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Definition of livre d'artiste in English:

livre d'artiste

Pronunciation /ˌliːvrə dɑːˈtiːst/

noun

Art

  • A type of luxury illustrated book in which each illustration is printed directly from the etching plate, lithographic stone, etc., on which the artist has worked.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Studio. From French livre d'artiste book both conceived and physically produced by an artist from livre book + de + artiste.