White guard, Title with vignette, To the readers [4 p. not foliated] To the noble families of Paris by G. Corrozet [2 p. not foliated] , The coat of arms of the city of Paris, Sonnet by the author’s son [2 p. not foliated], Praises of the city of Paris [4 p. not foliated], Extract from the privilege [1 p., blank verso], table [12 p. not foliated], Table to quickly find the place where it is treated of each of the Kings [3 p. not foliated, blank verso] , 424 pages only foliated on the recto [notebook D (p.25 to 32V) reversed with notebook E (p.33 to 40 v), no missing pages], 242 p.
Copy in very good condition with the second part in the original edition. It offers the particularity of reproducing the three recumbent figures of the Saint-Paul church in Paris, by Maugeron, Samegrin [for Saint-Mégrin] and Quesleus [for Caylus], minions of Henri III who will be removed from the following editions following the destruction of the mausoleums by the populace excited by the preachers of the League, in 1589.
Bookplate stuck on the front inside cover by Guillelmi Pitra who appears in some public repositories dated 1742 (here n.d.); it would seem that he is a Parisian merchant.
Complete collated of the fifty-seven engravings distributed over the two parts
First part: 424 p. [paginated 1 to 212, recto only] two full-text engravings: p. 19v and p.176
Second part: 242 p. [paginated 1 to 119 [recte 121] recto only] containing 55 full text engravings [full page]: p.7- 13 – 14- 15v- 17- 18v- 19v 20v-24- 26- 30v- 32v- 33 -34v -36 -37v- 39- 40- 41- 42- 44- 45- 47v -49v- 51- 53- 54- 54v- 56v- 57v 60v- 61- 62v- 63v- 66v- 67v-68v- 69 -69v- 71v- 72v- 78v- 79- 80- 80v- 82- 88- 89- 89v- 99v- 103v -105v-107-108v and 109v.
Our copy therefore contains the three recumbent figures from the church of Saint-Paul in Paris, by Maugeron, Samegrin [for Saint-Mégrin] and Quesleus [for Caylus], minions of Henri III who were removed from subsequent editions following the destruction of the mausoleums by the populace incited by the preachers of the League, in 1589.
Paul Stuart de Caussade de Saint-Mégrin was assassinated as he left the Louvre in 1578.
Louis Maugeron (1560-1578), son of the lieutenant general in the government of Dauphiné, was killed in the famous duel of the Minions (April 27, 1578) against Charles Balsac d’Entragues in Paris. He was the witness of Jacques de Lévis, Lord of Caylus.
Offered by L’Artisan Biblio-Phil
€3,250
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