, Fish, haiku, Hayashi Tadamasa, Katsuma Ryūsai, printing, Sea creatures, Woodblock prints, woodblock-printed books, woodbock printing
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