{"title":"XVIIeme","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"traite-des-dragons-et-des-escarboucles","title":"PANTHOT. Traité des Dragons et des Escarboucles","description":"\u003cp\u003ePar Jean-Baptiste Panthot, Docteur en médecine de l’université de Montpelier \u0026amp; Doyen au collège des médecins de Lyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLYON, Thomas AMAULRY, 1691.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-12 de 145x86mm, de [2] ff. Front. [11] ff. 93 pp. [1] f.\u003cbr\u003e19th century parchment binding in full blond calf, flat spine with gilt title label on red Moroccan. The rest of the spine is segmented with gilt chains and four fanciful gilt motifs. The two covers are framed with a gilt fillet with four spandrels.\u003cbr\u003eRed edges. Marbled paper endpapers in shades of red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA very rare first edition that addresses the question of the famous metamorphosis that transforms old serpents into dragons, giving them legs, wings, and a carbuncle to light them in the darkness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a letter addressed to Messire Antoine d'Acquin, the King's advisor in all his councils and his chief physician. It is followed by a note to the reader, an approval from Mr. Falconet, doctor and inspector appointed by the King for medical books. Two other approvals and two permissions to print follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis indubitable experience must convince those who too easily, or weakly, believe lies as truth, and who place complete faith in everything they hear without any distinction or knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.B. Panthot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis research is filled with beautiful letters and erudition: the vulgar and the common people are not only debunked, but true physicists are very usefully instructed.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFalconet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe treatise is a small volume of 93 pages. Very interesting and easy to read, it is structured in two main parts: the first deals with the existence of dragons, the second with the carbuncle. Panthot adopts a critical and rationalist approach, relying on naturalist observations and rational arguments to demystify these legendary creatures.\u003cbr\u003eHe notably cites Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, one of the great explorers and gemstone connoisseurs of the 17th century, who saw no trace of animals resembling the descriptions of dragons during his many travels.\u003cbr\u003eBut also no trace of the carbuncle in the fabulous treasure of the Great Mughal, Emperor Aurangzeb, who granted Tavernier the honor of examining the most beautiful gems in his hoard in 1665. (1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Lyon by Thomas Amaulry. An influential printer-bookseller from Paris, he was known for his commercial skills in negotiating privileges. Indeed, this is a period in the 17th century when the majority of privileges were granted, in an absolutist manner, to the great Parisian booksellers and extended by \"continuations of privileges,\" renewals granted to privilege holders, allowing them to maintain their exclusivity for an extended period, often in exchange for payment.(2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo years later, in 1693, Amaulry printed another treatise for Jean-Baptiste Panthot: \u003cem\u003ele Traitté de la baguette, ou La recherche des véritables usages ausquels elle convient pour la découverte des voleurs, des meurtriers, sur la terre \u0026amp; sur les eaux, des bornes, des trésors, des vipes, des corps noyez, \u0026amp; des plusieurs autres experiences tres-curieuses contenues dans cet ouvrage\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the half-title, Jean-Baptiste Panthot presents himself as \"Counsellor and Physician to the King, Dean of the College of Physicians of Lyon.\" We found no trace of this \"promotion,\" and we might wonder if it served to strengthen the author's credibility or facilitate the printing of the book with Amaulry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k58186972\/f9.item\" title=\"Traité de la baguette\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k58186972\/f9.item\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1) \"L\u003cem\u003ee Fabuleux Destin des diamants de Tavernier. Du grand Moghol au Roi-Soleil\u003c\/em\u003e\" L'École des Art Joailliers. 2018\u003cbr\u003e(2) Henriette Pommier “\u003cem\u003eLe privilège partagé : Le cas d’Antoine Dezallier à Paris et Thomas Amaulry à Lyon\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare work, WorldCat and the USTC list numerous digital versions, but we found only five printed copies in total:\u003cbr\u003eThe British Library, St. Pancras, Montpellier University of the History of Medicine, Bibliothèque des Annonciades. Boulogne-sur-Mer, Lyon Claude Bernard University and the BNF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographies:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaillet. 8277\u003cbr\u003eBrunet IV. 349\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe digitized book is available on the BNF website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k8702309p\/f5.planchecontact.r=dragons%20escarboucles\" title=\"Traité Dragons escarboucles\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gallica.bnf.fr\/ark:\/12148\/bpt6k8702309p\/f5.planchecontact.r=dragons%20escarboucles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e last leaf restored, scattered soiling, some water stains, the book is in good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51632152904020,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Panthot_Traite_Dragons_Escarboucles_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1743942898"},{"product_id":"la-pauvrete-contente","title":"BARTOLI Daniello. La Pauvreté Contente","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa pauvreté contente\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis, Chez Edme Couterot. 1689\u003cbr\u003e(Daniello Bartoli)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn-12, 154x93mm. Endpapers, Frontispiece, [9] ff. 340 pp. Endpapers\u003cbr\u003eFull brown marbled calf. Spine with five raised bands with gilt boxes and title label. Gilt border on the edges of the outer covers. White laid paper endpapers. Red edges (erased).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Contented poverty is a morality as strange as that of the Egyptians whose hieroglyphic paintings make anyone laugh who only looks at the figures.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDanielo Bartoli\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the second French translation of the text \u003cem\u003eLa Poverta Contenta\u003c\/em\u003e (1649) by Daniello Bartoli, a famous Italian Jesuit scholar.\u003cbr\u003eIt may have been inherited from the first part of his famous \u003cem\u003eDell'Huomo di lettere difeso, et emendato\u003c\/em\u003e. 1645, entitled \u003cem\u003eLa Sapienza Felice anche nelle Miserie\u003c\/em\u003e [Happy Wisdom, Even in Misery], which was a great success and was reprinted and translated into all European languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a text dedicated to the \u003cem\u003eRich Who Are Never Content\u003c\/em\u003e. The author directly attacks the rich to guard against any prejudices about the naivety of his thinking and their contempt for poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The name poverty may be as unpleasant to your ears as the presence of the poor is unbearable to your eyes.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDanielo Bartoli\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into 17 parts. The author addresses the subject of poverty from several perspectives: philosophical, theological, economic, material, and social. He seeks to demonstrate the benefits of voluntary poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimeless themes such as the accumulation of wealth, the obsession with money, hoarding, holding onto, and losing one's possessions... this insight into human behavior remains relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The contented poor are free from the trouble of amassing, the care of preserving, and the pain of losing.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDanielo Bartoli\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sample chapters:\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII: That the rich's strength arouses more pity than envy\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX: That the hope of heaven's blessings makes the poor content in their poverty\u003cbr\u003eChapter X: On the vices that usually accompany wealth\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI: On the vain and immodest clothes of the rich and the simple clothing of the poor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is interesting to compare the first French translation made by Father Brunet in 1664 with that of Couterot (our translation). These two translations have nothing in common, and the meaning of the text is completely different, especially since Brunet's version is difficult to understand; the text is disjointed and not very fluid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the one printed by Couterot is much better constructed and faithfully transcribes all the depth of Bartoli's spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating text, full of wit and mischief, which will reassure you about the state of your own finances.\"\u003cbr\u003eCasaubon Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare book. No digital version is available, and we have found no record of this edition being sold.\u003cbr\u003eNot referenced in standard bibliographies. Even Gamba, though cited by Brunet and Graesse as being more comprehensive on Bartoli's texts in his \u003cem\u003eSerie dei testi di lingua e di altre opere importanti nella italiana letteratura\u003c\/em\u003e, does not cite \u003cem\u003eLa Poverta Contenta\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix copies are listed in libraries:\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Archives nationales du Québec - BNF - Bibliotheque Sainte Geneviève - Friedsam Memorial Library - British Library, St. Pancras - Harvard Library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo learn more : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst french translation of father Brunet : \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books.google.fr\/books?id=I24SX4FwwyAC\u0026amp;amp;pg=PP5\u0026amp;amp;hl=fr\u0026amp;amp;source=gbs_selected_pages\u0026amp;amp;cad=1#v=onepage\u0026amp;amp;q\u0026amp;amp;f=false\" title=\"Traduction Pauvreté Contente - Père Brunet\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/books.google.fr\/books?id=I24SX4FwwyAC\u0026amp;pg=PP5\u0026amp;hl=fr\u0026amp;source=gbs_selected_pages\u0026amp;cad=1#v=onepage\u0026amp;q\u0026amp;f=false\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cem\u003eLa Pauverta Contenta\u003c\/em\u003e : \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bibliotecanapoletana.it\/assets\/archivio\/libri\/diritto03\/177.pdf\" title=\"La Pauverta Contenta\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.bibliotecanapoletana.it\/assets\/archivio\/libri\/diritto03\/177.pdf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartoli biography on wikipedia : \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniello_Bartoli\" title=\"Danielle Bartoli biographie\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniello_Bartoli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Binding rubbed, headcaps and lower spine worn, small hole on page 145, foxing on pages 108 and 109. Red edges faded. Good interior condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635086098772,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/02_Bartoli_Pauvrete_Contente_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1743953910"},{"product_id":"valentin-basile-azoth-ou-le-moyen-de-faire-l-or-cache-des-philosophes","title":"VALENTIN Basile. Azoth ou le moyen de faire l’or caché des philosophes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAzoth ou le moyen de faire l’or caché des philosophes\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDe Frère Basile Valentin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÀ  Paris, chez Pierre Moet. 1659\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall octavo, 172x112mm, 196pp. Frontispiece, numerous headbands and initials, 14 woodcuts. 17th-century full red calf binding with five raised bands. Gilt title label and compartments, gilt border on the raised bands. Covers decorated with gilt frames and gilt fleurons. Gilt border on the edges of the covers. Blank endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Happy three or even four times, happy is he who has acquired the complete knowledge of this art.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Basile Valentin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/12_Basile-Valentin_Azoth-or-cache-philosophes.jpg?v=1759076721\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Basile Valentin, a famous 16th-century alchemist canon, this book is a reference in philosophical alchemy. Far from folkloric esoteric books, it opens the paths to the wisdom of life. The first part consists of a dialogue between Adolphe, representing the one who believes he knows, a materialist attracted by wealth but thirsty for knowledge, and the Old Man, the philosopher, simple in appearance, whose speeches seem naive if one cannot decipher their metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“You will repel darkness, all gloom, and blindness, for it is the force of forces that overcomes all force and subtle things and penetrates hard and solid things.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e B.V.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part reveals the secrets of mysterious alchemical concepts through the Philosopher's Stone, Azoth, Mercury, VITRIOL, or the Dragon, a set of metaphorical keys that unlock the secrets of life through the principle of transmutation (sometimes called the Universal Remedy or Panacea).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I am a poisonous Dragon, being everywhere present and at a low price, the thing on which I rest and which rests on me, will be found in me, which will seek well and diligently my water \u0026amp; my destructive and composing fire [...] the philosophers call me Mercury, my husband is the philosophical gold, I am the old Dragon present throughout the earth, I am father and mother, young and old, strong \u0026amp; weak, hard and soft, descending to earth and ascending to heaven, very large and very small, very light and very heavy.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e B.V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/05_Basile-Valentin_Azoth-or-cache-philosophes.jpg?v=1759076719\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part is structured as follows:\u003cbr\u003e1 Atlas\u003cbr\u003e2 The Words of Hermes to the Pimander\u003cbr\u003e3 The Smaragdine Table of Hermes or the Words of the Secrets of Hermes\u003cbr\u003e4 The Symbol of Brother Basil Valentine\u003cbr\u003e5 The New Symbol\u003cbr\u003e6 Raw Material\u003cbr\u003e7 Operation of the Philosophical Mystery\u003cbr\u003e8 Second Figure\u003cbr\u003e9 Third Figure\u003cbr\u003e10 Fourth Figure\u003cbr\u003e11 Fifth Figure\u003cbr\u003e12 Sixth Figure\u003cbr\u003e13 The Universal Work of the Philosophers\u003cbr\u003e14 Declaration and Explanation of Adolphe\u003cbr\u003e15 The Symbol of Saturn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/08_Basile-Valentin_Azoth-or-cache-philosophes.jpg?v=1759076720\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third part is a philosophical poem on the Azoth of the philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the text appears to have several levels of interpretation, it is, more prosaically, and despite the typos, very well written and highly poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“This is true and far from any lie, that what is below is similar to what is above [...] the Sun is the Father and the Moon is the Mother, the wind carries it in its womb, the earth is its nurse, the mother of all perfection, its power is perfect if it is changed into Earth, separate the earth from the fire, the subtle from the hope and gross, and prudently, with modesty and wisdom, it rises from the earth to the sky [...] by this means you will have the glory of all.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e B.V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/06_Basile-Valentin_Azoth-or-cache-philosophes.jpg?v=1759076719\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBasil Valentinus (Basilius Valentinus) is one of the great names in alchemy, presented as a Benedictine monk who lived at the Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt. While his existence remains enigmatic, the majority of the works attributed to him were published in the early 17th century. His works presented for the first time the major principles of alchemy or protochemistry, such as the production of ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid, and contributed to the fame of Azoth and Vitriol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBassie Valentin appears to be a pseudonym for Johann Thölde.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaillet 797;\u003cbr\u003eBrunet V, 1035\u003cbr\u003ePernety 52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Binding in good condition, patinated with age. The gilt decorations are very well preserved. annotations and pencil marks are present. There is a small stain between pages 15 and 41 at the bottom of the page. There are stains on page 81. There are numerous printing errors. The book is complete. Overall, very good condition (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“So be it to Mercury, which, although it is footless, runs like water, not wetting the hands and operates entirely metallically.”\u003c\/strong\u003e B.V.\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon livre rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679406092628,"sku":null,"price":3100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Basile-Valentin_Azoth-or-cache-philosophes.jpg?v=1759253380"},{"product_id":"anonyme-la-fausse-clef-de-tous-les-cabinets-des-princes-de-l-europe","title":"ANONYME. La fausse clef de tous les cabinets des princes de l’europe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"translate-tooltip-mtz translator-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"translated-text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa fausse clef de tous les cabinets des princes de l’europe : ou tous les secrets les plus enfoncez sont revelez; et Rome trahïe. Matiere tres-curieuse, \u0026amp; du temps.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Osnabruk, Chez Abraham Groest. 1689.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003epuis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’excellente politique des Suisses dans leur neutralité conclüe en 1689. Reponse aux objections qui l’improuvent. Avec une courte déduction du mérite de la Nation \u0026amp; des avantages du pais. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Liège chez Isaac Salmeron, à l’image S. Estienne. 1689.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pamphlet is an extremely rare edition; only one copy is listed at the BML by Worldcat, and no digitized version exists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn-12 (154 x 90 mm). Full red morocco from the 17th century, spine with five raised bands, gilt compartments, and gilt title label. Gilt roll tooling on the edges of the outer boards and the endpapers. Boards with gilt wire borders and four fleurons at the corners. Gilt edges, marbled paper on the pastedowns. White endpapers, (first book) title page, preliminary leaf (3 leaves, dedication to the king), preface (1 leaf), 5-126 pp. (second book) title page, preface (1 leaf), 130 pp. White endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis propaganda and informational literature, characteristic of the 17th century, should not be confused with the periodical \"La Clef du cabinet des princes de l'Europe\" (The Key to the Cabinet of the Princes of Europe), published from 1704 to 1773. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to revealing \"the deepest secrets\", this book allows us to glimpse the conflicts between France and Europe at the end of the 17th century.\u003cbr\u003eThe year of publication, 1689, was a period of great tension in Europe. Louis XIV, at the height of his power, was at war with all of Europe and faced a powerful coalition: the League of Augsburg. It was in this year that the second sack of the Palatinate took place, a strategic region in the war between the Holy Roman Emperor and his allies against Louis XIV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is therefore, sir, far less the defeats, outrages, and persecutions I have had to suffer here and there simply for having become suspect in Your Majesty's eyes, than the truth, whether misunderstood or decried, than the insolent remarks and base expressions with which the declared enemies of your crown, now widespread throughout Europe, explain themselves. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, the term “Rome betrays” in the title suggests that the second subject of criticism concerns the Church and the Pope and could be addressed to a Christian public outraged by the policies of the Sun King and his conflicts with the Pope. The attribution of this text to Eustache Le Noble (1) would tend to confirm this hypothesis, Le Noble being known for his virulent attacks against Pope Innocent XI for having aided, or at least not sufficiently hindered, the rise of William of Orange, the principal enemy of Louis XIV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1) Émilie Dosquet: “\u003cem\u003eEverything is permitted in war, but not everything that is permitted should be done. The ‘Desolation of the Palatinate’ (1688–1689) put to the test by the law of war\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrunet, \u003cem\u003eImaginary Printers and Supposed Booksellers\u003c\/em\u003e. 62.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e wear, scuffing, bumped corners and spine ends – scattered foxing. Bottom of leaves J6 and L4 poorly trimmed without affecting the text, stains on leaf L2. 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This extremely detailed plan offers a biblical and Christian interpretation of the city of Jerusalem. Measuring 75 x 52 cm, it remains a significant piece in the cartography of the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThis edition is the work of the Cologne printer-bookseller Jodocus Henricus Kramer, successor to the famous \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"108\"\u003eBirckmannica\u003c\/b\u003e workshop, the historical holder of the privileges and copperplates of Adrichom since the end of the 16th century. It stands out from previous editions by a superb frontispiece, a new typography, and finer, more detailed initial letters. Kramer produced here the last great early edition of Cologne using the original copperplates. (Laor, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"459\"\u003eMaps of the Holy Land\u003c\/i\u003e, 934).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIn-folio (38.5 x 25 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e; [1] blank f., engraved title frontispiece, [8] ff., 286 pp., [1] f. Catalogus Auctorum, [12] ff. Index, 1 blank f., 42 pp. Index of names. Text in Latin on 2 columns. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"174\"\u003eContemporary blind-stamped ivory pigskin\u003c\/b\u003e with original ties, spine with \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"246\"\u003eraised bands\u003c\/b\u003e and manuscript title. The work begins with the description of the Holy Land with the large map, followed by a description of each territory of the 12 tribes accompanied by mapping. Then comes the detailed plan of Jerusalem and the numbered detail of each building, followed by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"540\"\u003eCatalogus Auctorum\u003c\/i\u003e and the Index. Originally published in Cologne in 1590, five years after the death of its author, the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"661\"\u003eTheatrum Terrae Sanctae\u003c\/i\u003e was reprinted in 1593, 1600, 1613, 1628, 1682, and 1722 (corrected edition of 1682). The first atlas dedicated to the Holy Land, it is Adrichem's most important and famous work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe author, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"\u003eChristian Kruik van Adrichem\u003c\/b\u003e, was a Catholic priest and director of the Convent of Saint Barbara, born in Delft, Netherlands, on February 13, 1533. The religious unrest of the Reformation forced him to move several times within the Netherlands before finally settling in Cologne. It was there that he turned to the study of the geography of the Holy Land. He died in that same city on June 20, 1585.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe title \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003e“Theatrum terrae sanctae et biblicarum historiarum cum tabulis geographicis”\u003c\/i\u003e is a direct description of the book's structure, as well as its philosophy of geographical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003e“Theatrum”\u003c\/b\u003e refers to early modern ideas on the organization and communication of knowledge. Placing it in the title shows that Adrichem advocates for a thoughtful and structured book on the historical geography of the Bible (1). \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"233\"\u003e“Terrae sanctae et biblicarum historiarum cum tabulis geographicis”\u003c\/i\u003e brings us into the field of expertise of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"342\"\u003e“Geographia Sacra,”\u003c\/b\u003e designating the systematic study of biblical and ecclesiastical geography. This field of inquiry, whose components Eusebius of Caesarea enumerated in the preface to his \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"531\"\u003eOnomasticon\u003c\/i\u003e, is not merely a technical cartographic “arrangement” between the Bible and geography, but an exegetical and interpretive act (2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTheatrum terrae sanctae et biblicarum historiarum cum tabulis geographicis\u003c\/i\u003e is therefore a scholarly work written in the 16th century by a Catholic priest in a difficult religious context. It aimed to be at the cutting edge of the knowledge of the time, resulting from a rigorous work of biblical study, traveler testimony, and cartography. But it is also the artistic culmination of an expertise in sacred geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eIt is interesting to note, paraphrasing \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"40\"\u003eZur Shalev’s\u003c\/b\u003e work on the fertility of the Holy Land, that while Adrichem must have drawn inspiration from testimonies to construct his \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"175\"\u003eTheatrum\u003c\/i\u003e, even first-hand accounts were subject to a biblical prism. Travelers such as Burchard of Mount Sion (13th century), Leonhard Rauwolf (1570s), and Jean Zuallart (a Catholic pilgrim) expected to discover a Garden of Eden; when they saw the desert lands of Palestine, they either vigorously confirmed the fertility of the Holy Land or lamented it, claiming it had been reduced to arid deserts by God's punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThis reinforces the very Christian vision of the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003eTheatrum\u003c\/i\u003e without diminishing its geographical importance. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003e...the author (Adrichom) explored the metaphysical implications of pictorial realism in order to present and use his maps as Christian tools, equating the veracity of the cartographic medium with the authenticity of Christ’s life and the theological understanding of truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e (3)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eAdrichom's work was so precise and scholarly that it seems to have crossed denominational boundaries. The \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003e1694 ex-libris of Johannes à Dorth\u003c\/b\u003e, explicitly mentioning that he was a pastor of the Reformed church (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"209\"\u003ePastor Reform. Eccl. Duirb\u003c\/i\u003e), is certainly no coincidence. This mention, annotated on a book written by a Catholic, not only highlights its importance for late 17th-century Protestant exegesis but also allows this knowledge to be intellectually associated with Reformed theology, in a context that was certainly still difficult after a century of conflict with the Spanish Catholics and in the midst of the War of the League of Augsburg and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Binding soiled, rubbed in places, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"45\"\u003edampstaining\u003c\/b\u003e on the cover and on inner pages. Leaf G3 bound before leaf G2, some pagination errors. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"145\"\u003eAll maps are in very good condition\u003c\/b\u003e, without restoration. The large map of the Holy Land has a visible dampstain on the reverse. This book retains all its structural integrity. See detailed photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSources \u0026amp; Bibliographic References\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e(1) \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003eA spectacular map theatre: The 1593 edition of Christiaan Adrichem’s Theatrum Terrae Sanctae\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Marianne P. 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Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA work of travel, geography and geopolitics, and a historical record not only of Greek towns and landscapes but above all of the conquest of the Ottoman Morea by the Republic of Venice between 1684 and 1686, the \u003cem\u003eMémoires Historiques \u0026amp; Géographiques du royaume de la Morée \u003c\/em\u003ewas written and published under the direction of the Franciscan friar Vincenzo Coronelli (a Venetian, born in 1650).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA celebrated scholar, Cosmographer of the Republic of Venice and founder in 1680 of \u003cem\u003ethe Accademia Cosmografica degli Argonauti, the first geographical society in the world\u003c\/em\u003e, Coronelli was a shrewd businessman who knew how to exploit his talents as a globe maker and engraver. He thus became one of the most famous globe makers of all time: he created the \"Marly globes\", made in honour of Louis XIV during his stay in Paris between 1681 and 1683 and now preserved at the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris. (1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Coronelli is also famous today for his publishing work in the service of the Republic of Venice, above all on the subject of the \"Regno della Morea\". [...] \u003cem\u003ethis expression referring not only to the Venetian conquest of the Morea, but also to the publication that transformed Coronelli, the esoteric maker of globes for kings, emperors and popes, into an internationally renowned engraver, publisher and author.\u003c\/em\u003e (2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historical context of this edition tells us a great deal about Coronelli's interest in the Morea. In 1684 Venice declared war on the Ottoman Empire and set out to conquer the Morea; the appearance of his edition in 1686 was therefore no coincidence. It served geographical ends, but also geostrategic ones, and acted as propaganda for the city of Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoronelli's engravings illustrating the course of the Venetian campaigns were first published in Venice in 1686, in two books: \u003cem\u003eLe Conquiste della serenissima republica di Venetia and the Memorie istoriografiche della Morea\u003c\/em\u003e. In their wake he published numerous editions and translations of the Morea illustrating the Venetian campaigns, and constantly reworked his engravings to suit new formats and the corrections required by propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMemorie istoriografiche della Morea\u003c\/em\u003e draws on the contents of the book of conquests but becomes more a geographical description than a military account; it is accompanied by topographical views of towns, in addition to the texts and engravings originally produced. (2)\u003cbr\u003eThis book, first printed in folio, was quickly adapted to octavo format with new engravings suited to the smaller size, and was printed throughout Europe (notably in Paris under Coronelli's direction).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was in this format that the Amsterdam edition was produced. This edition has a new French translation (different from the Paris edition), and its plates are newly engraved by the workshops of Wolfgang, Waesberge, Boom \u0026amp; Van Someren (a consortium of prestigious Amsterdam booksellers). Almost certainly without Coronelli's permission, the Dutch publishers, seeing the book's success, were astonishingly quick to copy the text, engrave the plates and bring out a version of equally high quality almost simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoronelli never travelled to the Morea. However, according to Navari [...] \u003cem\u003ethe immense amount of work and the speed with which it was accomplished imply that Coronelli must have had access to official sources of information, military intelligence including drawings of fortifications and terrain made by army engineers. This was a natural conclusion to draw, given that Coronelli worked on the orders of the Venetian Senate and that his publications were an instrument of propaganda intended to celebrate Venetian victories. \u003c\/em\u003e(2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis most ambitious work is the Atlante Veneto: Isolario descrittione geografico-historica. Venice: 1696–97, a monumental atlas in two volumes, the first covering the Mediterranean, Italy and the Adriatic, and the second Great Britain, Europe, Africa, Japan, Asia and the West Indies. (3)\u003cbr\u003eOur Mémoires historiques et géographiques du royaume de la Morée served him for certain descriptions of Greece, the Morea and Negroponte: the plans and views that appear as double-page plates in our 12mo are found there, beautifully set into the text of the folio Atlas.\u003cbr\u003e(e.g. p. 190 https:\/\/phaidra.unipd.it\/api\/object\/o:352212\/preview).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very good copy. The engravings are numerous and superb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Usual soiling to the vellum. Light dampstain visible at the top right corner of the first 10 leaves. Various minor traces of soiling and dampstaining throughout, as usual for this type of work; see photos and videos. Very good condition overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences:\u003cbr\u003e- 1600.venezia.it - Città di Venezia\u003cbr\u003e- Leonora Navari. \u003cem\u003eVincenzo Coronelli and the iconography of the Venetian conquest of the Morea: a study in illustrative methods\u003c\/em\u003e. Cambridge University Press. 2013.\u003cbr\u003e- Christie's. 2016. \u003cem\u003eAtlante Veneto: Isolario descrittione geografico-historica\u003c\/em\u003e. Venice: 1696–97.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon Livre Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57121801830740,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Memoires_Royaume_Moree_Negrepont_Coronelli_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1789233403"}],"url":"https:\/\/casaubon.fr\/en\/collections\/xviieme.oembed","provider":"Casaubon livre rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}