11.03.2025

miniature book: "St. Labre"

 

A miniature book with a cream-colored paper cover featuring a botanical pattern, wrapped in glassine paper. At the bottom corner, a small figure is visible. Below the book, there is a small metal hand figurine and a matchstick for scale.
"St. Labre"
5.0cm x 3.3cm, Sofcover, 14pp

Images are from the woodblock prints of "Vie de Benoît Joseph Labre, mort à Rome" by by Pierre-Fiacre Perdoux, published in 1784 (more information about the print found here).

Inside pages of the miniature book. Images from the colorful woodblock prints depicting scenes from the life of Benoît Joseph Labre (St. Benedict Joseph Labre).

Inside pages of the miniature book. Images from the colorful woodblock prints depicting scenes from the life of Benoît Joseph Labre (St. Benedict Joseph Labre).

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