Œuvre de Jean-Michel Papillon, graveur en bois, et de la Société des arts
Subtitle: contenant la collection des frontispieces, vignettes, fleurons, ecussons, cul-de-lampes, & autres sujets qu'il a gravés depuis l'année 1712, jusqu'à la présente année 1760 & suivantes
Publisher: De l'Imprimerie de Pierre-Guillaume Simon, imprimeur du Parlement, rue de la Harpe
Published: 1775
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Catalogues raisonnés; Wood-engraving; Catalogs; Wood-engraving, French; Alphabets; Early works to 1800; Playing cards; Illustration of books
Notes: A collection of proof impressions of woodcuts by Papillon with letterpress title-page dated 1760, but with additions by Papillon up to 1775.

The [2] leaves at front are letterpress, and consist of half-title (leaf [1]r), mounted woodcut port. of Papillon (and other vignettes) (leaf [1]v), and title-page (leaf [2]r, verso blank).

The 243 leaves are foliated in ms. and consist of mounted proof impressions of woodcuts by Papillon, arranged in part by type of design. Most leaves have proofs mounted on rectos only. A few leaves have ms. annotations by Papillon and others. Forty-four leaves are blank.

The [3] folded leaves consist of proofs mounted on stubs: 2 bound in after leaf 100, 1 after leaf 218.

The 30, 82 p. at end are in manuscript, written in double columns within red single rule borders.

The mounted proofs include series of alphabets, sheets of playing cards (leaves 224-227), and color-printed chiaroscuro woodcuts (leaves 158-159).

Some leaves contain proofs with ms. annotations identifying them as the work of one M. Randu.

Title-page printed in red and black with woodcut vignette.

"Additions nouvelles du Traité historique et pratique de la gravure en bois": p. 1-30 (1st count).

"Table de l'œuvre de Jean Michel Papillon, graveur en bois. Sommaire des volumes ... qui sont du Cabinet des estampes à la Bibliothèque du roi": p. [1]-82 (2nd count).