Julliot Georges (1 results)

Condition: Very Good. Folio, 14.5 by 9.5 inches, 37 by 24 cm. Unpaginated lined notebook, with 52 leaves containing content, illustrated and text, with material often, but not always, on both sides, and many blank leaves besides. Extraordinary student illustrated manuscript on printing, its technology, replete with lovely Art Nouveau decorative touches throughout. Sections are devoted to the history of printing, typography, metals used in printing, tools of the printer, corrections, composition, abbreviations, capitals, italics, alignment, colors, the art of printing, etc. and then such things as conservation. Besides the thoroughness of the manuscript on the sundry aspects of printing, the illustrations are disarming and quite literally invite the eyes to linger on the pages. Such school projects were a staple of French pedagogy, and for better or worse, French education has traditionally placed a premium on flair and style, at times, over substance. In the instance of this manuscript, the latter has not been sacrificed at the altar of the former, and the resulting product deserved the highest of marks on all accounts. Other than the headings, most of the text is written with a neat, albeit non-calligraphic, hand. Quarter Leather, over Decorative Boards (a notebook).