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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 213
her illustrations, that 202 THE PRINTED BOOK. cannot be displaced from the position assigned to themby the artist without disappointment. The year 1773, which saw the publication by DeBret of the works of Moliere, may perhaps be consideredas that in which the French Book of the eighteenthcentury… … Hg. 87.—Tailpiece from the Medecin nialgrc Lui, byMoreau le Jeune. dedicated to the young Dauphiness Marie Antoinette,and partly illustrated by the younger Moreau. The workis exquisite, of powerful yet simple grace. The senti-mental note of the century was struck in it, the insipidlove of…
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