{"product_id":"du-bellay-joachim-les-oeuvres-francoises","title":"DU BELLAY Joachim. Les œuvres françoises","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLes œuvres françoises de Joachim du Bellay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003eGentil-homme Angevin, \u0026amp; Poëte excellent de ce temps.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"96\"\u003eRevues, \u0026amp; de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs poésies non encores auparavant imprimées.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eParis: Chez Abel L’Angelier, 1584.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbel L’Angelier, the publisher of Montaigne and the 16th-century intellectual elite, produced this edition closely following Morel’s 1574 version. He created a reworked edition with updated layout, spelling, and typography, and added previously unpublished commemorative sonnets, thereby stabilizing the Pléiade corpus for future generations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe corpus of this edition became the standard for the subsequent Rouen editions (Brunet I 749), and remained unchanged until the Lemerre edition of 1866 (where Marty-Laveaux favored the Morel and Aubert versions). This specific copy was bound in 1855 by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"254\"\u003eHippolyte Duru\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the greatest binders of the 19th century, then at the height of his craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"23\"\u003eDuodecimo (142 x 85 mm)\u003c\/b\u003e with fine margins. [2] blank flyleaves, [1] title page, [11] ff. comprising the Epistle to the King, a sonnet by Scévole, the table of contents, an unpublished sonnet in homage to the author, and the order of works; 583 ff., [1] f. colophon, [2] blank flyleaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding signed by Hippolyte Duru (1855):\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003eFull red morocco\u003c\/b\u003e, triple gilt fillets framing the boards, dotted gilt lines on the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"124\"\u003eraised bands\u003c\/b\u003e, compartments finely decorated with gilt fleurons. Gilt-lettered title piece indicating title, printer, and year. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"251\"\u003eGilt-over-marbled edges\u003c\/b\u003e, hand-sewn headbands, gilt fillets on the headcaps, and gilt dentelles on the inner edges of the boards. Marbled paper endpapers framed by gilt dentelles, white flyleaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eA very pleasing library volume. The decision to have it bound in 1855 by Duru with the finest finishes (evidenced by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"154\"\u003edorure sur marbrure\u003c\/i\u003e) underscores the high value attributed to this specific edition at the time. The 19th century saw a revival of interest in Du Bellay, culminating in 1866 with the first reissue of the complete works since the 1597 Rouen edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition :\u003c\/b\u003e In a very fine state of preservation. The binding retains all its freshness and structural integrity; the interior shows very few defects or soiling (see photos). Minor traces of old oxidation on the boards. A slight protrusion of a gathering at the bottom of the fore-edge, bound as such by Duru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBibliography:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBulletin du Bibliophile Techener\u003c\/i\u003e, January 1st, 1842, p. 3.\u003cbr\u003eBrunet I 749.\u003cbr\u003eTchemerzine III 77.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tchemerzine appears to overlook the presence of the unpublished sonnet attributed to Dauphine des Jardins de Provence, as he only records it from the 1592 edition onwards.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casaubon livre rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53900233212244,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/6670\/8052\/files\/00_Du_Bellay_oeuvres_francoises_Casaubon-livre-rare.jpg?v=1773482890","url":"https:\/\/casaubon.fr\/en\/products\/du-bellay-joachim-les-oeuvres-francoises","provider":"Casaubon livre rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}