Books

The First Issue of "les Fleurs du Mal"

In France, Charles Baudelaire released art and literature from the classicism. Originally a middleman, he put himself on the sidelines by seeking to develop new aesthetic values. His early work on ...

Tagged: Baudelaire

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov 8.

As Moses had wanted

There are two techniques to assemble the pages for editing a text on a flexible support. The only one that is common today is the paper book, where sheets are bound by one of their sides. The prac...

Tagged: Torah

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov 7.

All the Cities of the Old World 1 Reply

I already discussed in this group the Nuremberg Chronicles. This extraordinary illustrated book published in 1493 claimed to include all the knowledge of the world. It was too ambitious and some di...

Tagged: Hogenberg, Braun

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 30.

The Law of Saint King Louis 1 Reply

For countless time French schoolchildren learn that St. Louis made his judgments under the oak of Vincennes forest (near a mansion where he liked to reside). The reign of Louis IX of France is a r...

Tagged: Fontaines, LouisIX

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 20.

James Bond was a Cousin of Dracula 1 Reply

The gestation period of James Bond was rather long when compared to the characteristics of our species. Designed on January 15, 1952 at 9 o'clock, Jamaican time (as told by Wikipedia), he saw the d...

Tagged: Fleming

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 17.

The Book of the Emperor Sigismund 1 Reply

At the end of their life, senior scholars of the Middle Ages told what they had seen. These texts from eyewitnesses are the most valuable sources for the events of their time before events are sani...

Tagged: Lauber, Windeck, Sigismund

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 8.

The Very Minute Hours of Europe 1 Reply

In the fifteenth century, Europe existed. The most magnificent court was the one of the Duke of Burgundy, who was residing in Dijon. Duke Charles the Bold, or one of his relatives, was the sponsor ...

Tagged: Hours, Marmion

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 8.

John Hill unveils the Vegetable System 1 Reply

The knowledge and classification of nature represent a major scientific progress of the eighteenth century. It is rightly associated with the name of Linnaeus, who developed the concepts still used...

Tagged: Hill

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 25.

Saint-Exupéry's Shattered Flight 1 Reply

The pioneers of aviation were permanently facing death, but they carried on their great work of reducing travel time and conciliating the nations. One of them, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, externalise...

Tagged: SaintExupéry

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 18.

The Sculpted Colors of "Jazz" 1 Reply

Henri Matisse was very ill. His creativity was still strong but the graphic techniques that he could still use were limited. He tried flat gouache with pure and bright colors, shaped by cuttings. H...

Tagged: Tériade, Matisse

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 18.

Carnival in Nuremberg ! 1 Reply

Since 1449, on Shrove Tuesday, it was Carnival at Nuremberg, as Schembartlauf (the run of beautiful beards, Schön Bart Lauf). But in 1539, no more joking with impunity. The event was banned after a...

Tagged: Schembart, Nuremberg

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 13.

Gatsby's Jacket 1 Reply

The Great Gatsby is a favorite novel of American literature of the twentieth century, and is contemporary of early jazz. Published in 1925, it is reflecting the unease of the author, R. Scott Fitzg...

Tagged: Cugat, Fitzgerald

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 11.

Redouté, the Raphael of Roses 1 Reply

The most beautiful illustrated book dealing with roses is that of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, who is nicknamed "le Raphaël des Roses". A native of Liege, this watercolourist made his career in Paris, w...

Tagged: FirminDidot, Redouté

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May 13.

Proust in a Binding made by Paul Bonet 1 Reply

Here is a little book that has many qualities. This is a first edition (printed in 1913) of "Du Côté de chez Swann", the first title of the series "A la recherche du temps perdu" which was the maj...

Tagged: Bonet, Proust

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May 3.

Geography before Columbus 1 Reply

The ancient Greeks understood the usefulness of recording the knowledge, to improve and teach. Their great scholars were primarily polygraphs, who published in a coherent form the work of their pre...

Tagged: Ptolemy

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 24.

Le Silence de la Mer, a Masterpiece of Activist Literature 1 Reply

In October 1941, it is war. The German occupation of France was beginning, as also the French Resistance. Jean Bruller and Pierre de Lescure create an illegal publishing house : les Editions de Min...

Tagged: Vercors

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 8.

Jules and Jules : Verne and Hetzel 1 Reply

Jules Hetzel was an editor of children's books, which was a rare specialization at his time. Jules Verne wrote didactic novels, where the adventures of the characters were a pretext to teach geogra...

Tagged: Hetzel, Verne

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 8.

Harry Potter, the Wizard of Auctions 1 Reply

There is a social phenomenon called Harry Potter. Here is a new demonstration. Heritage includes in its sale of March 6 in Dallas a copy of the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ...

Tagged: Potter, Rowling

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 7.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : AuctionArt Pierre Cardin Rémy Le Fur Site Bonhams Site Press Christie's Site Press Gros et Delettrez Site Drouot Presse Heritage Auction Galleries Site Press Lafon ...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 2.

2008 Auction History

All Results in BOLD On December 3 in London, Sotheby's sells a torn fragment of the Gospel of John, 250 x 77 mm, a manuscript dating from 170 years after the crucifixion (£ 200 K, lot 23). (UNSOLD...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 24, 2008.