BÉDIER, Joseph (ed.); ENGELS, Robert (illus.).

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Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut. Limited edition, one of 500 copies printed on japon paper, in a spectacular binding by Durvand, a master French binder of late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Bédier (1864-1938) was a professor of medieval French literature. He revived interest in several historic texts, including Tristan and Iseut. His version was first published in 1900.Robert Engels (1866-1926) was a German illustrator, designer, and art teacher. He was a regular contributor to the avant-garde art magazine Jugend and was a professor at an art school in Munich.

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