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NUMISMATICS IN THE AGE OF GROLIER
"Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club of New York is America's
oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the
graphic arts. Named for Jean Grolier, the Renaissance collector
renowned for sharing his library with friends, the Club's
objective is to foster "the literary study and promotion of the
arts pertaining to the production of books." -from the club's
website, http://www.grolierclub.org/An upcoming exhibition at the Grolier Club will feature
numismatic literature. "Numismatics in the Age of Grolier
open September 12, 2001. For more information, see
http://www.grolierclub.org/ExNumismatics.htmFrom the exhibition press release: "Numismatic literature was
among the most elegant and fascinating expressions of the
printer’s art during the European Renaissance. A wide selection
of these works, as well as Renaissance medals and the Greek
and Roman coins which inspired them, will be on view at the
Grolier Club September 12 through November 17, 2001."Jean Grolier, the famous French book collector for whom
the Club is named, was recognized by contemporaries for his
collection of ancient coins as well as for his numismatic books,
which formed a significant portion of his library. Items from
Grolier’s collection will be on view in the forthcoming show.
Among the highlights are many “firsts:”• The first numismatic book – the 1514 Paris edition of Budé’s
De Asse et partibus, published by Josse Bude.
• Andrea Fulvio’s Illustrium Imagines (Rome, 1517), the first
illustrated numismatic book in its possibly unique first issue.
• An unfinished 1565 manuscript of Enea Vico will be displayed
for the first time, along with all his published works. Vico is
generally considered the first scientific numismatist.
• Grolier’s copy of Vico’s first book, Le imagini, published in
1548.
• Grolier’s leather bound coin trays from the Bibliothèque
Inguimbertine in Carpentras will be on view for the first time
in America along with cases belonging to Nicolas-Claude
Fabri de Peiresc from the same collectionA symposium, co-sponsored by the American Numismatic
Society, will be held in conjunction with the Grolier Club
exhibition October 27, 2001, 10 am – 3 pm. Speakers
will include:Professor John Cunnally, co-curator of the exhibition and
author of "Images of the Illustrious, the Numismatic Presence
in the Renaissance" (Princeton, 1999).Dr. C. E. Dekesel, author of monographs on Hubert Goltzius
and Charles Patin and the new standard bibliography of 16th
century numismatic books, Bibliotheca Nummaria (Crestline
1997).Jean-Baptiste Giard, Conservateur émerité of the Cabinet des
Médailles of the Bibliothèque nationale (Paris), author of the
standard catalogues of the Roman coins in the Bibliothèque
nationale and of the mint of Lyons, as well as numerous
articles on the history of numismatics.Dr. Stephen K. Scher, co-curator of the exhibition, former
chairman of the Art Department of Brown University,
organizer of the Frick exhibition and editor of the catalogue
The Currency of Fame, Portrait Medals of the Renaissance
(New York, 1994).- 2001-08-12
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