Armand Dayot, Inspecteur del Beaux Art. L'Image De La Femme. Librairie Hachette et Cie. MDCCCXCIC.
Armand Dayot, Inspector of Fine Arts. The Depiction of Women. Hachette and Company Publishing. MDCCCXCIX (1899).
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The book explores the portrayal of women in art and culture. Armand Dayot, who served as an Inspector of Fine Arts, delves into the various ways women have been depicted in art throughout history. This book provides an insight into the evolving perception of femininity, the role of women in society, and the artistic representations that have shaped these perceptions.
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Provenance:
Ex-libris bookplate of Archibald Younger in an Arabic theme by M.L.A. Giradot.
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The boards depict a quiver of arrows intersected with a flaming torch to form a cross in front of a laurel wreath. This image can be seen in various forms of art, ranging from mirrors and frames to paintings and frescos. Louis XVI used a similar crest where he had a bow ribbon tying the quiver with the flambeau (torch). The flambeau is an ancient symbol of life and truth, while the quiver symbolises using force to pursue justice. This symbol might also be a reference to Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, who was commonly depicted with a bow and arrow, and sometimes a torch, among other hunting equipment.
Size: 230 x 310 x 50 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Spine warped with very minor scuffing and rubbing, and a tear with lacking fragment to the top of the backstrip. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with scratches, rubbing, and scuffing. Front board with uneven sunning. Shelf and edge wear. Bookplate and clear tape attached to front pastedown. Some very small tears to page edges of preliminaries and half title. Damp stains to the top and bottom of the frontispiece. Tissue paper mostly detached. Text block fairly clean with light toning and sporadic very minor foxing. Some page edges are lightly torn. Some plates with damp stains. Uncollated.
