Introduction à la méthode de Léonard de Vinci

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 0589
1. Bibliographic Information
Author
Valéry, Paul (1871-1945)
Title
Introduction à la méthode de Léonard de Vinci
Statement of responsibility
Par Paul Valéry
Place of publication
Paris
Publisher
Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française
Series
Not identified
Printer
Julien Crémieu
Date
1919
Imprint (isbd)
Paris : Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1919
Language
French
Edition
Special bibliophile issue printed on Lafuma de Voiron paper
Alternative title
Not identified
Short title
Introduction à la méthode
Original work
Not identified
Original language
French
Translator
Not applicable
Print run
Separate reprint on Lafuma de Voiron paper bearing the watermark of the Nouvelle Revue Française. Eight hors commerce copies numbered I to VIII; one hundred copies reserved for bibliophiles of the Nouvelle Revue Française numbered 1 to 100; twenty copies numbered 101 to 120. The copy examined does not show a visible number.
2. Physical Description
Collation
100 pages
Illustrations
Small typographical drawing inspired by Leonardo da Vinci on the title page and within the text
Maps
None
Format
Large octavo
Dimensions
To be identified
Printer’s signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Lafuma de Voiron paper
Watermarks
Nouvelle Revue Française watermark
Printing condition
Very good
3. Binding
Binding type
Contemporary French artistic binding
Materials
Full mottled calfskin in honey and brown tones
Decoration
Spine with burgundy title label, gilt floral ornaments and gilt decorative rules
Endpapers
Decorated marbled paper
Edges
Not identified
Binding condition
Very good
Original binding
Yes, contemporary artistic binding
4. Contents
A major essay by Paul Valéry devoted to the study of Leonardo da Vinci’s intellectual personality and creative method. Valéry presents Leonardo as the embodiment of analytical thought and the pursuit of universal knowledge. The work is one of the author's earliest and most influential reflections on creative intelligence, consciousness, and the mechanisms of thought.
The volume also includes Note et Digressions, a later text in which Valéry revisits and comments upon his earlier ideas, offering additional philosophical reflections and critical observations.
5. General Notes
Printed by Julien Crémieu, 13 et 15, rue Pierre-Dupont, Suresnes (Seine).
Published by Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 35 et 37, rue Madame, Paris.
Bibliophile edition printed on Lafuma de Voiron paper bearing the distinctive watermark of the Nouvelle Revue Française.
The title page incorporates a decorative device inspired by drawings associated with Leonardo da Vinci.
6. Subjects
Subjects
French literature
Subjects
Philosophical essay
Subjects
History of ideas
Subjects
Leonardo da Vinci
Subjects
Philosophy of artistic creation
Subjects
Modern thought
Subjects
Aesthetics
7. Copy Record
Shelfmark
0589
Condition
Very good; minor scattered age spotting without structural damage or impairment of reading
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Bibliophile copy printed on Lafuma de Voiron paper with the watermark of the Nouvelle Revue Française. Preserves an attractive contemporary French full-calf artistic binding with gilt spine decoration and marbled endpapers. Limited issue intended for subscribers and bibliophiles of the Nouvelle Revue Française. The copy survives in notably superior condition compared with most examples of this early twentieth-century edition.