The Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry

The Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry

Victoria de Ramel, New York, New York, 1971

Description

To make available to the general public one of the greatest treasures of medieval art.

Special features:  Three piece cover joined along backbone by adhering rigid front and back panels with semi-flexible back strip. Same binding material used on three piece. Cover and backbone stamped in gold leaf. Clear acetate covering for the jacket supplied by binder.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1972)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art director
Victoria de Ramel
Designer
The Inkwell Studio
Photography
Draeger Freres, Paris
Picture editor
Marcel Thomas
Author
Marcel Thomas
Size
12.25 x 16.5 inches
Pages
184
Quantity printed
edition of 20,000
Price
$45.00
Typeface
Linotype Palatino, 12/15, with display in foundry Palatino and De Roos Inline
Typesetter
V&M Typographical, Inc.
Printer
Draeger Freres, Paris
Printing method
Text: sheet-fed offset, Illustrations: four color sheet-fed offset with a fifth color, gold, in gravure
Paper
dull coated paper, 108 lb.
Binder
Mayer & Souter SA, Lausanne
Binding materials
bound in Relon Grenadine on 98 pt. binder’s board
Binding method
Smythe-sewn with vegetable thread, round and backed with headbands
Publisher
George Braziller, Inc.
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