Le Grand Verre de terre is an artist book that accompanies the special anniversary issue of Matador magazine. It collects the impressive images that the Mallorcan artist made for the National Library of France, in Paris in 2016: a gigantic fresco of 190 meters long by 6 meters high made in clay on the crystals of the mythical library and populated by the fantastic shapes, animals and creatures that shape Barcelo’s imagination. A living work, conceived to be observed from inside and outside the building, which introduced the visitor to an extraordinary exhibition. The fresco was erased by the artist when the exhibition ended, and only the memory of these pages remain. AUTHOR: Miquel Barcelo (Felanitx, Mallorca, 1957) is one of the most valued Spanish artists on the current scene. In 1986 he won the National Prize for Plastic Arts and in 1988 he set up his workshop in Mali. In 1996 the Pompidou Center in Paris dedicated a retrospective to him, in 2003 he received the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts and in 2014 he exhibited the watercolours to illustrate the Divine Comedy at the Louvre Museum. The Dome of the UN Human Rights Chamber in Geneva has been one of his most appreciated works internationally. Thanks to the spectacular size of this publication, Barcelo’s works for Le Grand Verre de terre look impressive in it.