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Gaffecourt, Jean-Vincent Capronnier de, 1692-1766

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1692 - 1766

Biography

Jean-Vincent Capronnier de Gauffecourt (1692-1766)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Series

Volume inscribed by R. Wyndham Ketton-Cramer, who gave it to Munby in Nov. 1961, 1763-Nov 1961 (circa)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8228
Scope and Contents

Inscription reads: 'This is a copy draft of the first printed work in French devoted to bookbinding, Jean-Vincent Capronnier de Gauffecourt's Traité de la Relieure des Livres, printed in 1763'

Dates: 1763-Nov 1961 (circa)
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