Le Triomphe de Jean de La Fontaine: 24 Fables Illustrées par Jean Bastian

Title

en_US Le Triomphe de Jean de La Fontaine: 24 Fables Illustrées par Jean Bastian

Description

en_US Language note: French

Jean de La Fontaine

Creator

en_US La Fontaine, Jean de See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Bastian, Jean

Date

2022-11-07T16:11:30Z

2019-07

en_US 2013

Date Available

2022-11-07T16:11:30Z

Date Issued

en_US 2013

Abstract

en_US This is one of the dearest books in the collection. There are multiple stories connected with it. First, in a visit to Strassbourg that was a veritable roll of the dice, I happened near the end of the visit to walk again past the great cathedral. Facing the cathedral was an antiques store to which I had not paid attention. This time, in the window, I saw an edition -- this edition! -- of fables illustrated by the former owner of this antiques store. Bingo! I had to come back later, because the store opened only after lunch. I had a pleasant chant with the owner, grandson of the former owner and book illustrator. I learned that there was a DVD using his grandfather's illustrations. I bought both the book and the DVD and was delighted to do so. Final story: In the summer of the pandemic, I watched with delight the DVD episodes, which I believe aired on TV one at a time over a space of days and weeks. They are delightfully done. As I reviewed them, I asked myself: "Where is the book?" I looked in many places in the constricted pandemic world. After days of searching, I was again allowed to visit some of the collection's places in the University, and there I found the book. It is time to celebrate, not least of all because of the creative, playful artistic approach of Jean Bastian. Among the best of the illustrations here are FS, OR, WL, and TMCM. Enjoy them!

Identifier

en_US 12382 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/138696

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Éditions M.A.J.B.

en_US Strassburg

Subject

Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value