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Le Bestiaire Fabuleux / Lurcat, Jean; La Tour du Pin, Patrice de., 1951

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Identifier: CC-33998-35674

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Scope and Contents

The original poems describing fabulous (imaginative) beasts were composed by De La Tour Du Pin. Jean Lucat created 14 illustrations of the beasts that were colored by Edmond Vairel. The calligrames (shaped poems) for each animal that uses the text of the poems with the shape of the animals was done by Jules Dominique Morniroli. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1951

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 portfolio (paper) + 70 unbound pages (letterpress) + 14 prints (pochoir) + 14 calligraphic illustrations in hard cover portfolio) ; portfolio 40 x 30 x 4 cm + pages 39 x 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Durling, 1987.

General

Published: Paris, France : Maurice Dovantiere. Nationality of creator: French. General: About 150 total copies. 55 number copy. General: Updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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