Designed by Lucien-Henri Weiluc for a 1916 issue of La Baïonnette, this cover condenses wartime censorship into a single, exaggerated gesture. A wide-eyed figure presses a finger to her lips beneath the command Taisez-vous! Méfiez-vous!—“Keep quiet. Be careful.”
The image turns instruction into satire. Silence becomes performative, caution exaggerated, and vigilance visibly anxious. With distortion and direct address, La Baïonnette captures how censorship on the home front seeped into everyday expression, shaping speech through fear as much as decree.
Casewrap sewn binding | Vibrant, crisp vintage tones | Ruled | 5x7 in.
Automatic bundle pricing applies when two journals are added.
Designed by Lucien-Henri Weiluc for a 1916 issue of La Baïonnette, this cover condenses wartime censorship into a single, exaggerated gesture. A wide-eyed figure presses a finger to her lips beneath the command Taisez-vous! Méfiez-vous!—“Keep quiet. Be careful.”
The image turns instruction into satire. Silence becomes performative, caution exaggerated, and vigilance visibly anxious. With distortion and direct address, La Baïonnette captures how censorship on the home front seeped into everyday expression, shaping speech through fear as much as decree.
Casewrap sewn binding | Vibrant, crisp vintage tones | Ruled | 5x7 in.
Automatic bundle pricing applies when two journals are added.
