Histoire des Quatre Fils Aymon: Introduction

In the production of this major work of Art Nouveau book design and of colour photomechanical illustration, Grasset worked in collaboration with Charles Gillot, the inventor of photo-relief printing and an influential collector of Oriental and decorative arts. Grasset used a combination of medieval and Near Eastern decorative motifs to frame and embellish his illustrations, but most importantly he integrated text and imagery in an innovative manner which has had a lasting influence on book illustration.

The picture shows the introductory page.