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CHAGALL, Marc (artist) and Jean LEYMARIE (b.1919). Vitraux pour Jérusalem. Monte Carlo: l'Imprimerie nationale de France for André Sauret, 1962.
2° (325 x 245mm). Colour-printed lithographic frontispiece and one plate by and after Chagall [Cain The Lithographs of Marc Chagall 365-366], 12 colour-printed lithographic plates and 24 illustrations by Charles Sorlier after Chagall, printed by Mourlot Frères, 24 colour photographic plates after Roussel, monochrome photographic illustrations and endpapers after Izis. Original grey cloth by Draeger Frères, lettered in black on the upper board and spine, dustwrapper with illustration after Chagall (dustwrapper slightly rubbed and chipped at edges).
FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY. Vitraux pour Jérusalem illustrates and describes the twelve stained-glass windows commissioned from Chagall, to be installed at the synagogue of a new medical centre in Jerusalem funded by the Hadassah organisation. The development of each of the twelve windows -- representing the twelve tribes of Israel -- is shown in monochrome illustrations of two preliminary drawings, followed by colour-printed lithographs of the first drawing in watercolour and ink, the first, small maquette and, finally, the definitive maquette. Cramer Chagall. The Illustrated Books 49.
2° (325 x 245mm). Colour-printed lithographic frontispiece and one plate by and after Chagall [Cain The Lithographs of Marc Chagall 365-366], 12 colour-printed lithographic plates and 24 illustrations by Charles Sorlier after Chagall, printed by Mourlot Frères, 24 colour photographic plates after Roussel, monochrome photographic illustrations and endpapers after Izis. Original grey cloth by Draeger Frères, lettered in black on the upper board and spine, dustwrapper with illustration after Chagall (dustwrapper slightly rubbed and chipped at edges).
FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY. Vitraux pour Jérusalem illustrates and describes the twelve stained-glass windows commissioned from Chagall, to be installed at the synagogue of a new medical centre in Jerusalem funded by the Hadassah organisation. The development of each of the twelve windows -- representing the twelve tribes of Israel -- is shown in monochrome illustrations of two preliminary drawings, followed by colour-printed lithographs of the first drawing in watercolour and ink, the first, small maquette and, finally, the definitive maquette. Cramer Chagall. The Illustrated Books 49.
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