Album du moyen-âge—Part 3, Plate 36

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Zoom in — Plate 36 of the third part of "Album du moyen-âge," dedicated to compositions involving ancient and modern lettering.

(Part 3 (Galerie), plate 36.)

Artist

Name:: Midolle, Jean
Dates:: 1794-18??
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Ehrhardt, Auguste; Simon fils ( Frédéric Émile Simon)
Format:: Tondo
Source:: The Wellcome Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Album du moyen-âge
Author:: Midolle, Jean
Publisher:: Strasbourg: Simon Fils, 1836
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Description:

Plate showing an ornamental composition with paired symmetrical figures of snake or dragon-like creatures arranged along the four directions, radiating out from the central circular motif shaped as a rose window and containing ten figures of saints. This main design is complemented by foliage and scrolls, other mythical creatures, and animals to form a circle.

More information about this book can be found at Letterform Archive (page saved to the Internet Archive).

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