Exhibition details
The books on display showcase the important role women, such as Madame Adélaïde, (daughter of King Louis XV) and Queen Marie-Antoinette, had as book owners and collectors.
More details
Book illustrations by François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin capture the visual ethos of the 18th century, while the artisan binders (male and female) at the workshops of Luc-Antoine Boyet, Antoine-Michel Padeloup, Nicolas-Denis Derome, and others produced bindings worthy of the shelves at Versailles.
Location
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
Image: Almanach royal, année M. DCC. LXV (1765), bound for Pierre-Louis-Paul Randon de Boisset by Nicolas-Denis