PUGET de LA SERRE, Jean Le breviere des courtisans, enrichy d'un grand nombre de figures. Brussels, François Vivien, Sm. 8vo : [24]-pp. (1st quire loosening, sl. dampst. in 1st, last and E quire). Cont. overl. vellum, flat spine titled in ink. Good copy. Brussels ed. (Paris ed. the same year) of a beautiful ill. book by Puget de La Serre (1600-1665), prolific author and official historian of France. Engr. ills: frontisp. by P. De Jode, vign. on title, portrait of Prince Charles Eusebe, dedicatee of the book, portrait of the author & 7 full-page pl. by P. De Jode, Corn. Galle, Ph. de Mallery and E. Van Schoor after Nicolaas Van der Horst, most incl. in collation. The rather curious and finely engr. ills intend to picture the sufferings of Christ opposed to the enjoyments of courtiers. Armorial bookpl. Sussenaire. Ms. ink entry Jesuit college of Mons on title. Ref. Funck p. - Opac KBR. - STCV (= BM STC French 1601-P-3 incompl. copies). - COPAC. Joined : Berthod, F., O.F.M. - Emblesmes sacrez, tirez de l'Escriture sainte, et des pères. Inventez et expliquez en vers françois, avec une brieve meditation sur le mesme sujet (...). Paris, E. Loyson, 12mo, cont. vellum, flat spine, red edges, [16]-(= pp. (some occ. soiling and spotting, sm. wormhole in blank lower margin of first half, embl. XXI & XXII pasted in, sm. pencil interventions at embl. I, X, XVI, XX, XXVII). 2nd ed. (1st of the 1st part, complete in itself, of a French religious emblem book by the Franciscan Berthod (fl. 1656-1665). Ill. with an engr. title and numb. emblems. Woodcut device on title. Ref. Landwehr (Romanic) - Praz - Bn-Opale plus. (2 vol.)
PUGET de LA SERRE, Jean Le breviere des courtisans, enrichy d'un grand nombre de figures. Brussels, François Vivien, Sm. 8vo : [24]-pp. (1st quire loosening, sl. dampst. in 1st, last and E quire). Cont. overl. vellum, flat spine titled in ink. Good copy. Brussels ed. (Paris ed. the same year) of a beautiful ill. book by Puget de La Serre (1600-1665), prolific author and official historian of France. Engr. ills: frontisp. by P. De Jode, vign. on title, portrait of Prince Charles Eusebe, dedicatee of the book, portrait of the author & 7 full-page pl. by P. De Jode, Corn. Galle, Ph. de Mallery and E. Van Schoor after Nicolaas Van der Horst, most incl. in collation. The rather curious and finely engr. ills intend to picture the sufferings of Christ opposed to the enjoyments of courtiers. Armorial bookpl. Sussenaire. Ms. ink entry Jesuit college of Mons on title. Ref. Funck p. - Opac KBR. - STCV (= BM STC French 1601-P-3 incompl. copies). - COPAC. Joined : Berthod, F., O.F.M. - Emblesmes sacrez, tirez de l'Escriture sainte, et des pères. Inventez et expliquez en vers françois, avec une brieve meditation sur le mesme sujet (...). Paris, E. Loyson, 12mo, cont. vellum, flat spine, red edges, [16]-(= pp. (some occ. soiling and spotting, sm. wormhole in blank lower margin of first half, embl. XXI & XXII pasted in, sm. pencil interventions at embl. I, X, XVI, XX, XXVII). 2nd ed. (1st of the 1st part, complete in itself, of a French religious emblem book by the Franciscan Berthod (fl. 1656-1665). Ill. with an engr. title and numb. emblems. Woodcut device on title. Ref. Landwehr (Romanic) - Praz - Bn-Opale plus. (2 vol.)
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