Book/Printed Material Image 3 of Livre de perspectiue de Iehan Cousin, senonois, maistre painctre à Paris

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About this Item

Title

  • Livre de perspectiue de Iehan Cousin, senonois, maistre painctre à Paris

Other Title

  • Livre de perspective de Jehan Cousin

Names

  • Cousin, Jehan, approximately 1522-approximately 1593
  • Le Royer, Iehan, active 16th century, engraver
  • Lortic, Marcelin, 1822-1892, binder
  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise, 1790-1876, former owner
  • Foulc, Edmond, -1916, former owner
  • Ulmann, Carl J. (Carl Joseph), 1863-, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • A Paris : De l'Imprimerie de Iehan le Royer, imprimeur du roy és mathematiques, 1560.

Headings

  • -  Perspective--Early works to 1800
  • -  Geometrical drawing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Early works to 1800
  • -  Drawing, French--16th century
  • -  Wood engraving, French--16th century
  • -  France--Paris

Notes

  • -  Illustrations sketched on wood blocks by Jehan Cousin and cut by Le Royer with the help of Aubin Olivier -- "L'imprimeur au lecteur," p. [6].
  • -  Title vignette, initials, head pieces.
  • -  Signatures: A⁴, chi1, B-K⁴, 2chi², L-M⁴, 3chi1, N-R⁴. L2, L3, M2, Q2, and Q4 are folded almost double leaves, with extension of leaf tipped on. Last leaf blank.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1066
  • -  BN v. 33, col. 585
  • -  BM v. 45, col. 26
  • -  Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire ... v. 2, col. 339
  • -  Mortimer, R. Harvard College Library. French 16th cent. 157 (v. 1, p. 194-197)
  • -  LC copy 1 has book labels: A la Bible d'Or 1698, Bibliotheca Abmrosii, Firmini Didoti; and, Ex libris E. Foulc. Acquired by the Library of Congress in 1916.
  • -  LC Copy 1 in doublure binding signed: Lortic.

Medium

  • [144] p. : ill., diagrams (wood engravings) ; 42 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NC749 .C6
  • NC749 .C6 Copy 2 Has inscription: Ex libris C. Koebel; has bookplate of Carl J. Ulmann. Part of the Rosenwald Collection.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 16018447

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Cousin, Jehan, Approximately Approximately 1593, Iehan Le Royer, Marcelin Lortic, Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Edmond Foulc, Carl J Ulmann, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Livre de perspectiue de Iehan Cousin, senonois, maistre painctre à Paris. A Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Iehan le Royer, imprimeur du roy és mathematiques, 1560. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16018447/.

APA citation style:

Cousin, J., Le Royer, I., Lortic, M., Firmin-Didot, A., Foulc, E., Ulmann, C. J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1560) Livre de perspectiue de Iehan Cousin, senonois, maistre painctre à Paris. A Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Iehan le Royer, imprimeur du roy és mathematiques. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16018447/.

MLA citation style:

Cousin, Jehan, Approximately Approximately 1593, et al. Livre de perspectiue de Iehan Cousin, senonois, maistre painctre à Paris. A Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Iehan le Royer, imprimeur du roy és mathematiques, 1560. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/16018447/>.