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[Gruel & Engelmann.] Claye, Jules (1806-86), printer. Paroissien Romain d'après les imprimés français du XVme siècle. 703, [1]pp., printed entirely on vellum, each page surrounded by elaborate woodcut borders in several variations. Paris: Gruel and Engelmann, 1858. 151 x 113 mm. Original full paneled morocco blind-tooled in Gothic style, with metal clasps (pin of one clasp renewed), inner gilt dentelles; boxed. Light wear, spine skillfully repaired. Very good to fine. Presentation Copy, inscribed on the front flyleaf by Claye in an elegant hand to Mlle. Jeanne Ansart. A beautiful and rare example of this finely printed French prayerbook, printed entirely on vellum by Jules Claye, one of the greatest French printers of the mid-19th century. The publishers, Gruel & Engelmann, did not advertise copies of this work printed on vellum, so it is possible that Claye printed this special copy for his own use. Claye's elegantly written inscription to Mlle. Ansart reads: Quand vous touchez à l'heure où Dieu va vous bénir, Pour vous je fais des voeux sans vous connaître encore, Et je viens consacrer par un pieux souvenir, Le jour où vous verrez cette nouvelle aurore. Ce travail de ma main, je dois le reconnaître, Pour la vôtre est bien lourd, mais il demeurera. Pardonnez, en pensant que notre divin Maître Sous le faix de sa croix gravit le Golgotha. The Gothic-style binding design for Gruel & Engelmann's Paroissien Romain was the work of Léon Gruel, head of the firm's binding department; it features a central panel decorated with botanical and religious motifs, surrounded by the Latin motto "Egredietur virga de radice iesse et flos de radice eius ascendet et requiescet super eam" (A rod shall come forth from its root, and a flower shall come up from its root and rest upon it). "Gruel's profound passion for the medieval era catalyzed a resurgence of Gothic binding styles ingeniously adapted for contemporary tastes . . . This blend of reverence for the past with innovative application in the present allowed Gruel to recreate historical styles with unparalleled accuracy and creativity. A hallmark of Gruel's work was his emphasis on books' structural integrity and functionality. He championed bindings that were not only visually stunning but could also withstand the test of time and use, capable of lying flat without spine damage. This practical yet revolutionary approach significantly influenced the evolution of bookbinding" (Judge). S. Judge, "Léon Gruel: Master of Medieval Revival in Bookbinding," Encyclopedia of Design, 20 Mar. 2024. .

Zustand: Good. In-folio , 27.5 41.5cm; demi-toile verte, étiquette de titre sur le plat (reliure de l'époque). Reliure usagée, mors int. cassé. 30 cartes sur double page en couleurs. Qqs petites rousseurs, bon état des cartes. Bookblock partially loose from spine.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:794503958:([4] pages, [60] leaves) : 30 hand colored maps ; 42 cm; "Pour l'intelligence de la Géographie universelle de Malte-Brun."J. Claye, imprimeur-libraire"--Half t.p. verso"Imp. Delamain, 8, rue Git--le-C?ur, Paris"--Most maps.Some maps engraved by S. Jacobs; some maps with script engraved by A. BlanchardRelief shown by hachures and shadingMaps hand colored in outlin.