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ECOLLECTIONS OF
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MATERIALS FOR LIBERAL ARTS.
This rather vague title comprises articles of the most varied
nature, from literature to false teeth, from musical to surgical
instruments.
At the entry of the gallery in the grand vestibule stand
two pavilions ornamented with rich hangings ; one belongs to
Hachette & Co., whose name is of more than European
renown •, the other to Mame & Son, of Tours, to whom was
awarded one of the grand prizes. These two houses show
their magnificent editions of the Bible, Dante, Architecture de
la Renaissance, &c.
The Imperial printing-office worthily fulfils its mission
which is to encourage and execute fine typography, and to
print gratuitously works of science and literature, when, in
consequence of their special and exceptional nature, they
would not find a remunerative sale ; their Evangiles, Histoire de
Cesar, Palais de Fontainebleau, containing beautiful plates, and
their Livre des Rois, (Schah-Maneh),z. poem by Aboul-Kasim-
Firousi, translated by Mr. Mohl, may serve as patterns to all
printers.
The distinctive merit of the Imperial printing-office, how-
ever, is that of its graphic types for which it is probably
unrivalled. The immense variety of foreign alphabets which
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MATERIALS FOR LIBERAL ARTS.
This rather vague title comprises articles of the most varied
nature, from literature to false teeth, from musical to surgical
instruments.
At the entry of the gallery in the grand vestibule stand
two pavilions ornamented with rich hangings ; one belongs to
Hachette & Co., whose name is of more than European
renown •, the other to Mame & Son, of Tours, to whom was
awarded one of the grand prizes. These two houses show
their magnificent editions of the Bible, Dante, Architecture de
la Renaissance, &c.
The Imperial printing-office worthily fulfils its mission
which is to encourage and execute fine typography, and to
print gratuitously works of science and literature, when, in
consequence of their special and exceptional nature, they
would not find a remunerative sale ; their Evangiles, Histoire de
Cesar, Palais de Fontainebleau, containing beautiful plates, and
their Livre des Rois, (Schah-Maneh),z. poem by Aboul-Kasim-
Firousi, translated by Mr. Mohl, may serve as patterns to all
printers.
The distinctive merit of the Imperial printing-office, how-
ever, is that of its graphic types for which it is probably
unrivalled. The immense variety of foreign alphabets which