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<dl><dd>Binding: modern green decorated paper. Dark green goatskin spine label with title in gilt reading upwards: JOLLAIN - NOUVEAU LIVRE DE FLEURS, FEUILLES ET OYSEAUX 1680</dd>
<dd>The title leaf only is attributed to Jollain in the Inventaire du fonds français, 17e s. (v. 5, p. 585)</dd>
<dd>Engraved throughout. The leaves are numbered 1-24 at lower right. Title (leaf 1) within cartouche with mask, surrounded by various flowers. In addition to flowers, leaves 2-24 include birds, insects, and a few animals (leaf 8). All but the last leaf (which depicts a variety of flowers in a vase) have captions that identify the flowers</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Flowers</div>
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Jollain, Gérard, -1683</div>
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