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Menu du repas du 26 novembre 1892

Title
Menu du repas du 26 novembre 1892 [graphic] / Robida sc.
Author
Robida, Albert, 1848-1926.
Publication
1892.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
1 print : etching, drypoint; 21.8 x 16.1 cm.
Summary
Menu cover depicting Pantagruel holding a large knife while several cooks prepare food at a large fireplace; a large kettle contains books and papers; one cook holds a frying pan containing a book; another bastes a man roasting on a spit.
Subject
  • Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553? > Characters > Pantagruel
  • Books in art
  • Cannibalism in art
  • Fireplaces
Genre/Form
  • Menus – French – 19th century.
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Signed in pencil.
  • Full inscription reads: Menu du repas de 26 novembre 1892 des Bibliophiles contemporains (Académiciens des beaux-livres) Pantagrueliquement réunis.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aids available.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG98-F172
Author
Robida, Albert, 1848-1926.
Title
Menu du repas du 26 novembre 1892 [graphic] / Robida sc.
Imprint
1892.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes
Finding aids available.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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