Coudray UP, 2003
Scope and Contents
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.
From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.
This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.
Dates
- 2003
Extent
7 Cards : Le Coq et le Renard. Colored title-card and six black-and-white postcards. Claude Coudray. Les Fables de la Fontaine. Limited edition. 2e Salon de l'Image et de l'Écrit. Montmorillon.
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
This was my first find at the Paris Post Card Exhibition. I do not understand the verso of the title-card: "Série de 50 cartes (1000 ex.)." I understand better the verso of each of the six cards in this set: "Tirage limité exemplaires 90." The text used in the cards is perfectly faithful to La Fontaine. This is a lively and lovely set! One card done by André le Guilloux was part of the same Salon show in 2003 as presented "Le Coq et le Renard."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
€10 from the wife of the deceased artist at the Paris Post Card Exhibition, Jan., '05.
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository