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10621

Title

Subject

Classical literature

Description

Latin and French on opposite pages. The main design element is the poet's attribute, the laurel wreath. Characteristic of Creuzevault's late work, the design depends less on gold fillets and concentrates more on the bold geometry and subtle color combinations of the calfskin inlays. The two covers, which are reflections of each other, echo the book's Cubist lithographs by Jacques Villon.

Creator

Virgil, Valéry, Paul, 1871–1945, translator, Villon, Jacques, 1875–1963, lithographs, Creuzevault, Henri, 1905–1971, bindings

Source

10621. Virgil (70–39 BCE). Les Bucoliques de Virgile. Translated by Paul Valéry. Paris: Scripta & Picta, 1953.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

This work is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted. This file may be used for educational uses only, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. (Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU).

Relation

Twentieth

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Modern French binding

Collection

Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library

Citation

Virgil, Valéry, Paul, 1871–1945, translator, Villon, Jacques, 1875–1963, lithographs, Creuzevault, Henri, 1905–1971, bindings, “10621,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1505.