<I>Traité de Composition Decorative</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1950
name: label: Written by
content: Joseph Stany Gauthier, French, 1883 - 1969
label: Written by
content: Louis Capelle
label: Published by
content: Éditions Plon, French, founded 1845
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Paperback copy of "Traité de Composition Decorative" in fragile condition with tan wrapper. The front cover has black printed text which reads [LIBRARIES / JOSEPH GIBERT] above handwritten text [DESIGN] and printed text [S 250 8° Rais.]. Below this there is a central paragraph of French text that begins [LIBRAIRIE CLASSIQUE / livres d'enseignement...]. At the bottom of the front of the wrapper is the address [30, BOULEVARD St-MICHEL, 26 / A L'ANGLE DES RUES / RACINE, ÉCOLE DE MÉDECINE, P. SARRAZIN]. There is an orange dot and line design above and below the title on the upper part of the spine. The spine is heavily torn with areas of loss. Only the second half of each word of the title is visible. The back cover has an image and text advertising [JOSEPH GIBERT / LIBRAIRIE GENERALE]. This design is repeated on the back flap of the book jacket. The interior flap of the front cover has black printed text in French that begins [SERVICE D'ACHATS...]. A color title page is inserted behind the front flap and has handwritten inscriptions. The back cover has the same orange dot and bar design from the spine with [Les petit-fils de Plon et Nourrit / Imprimeurs - Éditeurs / 8, RUE GARACIÈRE - PARIS] in the center. The books has handwritten inscriptions.
title: label: Title
content: Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.26.5.17
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper