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La maison de Rubens / reconstitution par Henri Blomme

Henri Blomme

RA Collection: Book

Record number

14/2466

Author

Imprint

Anvers: Héliotypie G. Hermans, [1910]

Physical Description

8 p. : 15 pl. (incl. plan) ; 475 mm.

General Note

The letterpress sheets and plates are loose in a portfolio. At the head of the title: Pavillon de la ville d'Anvers à l'Exposition universelle de Bruxelles 1910. At the foot of the half-title is the printer statement: Anvers. - Impr. Bellemans Frères. The plates, photographed by Gustave Hermans and the work published by his firm, comprise 15 heliotypes of which 14 are photographic images of the exterior and interior of the building and the final plate shows ground floor and first floor plans of the building signed by Henri Blomme.

Copy Note

The verso of the half-title contains the limited edition statement stating that this copy is number 95 of an edition of 300 copies.

Binding Note

The work is in a portfolio bound in white paper over boards. The front cover reprints the title-page in red and black inks. There is no lettering on the spine.

Name as Subject

Subject

Artists' studios Belgium

Contributors

Peter Paul Rubens, architect/designer
Gustave Hermans, printer/publisher, photographer
Héliotypie G. Hermans (Antwerp), publisher/bookseller
Imprimerie Bellemans Frères (Antwerp), printer