The Legends Collection

Codognato Masterpiece

$250 USD
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In the enchanting city of Venice, Casa Codognato, established by Simeone Codognato in 1866, near Piazza San Marco, became renowned for its memento mori designs, while Attilio Codognato introduced ancient...

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William Middleton is a journalist and editor based in Paris. He has been the fashion features director for Harper’s Bazaar and the Paris bureau chief for Fairchild Publications, overseeing W magazine and Women’s Wear Daily. He has written for The New York Times, Vogue, House & Garden, Esquire, Travel & Leisure, Departures and the International Herald Tribune. Middleton is the author of Double Vision, a biography of art patrons and collectors Dominique and John de Menil, and Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld.

Journalist and writer Laurence Benaïm is the author of highly regarded biographies on Yves Saint Laurent, Marie-Laure de Noailles and Jean-Michel Frank (Grasset, 2001, 2017, 2018), in addition to La Sidération (Stock, 2021) and Paris, capitale de Guerlain (Flammarion, 2021). She has written several books on fashion and style history for Assouline, including Yves Saint Laurent: The Impossible Collection (2020), Orientalism Style (2022), Carita (2022) and Guerlain: An Imperial Icon (2023).

The Legends Collection

Codognato Masterpiece

$250

I only like excess. Without excess, beauty cannot exist.

— Attilio Codognato

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Page count

304 pages

Number of illustrations

over 250

Language

English

Released on

November 2023

Dimensions

W 12 x L 15.24 x D 2.44 in

Cover materials

Silk hardcover in silk slipcase

ISBN

9781649801913

Weight

13.0 lb

Author

William Middleton, Laurence Benaïm

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Legends Gift Wrap

Assouline signature gift wrapping is available. When this option is selected, books are wrapped in a special white matte gift wrapping paper – sourced specifically by the Assouline family for an authentic approach and sealed with the brand’s signature red wax seal for the final touch of luxury.

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Since its beginnings in 1994, Assouline has been dedicated to creating books that are as informational as they are beautiful works of art. The respect for the product and the process of creation is evident in every facet – the traditional technique of hand-binding covers, the imagery that transports the reader to another place and time, the luxurious thickness of each page.

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A BOOKSTAND

Coupling an effortless assembly with the ability to showcase every collection from Icons to Ultimates, the Assouline A Bookstand is as elegant as the titles it holds. Designed by Alex Assouline, the luxe stand, with an engraved Assouline A logo centered on both panels, comes in black, red, or clear acrylic.

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