Principes des différentes ecritures pour l'éducation de la jeunesse
By: gravés p[a]r Molé ainé
Contributors: Gautier, publisher
Publisher: Se trouvent chez Gauthier Imprimeur-Editeur, Rue Jean-Lantier, N⁰ 2 près le Grenier à Sel
Published: 1795
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: French Penmanship; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Writing; Copybooks; Specimens; Artistic Anatomy; Human figure in art; Proportion (Art); Drawing books; Drawing; Technique; French Drawing
Other titles: Principes de dessin
Notes: Edition published Chez Jean has engraved title page signed: "Dessiné par P.T. Le Clere; Gravé par Petit."

Cover title.

"Molé scrip[si]t et sculp[si]t"--Verso of leaf [2].

Possible date based on date of similar calligraphic copybook engraved by Molé: Ecritures coulée et bâtarde brisées ou expédiées perfectionnées ... / par Lechard. A Paris : Chez Jean ..., l'an septieme de la République françoise [i.e. 1799]. Gravé par Molé (cf. Bonacini no. 1033); and by dates of publishing/bookselling activity by Gauthier, 1795-1799.

Engraved handwriting exercises and samples of styles, written and engraved by Molé, including Batarde, Coulée, Anglaise, Expediée, and Ronde.

Front and back wrappers included in foliation.

Comparison of "Principes du dessin" with the digital version of L'art du dessin démontré d'une manière claire et précise par Jean Cousin peintre français. A Paris : Chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais, no. 32, dated between 1790 and 182u shows that "Principes de dessin" is related to Cousin's work. With the exception of one graphic, the text on the proportions of heads and of children, pages 4-10, is printed verbatim here. The remaining headings and topics of "Principes de dessin" also appear in Cousin's work, though the text differs more significantly. Some of the plates appear just as they do in the online Cousin; some have been reversed, some seem to be different states of the same image, but all are related to images in Cousin's work. Edition published Chez Jean has engraved title page signed: "Dessiné par P.T. Le Clere; Gravé par Petit."

Rare Book copy: In modern decorative paper wrappers.

Rare Book copy: Bound with: Principes de dessin. [France : s.n., 1790-1820]