Menu card for a dinner of the Society of Contemporary Bibliologists, Diner des ombres des Bibliophiles Contemporains (title on object), An explosion blowing parts of a printing press and books into the air. In the foreground a female nude with a torch in her hand, she has been knocked to the ground by the explosion. The dinner took place on April 6, 1895, and the dramatic depiction was a reference to the Society's dissolution on November 10, 1894., print maker: Édouard-Henri Avril, (mentioned on object), in or before Apr-1895, paper, drypoint, letterpress printing, height 270 mm × width 140 mm

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