Collection de 124 carnets de bal du XVIIIe siècle formée par M. Bernard Franck, à Paris, de l'année 1875 au 23 avril 1902
Publisher: Gerschel photographe
Published: 1902
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Art collections; Catalogs; Miniature cases; Private collections; Art objects
Notes: Carnets de bal were ornate eighteenth century jeweled cases to house dance cards. Often made of precious metals, and decorated with painted enamels and jewels, they were issued for royal and aristocratic balls. The photographs in this book depict a painted portrait of the collector, two full page photographs of the entire collection, and 260 shaped carbon prints, arranged four per page, showing the front and back of the 130 carnets de bal. The photographer probably was Mathias Gerschel, who was active in Strassbourg in 1891.