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10695

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Title

Subject

Bible - Song of Solomon - French

Description

Binding by Georges Cretté who favored geometric Art Deco designs. One of the hallmarks of his style was his faultless use of gold fillets, which earned him the nickname "mare des filets." It is copy 75 from an edition of 110, inscribed to Cretté by the illustrator and publisher, François-Louis Schmied (1873–1941).

Creator

Renan, Ernest, 1823–1892, translator, Schmied, François-Louis, 1873–1941, illustrator and publisher, and Cretté, Georges, 1893–1969, binding

Source

10695. Le cantique des cantiques. Translated by Ernest Renan. Paris: François-Louis Schmied, 1925.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Twentieth

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Modern French binding with gold fillets

Collection

Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library

Citation

Renan, Ernest, 1823–1892, translator, Schmied, François-Louis, 1873–1941, illustrator and publisher, and Cretté, Georges, 1893–1969, binding, “10695,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1506.