Livret pour l'édition Ollendorff des Misérables, 2017.0.2914, Émile Bayard, circa 1879

Author(s): bellenger, albert (pont-audemer, 18–06–1846 - in 1919), engraver méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver bayard, emile antoine (la ferté-sous-jouarre, 02–11–1837 - cairo, in 12–1891), designer scott, henri louis (le havre, around 1846 - paris, 05–1884), designer motteroz, printer ollendorff, paul (24–02–1851 - choisy-au-bac, 15–12–1920), publisher production date: around 1879 dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, manuscripts, printed matter, binding, graphic arts name(s): print materials and techniques: wood engraving dimensions - artwork: height: 28cm width: 38cm description: unmounted eight-page booklet marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - page 1 - along the left edge: "paris - motteroz, lib. Imp. Reuniones, 7, rue saint-benoit"; signature at the bottom of the image on the left: "e b"; signature at the bottom of the image on the right: "abellenger"; under the image: "les miserables - edition ollendorff - t1"; page 5 - signature at the bottom of the image in the center: "f meaulle sc"; and signature at the bottom of the image on the right: "h scott"; title below the image, centered: "the episcopal palace"; page 8 - signature at the bottom of the image on the left: "h scott"; and signature at the bottom of the image on the right: "f. Meaulle sc"; title under the image in the center: "the house of m. Myriel" museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, bottom right of the image (lugt 1270a) - page 5 iconographic description: libretto for ollendorff's edition of victor hugo's les misérables. Resumption of three prints from the complete edition of hugues from 1879: page 1: the guard corps (page 1); page 5: the episcopal palace (page 12); page 8: mr. Myriel's house (page 13). Themes / subjects / places represented: literary scene, les miserables (v. Hugo) person / character depicted: fantine (literary character); javert (literary character) institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house inventory number: 2017. 0. 2914. Date: circa 1879.