Author: De Sivry, Sophie; and Meyer, Philippe. Title: L'Art & la Folie.
Description: Paris: Editions du Sextant Bleu, (1998). (1998). - Quarto, 11-3/8 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide. Black cloth titled in red on the front cover and the spine in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The heads of the cover's spine and of the dust jacket's spine are bumped. The dust jacket is slightly creased with a couple of minor stains. 123 & [5] pages, with full page and textual illustrations in color and black & white throughout. There is some damage to the inner edges of the rear cover and of the last 2 leaves. Good in a very good dust wrapper.
The text includes chapters by Laurent Beccaria and Sophie de Sivry entitled: "La Folie des Amants", "La Folie des Artistes", "La Folie du Pouvoir", and "La Folie de L'Au-dela". Philippe Meyer's contribution is entitled "Une Petite Histoire de la Folie ed de ses Medecines". The preface is by Robert Misrahi.
The text is in French. Very good .
Keywords: ART; L'ART & LA FOLIE; SOPHIE DE SIVRY; PHILIPPE MEYER; ILLUSTRATED; ROBERT MISRAHI; LAURENT BECCARIA; ILLUSTRATIONS; ART HISTORY; FOLLY.
Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 95648
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