The Morgan Library: The Jayne Wrightsman Bookbindings Collection

The Morgan Library & Museum

Bound for Versailles: The Jayne Wrightsman Bookbindings Collection

In the spring of 2019 Jayne Wrightsman bequeathed to the Morgan an exceptional collection of books bound for the highest echelons of 18th-century French society. Owned by kings, queens, dukes, and duchesses, the books are monuments of fine printing, elegant engraved illustration, and artistic binding by the most renowned craftspeople.