{"product_id":"antique-shell-plates","title":"Antique Shell Plates — 70 Printable Cowrie \u0026 Seashell Plates, Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventy hand-coloured shell plates from \u003cem\u003eSpécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes\u003c\/em\u003e by L.-C. Kiener, continued by Dr P. Fischer, published in Paris. Restored, typeset, and prepared for printing at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred and fifty-two figures across seventy plates — cowries, egg cowries, ancillas and the auger shell — each named in Latin and in French exactly as the plate sets it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e70 shell plates\u003c\/strong\u003e — US Letter at a true 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance document\u003c\/strong\u003e (PDF) — all 252 figures identified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting guide\u003c\/strong\u003e (PDF, 1 p)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRead from the plates, not from a catalogue\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery name in the provenance document was read off the plate itself. Names, accents and authorities are reproduced as the printer set them, including the figure numbers that run through the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePrinting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS Letter, 8.5 × 11 in, 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarter-inch trim margin on all four sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint at 100% — never “fit to page”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality JPEG, sRGB. Any home printer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on the names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShell nomenclature has changed considerably since this atlas was published. Of the fifty-six species that lead its plates, two are still named as Kiener printed them. The accepted name of each is given beside the printed one, queried from the World Register of Marine Species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSource and rights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScanned from the copy held by the University of Illinois, Internet Archive item \u003cem\u003espciesgnra01kien\u003c\/em\u003e. The original work is in the public domain. Your purchase includes personal use and commercial use in finished handmade goods. Resale or redistribution of the digital files themselves is not permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eÉdition Madame Genet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Édition Madame Genet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44480164495425,"sku":"VHC-KIEN-KIT","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/8921\/8369\/files\/VHC-KIEN-KIT-04.jpg?v=1787962672","url":"https:\/\/vintagehomecollection.com\/products\/antique-shell-plates","provider":"Vintage Home Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}