Contributor |
Bordais, Jules, 1835-1915, architect. |
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Lofficiau & Munzinger, bookbinder. |
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Davioud, Gabriel Jean Antoine, 1824-1881, architect. |
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Moras, Bertha C., former owner. |
Title |
Souvenir de L'Exposition Universelle 1878 [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Paris] |
Publisher |
FRANCE. Paris. 1878 |
Date |
[1878] |
Physical Description |
1 volume (12 photographs): albumen; volume 16 x 23 cm. (6.25 x 9 in.) |
Description |
Souvenir album containing captioned photographs of sites at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878 held May 1-November 10,
1878 to celebrate the recovery of France following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Includes Palais du Trocadéro designed
by Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bourdais; Vue Générale du Palais du Champ de Mars; Palais du Champ de Mars; Galerie d'Iéna; Galerie
des Machines; Pavillion de la Ville de Paris; Façade des Galeries des Beaux-Arts; Rue des Nations (facades to the international
exhibitors inside the Palace of Industry); Façade de la Section Belge; Façade de la Section Chinoise; Le Palais Algérien;
and Pavillon des Eaux et Forêts. Views include landscaping, a pond, a bridge, exhibit cases, and steam-operated machinery,
including printing presses.
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Notes |
Red morocco binding stamped with illustration designed by bookbinders Lofficiau & Munzinger. Illustration depicts the main
building and grounds in the Champs de Mars (Palais du Champ de Mars). In the foreground, the allegorical female figure Ceres
sits among tools, equipment, and symbols representing art, industry, and technology. Includes a camera, paint palette, locomotive,
wheels, a distillery, compass, books, an anvil, and a caduceus.
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Inscribed on front free endpaper: Bertha C. Moras. A tiny memento of the visit to the Paris Exhibition of 1878. |
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Gift of Michael Zinman. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Paris Universal Exposition of 1878. |
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Ceres (Roman deity) |
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Exhibitions -- France -- Paris. |
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Art. |
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Industry. |
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Technology. |
Genre |
Albums -- 1870-1880. |
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Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
Associated name |
Bordais, Jules, 1835-1915, architect. |
Associated name |
Davioud, Gabriel Jean Antoine, 1824-1881, architect. |
Associated name |
Lofficiau & Munzinger, bookbinder. |
Provenance |
Moras, Bertha C., former owner. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.44] |
Accession number |
P.2008.36.44 |