01 Petit Larousse Illustrated: New Encyclopedic Dictionary (Petit Larousse Illustré : Noveau Dictionnaire Encyclopédique) Year: 1908 Call Number: RBK1900-00494 This dictionary is one of the world’s most renowned and influential dictionaries, and is also a work that inherits the encyclopedic spirit of the famous Frenchman Pierre Athanase Larousse. This book was published by the French publishing house Éditions Larousse. The cover was drawn by artist Eugène Grasset. It uses gray and pink as its base colors, which are soft yet vibrant. In the center of the picture, a fairy is drawn with minimalist lines, blowing away the dandelion’s pappus. The dandelion is isolated in a circle to symbolize the earth, and the scattered fluff serves as a metaphor for the scattering of seeds of knowledge. The image of the sower “Je sème à tout vent” (I let the winds carry my seeds) has become one of the symbols of France. The text design on the cover adopts an asymmetrical grid layout, which not only accommodates dense information, but also creates a design rhythm with cloud patterns, dissolving the heaviness of the reference book. The overall design hides agility in order. It is not only a container of knowledge, but also a readable work of art. 32
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