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1651138867Bremae (Bremen), Typis Berholdi de Villiers, ibid Gymnasii illustris typographi, An. 1651. 32 Seiten. Ohne Einband. (Papier teils fleckig u. an den Rändern teils mit geringeren Gebrauchsspuren). 30x19 cm
1643ST19567-147Lvgd. Batavorvm Leyden: Ex Officina Elzeviriana 1643. Second Elzevier Edition. 132 x 75 mm. 5 1/4 x 3". 1 p.l. 3-312 315-329 9 pp. <br/> FINE CONTEMPORARY BURGUNDY MOROCCO covers with gilt triple ruled border spine gilt in compartments with broad and stippled bands fleuron cornerpieces and floral centerpiece marbled endpapers turn-ins and all edges gilt. Woodcut initials headpieces and tailpiece engraved title page depicting St. Martin slicing his cloak in two with his sword to share with the beggar. Front pastedown with a cardinal's large 17th century engraved armorial bookplate rotated and trimmed to fit. Front pastedown and free endpaper with the morocco bookplates of Mortimer L. Schiff and of H. V. Ingram respectively. Initial blank and last leaf each with small ownership stamp that at rear of C. H. F. Curnillon that at front hard to decipher though perhaps reading "EBH." Willems 560; Rahir 552. ◆A few instances of light foxing and other trivial imperfections internally but A REMARKABLY WELL-PRESERVED COPY the binding bright and scarcely worn and the text very fresh and clean with virtually no signs of use.<br/> <br/> This is a most appealing little book containing the works of Severus the fourth century ecclesiastical historian who gave up great wealth in exchange for Christian seclusion and holy exercises and who became an ardent follower of St. Martin of Tours. Our volume includes Severus' most famous work his "Life of St. Martin" with its unforgettable pictures of this much venerated saint whose compassionate life includes the famous episode in which Martin cuts his cloak in half to share it with a beggar. Along with the "Life" are the "Dialogi Duo" which contains a reasoned review of the then prevailing bitter ecclesiastical feuds and provides information about these controversies not supplied from any other source. Also included is Severus' "Sacred History" a less original work summarizing events from creation to his own day but one much used in the Middle Ages when the author's correct and limpid Latin was greatly admired. Willems says this is the second Elzevier edition containing the same material as the 1638 edition but with the added continuation of the sacred history by Johannes Sleidanus 1506-56; Willems adds that the printing is "beautifully executed." This is a particularly lovely copy with distinguished provenance: it was previously in the library of the distinguished American bibliophile Mortimer Schiff 1877-1931 whose collection included works by great printers important illustrated books works printed on vellum and fine and historic bindings; it was later owned by H. V. Ingram a collector of fine bindings in the mold of Schiff a large number of whose books Ingram subsequently possessed. Ex Officina Elzeviriana unknown
1683ST20461-2Paris: Pierre le Petit 1683. 203 x 127 mm. 8 x 5". 4 p.l. first blank xxxii 629 3 pp. <br/> REGAL CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO GILT covers with French fillet border central field semé with alternating fleur-de-lys and Louis XIV's stylized "L" topped with a crown raised bands spine compartments with crowned "L" at center oblique fleur-de-lys at corners marbled endpapers olive green morocco label all edges gilt. Printer's device on title page and four engraved plates depicting the Entry into Jerusalem the Crucifixion the Descent into Hell and the Resurrection. Front pastedown with morocco bookplate of Hans Fürstenberg; verso of front free endpaper with book label of the Fondation Fürstenberg. USTC 6098649. For the binding: Olivier Pl. 2493 Fer no. 8. Top inner corner of covers a shade darker but apparently not from moisture boards tending to splay slightly corners a bit bumped endpapers with offsetting from binder's glue but the binding lustrous with very little wear to the joints and generally pleasing. About a quarter of the leaves with small faint dampstain at upper gutter intermittent minor browning and foxing more pronounced on a couple of quires other unserious signs of devout use but the text with nothing approaching a fatal defect.<br/> <br/> Bound for a distinguished library--and perhaps for a member of the French royal household--and with an illustrious modern provenance this is a pleasing copy of a 17th century Parisian edition of the Office of Holy Week. The attractive engravings that accompany these paschal hours demonstrate the lush graceful style that distinguished the fine late baroque printmakers. The scenes of the Crucifixion and Resurrection were engraved by Jean Morin ca. 1605-50 whose innovation of combining engraving and etching on the same plate ushered in a new popular style of printmaking and the depiction of the Entry into Jerusalem by Flemish artist Peter Paul Bouche fl. ca. 1685-1702 is especially pleasing. But the story of this volume is its period binding. The owner who commissioned the binding may well have been a member of the noted Lamoignon family whose celebrated library was built over several generations but particularly by Chrétien-François de Lamoignon I 1644-1709 a cultivated man of letters and friend to writers such as Boileau and Racine. The "L" surmounted by a crown appears typically on the family bindings though normally accompanied by the same cypher stamped in the margin of the third leaf of text a stamp that is not present here. The impressive library was sold to bookseller Thomas Payne and auctioned off in 1791-92. Equally or really unequally the repeating motif of Louis XIV's crowned "L" monogram could well indicate that this was the property of royalty. We have not been able to identify its specific owner but this style of semis was not uncommon for royal bindings; the Russian National Library has two late 17th century examples with Louis XIV's own arms over an identical ground. According to Olivier the semis repetition alternating the monarch's initial with a fleur-de-lys or with a specific royal's cipher became popular during the reign of Louis XIII and continued under his successors; "the result for royal bindings is a sort of uniformity in the ornamentation which seems to reflect in the field of art the unification and centralization of France." Our binding's crisp precise tooling has survived beautifully despite apparent dedicated devotional use by its early owner. Our copy is further distinguished by coming from the collection of Hans or Jean Fürstenberg 1890-1982 a bibliophile of refined discrimination who assembled one of the great collections of the 20th century and whose books were noted for their outstanding condition. He put together one of the finest collections of 18th century French books ever assembled and his library contained a discriminating selection of bindings from other periods such as the present example. Pierre le Petit unknown
16851266830Leiden, P. vander Aa, 1685. Gestochener Titel, Drucktitel, 204 S., 3 Bl. (Catalogus librorum Petri vander Aa). Ppbd d. Zeit (Einbd etwas beschabt, gebräunt, einzelne kl. Läsuren).
161596355Mainz, Peter Henning, 1615. Illustr. Kupfertitel, [16] Bl., 623 S. 17 cm. Schweins-Ldr. über Holzdeckeln mit reicher ornamentaler u. figürlicher Blindprägung und Supralibros. Mit Resten von Metallschließen.
1693620743Leipzig u. Frankfurt, M. G. Hübner, 1693. 12mo. Gestochenes Frontispiz, 9 Bl., 438 S., 9 Bl.; 340 S. Moderner Halbleder. [2 Warenabbildungen]
16851242619Neapel, Reg. Stampa a spese di G. Raillard, 1685. 12°. 20 (statt 22) Bl., 743 S., 28 Bl. Flexibler Pgtbd d. Zeit. Einbd fleckig, Rücken unten mit Einriss u. Wurmspuren, teilw. leicht gebräunt, ohne den Vortitel u. das Frontispiz, Titel mit Stempel u. gelöschtem Besitzvermerk, 1 Bl. der Vorstücke u. S. 201-04 verheftet, S. 49-54 mit Wasserfleck).
1662621417Frankfurt, J. G Schönwetters Erben, 1662. 12mo. Illustrierter Kupfertitel, 5 Bl., 631 S. Pergament d. Zeit mit späterem Kiebitzpapierbezug u. neuem Rückenschild (gering berieben, Rücken mit Bibliothekssignaturschild). [3 Warenabbildungen]
1655317812Zürich, 1655. 4to. 4 Bl. Mit kl. Wappenholzschnitt auf dem Titel. Ohne Einband.
164191431Ohne Ort, ohne Verlag/Drucker, ( 1641). 32 Bll. Ohne Umschlag.
164136689Ohne Ort, ohne Verlag/Drucker, ( 1641). 32 Bll. - ANGEBUNDEN: Copia Schreibens/ Ihr. Königl. Majestät Christiani IV. Zu Dennemarck/ Norwegen/ der Gothen und Wenden Königs/ Hertzogens zu Schleßwig/ Holstein/ Stormarn und der Ditmarschen/ Grafens zu Oldenburg und Delmenhorst/ etc. An das hochlöbl: Churfürstl. Collegium/ zu Regenspurg sub dato den 28 Julii Anno 1641. Gegenst und wider die Stadt Hamburg. Nebenst denen dabey gehörigen Beylagen. Ohne Ort, Verlag/Drucker. 8 Bll. 4to. Zus. in priv. marmor. Pp. mit LdrRSch.
16851202510Augsburg, Koppmayer für G. Göbel, 1685. Doppelblatt-gr. gestoch. Frontispiz, 14 Bl., 555, (1) S., 1 Bl., 1 Bl., 504 S., 20 Bl. (die letzten beiden weiß). Pgtbd d. Zeit (Frontispiz ganz hinterlegt, Titelbl. etwas feuchtfleckig u. mit kl. Schabstelle, S. 196 in Teil 2 durch einliegenden Papierschnipsel mit Fehldruck an d. unteren Ecke u. etwas Textverlust).
1629621438Amsterdam, J. Janssonius, 1629. 12mo (ca. 11:5 cm). Gestochener Titel mit Erasmus-Porträt, 7 Bl., 445 S., 9 Bl. Pergament d. Zeit (fleckig u. gedunkelt, Ecken bestoßen, Vorsätze entfernt). [2 Warenabbildungen]
1693ST19567-153La Haye: Abraham de Hondt & Jacob van Ellinkhuysen 1693. Translated by Guilleragues. 140 x 75 mm. 5 1/2 x 3". 346 pp. <br/> Attractive contemporary speckled calf raised bands spine gilt in compartments with central gilt tool surrounded by gilt rules and tendrils gilt lettering all edges speckled red expert repairs to spine ends and perhaps to corners. With woodcut initials tailpieces and frontispiece of a nun at a writing desk. Front pastedown with ink signature of Martin Bowes. Brunet III 1031; see also: Barbier II 1286. Joints and corners a little worn but the binding otherwise in excellent condition; just a hint of browning along a couple edges but A REMARKABLY BRIGHT FRESH AND CLEAN COPY INTERNALLY.<br/> <br/> This is a collection of passionate love letters purportedly written by a Portuguese nun Mariana Alcoforado to her French lover Noël Bouton de Chamilly. First published in 1669 the letters express profound longing heartbreak and emotional intensity. Although the work originally included just five letters the racy content raised quite a sensation and the book proved so popular that it went through several expanded editions that included newly "discovered" missives. The present edition includes a total of 12 epistles by our nun and 11 responses from her lover as well as another series of "tender and passionate" love letters between a couple referred to only as "la présidente F. à M. Le baron de B." Though the original work is now widely believed to be a piece of fiction written by the supposed translator French diplomat Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne viscomte de Guilleragues 1628-84 it is still considered to be a very important epistolary novel providing insight into the emotional landscape of the time and influencing numerous adaptations and imitations in literature. Some importance of the work can be seen in the fact that copies of the first edition consistently bring substantial prices at auction more than $25000 three times since 2010. The early ownership inscription on the pastedown belongs to Martin Bowes 1670-1726 a barrister and fellow of the Royal Society. Abraham de Hondt & Jacob van Ellinkhuysen unknown
1689ST20606Bordeaux: Pierre Abegou Jean Martel 1689. 156 x 89 mm. 6 1/8 x 3 1/2". 14 p.l. 95 1 80 pp. With a life of the author. <br/> APPROPRIATELY CELESTIAL CONTEMPORARY VELLUM SPRINKLED WITH GILT STARS on covers flat spine densely tooled with repeating Gascon-style fleurette. Two section titles with an excellent woodcut depicting Nostradamus surrounded by the instruments of his trade woodcut tailpieces of stars and moon. Front pastedown with pencilled name and annotations of Nostradamus scholar Daniel Ruzo de los Heros. USTC 6163254. Minor soiling and three small brown stains to covers first quire and last two quires a bit browned due to paper quality one leaf with horizontal crease partially obscuring a line of text though still legible other isolated imperfections but an excellent copy nevertheless the text clean and fresh and the curious binding shining with gilt and showing almost no wear.<br/> <br/> In a particularly charming star-studded binding this is an excellent copy of Nostradamus' famous prophecies which has been part of two major Nostradamus collections. The famous astrologer and physician Michel de Nostre-Dame known as Nostradamus 1503-66 caused a sensation with the publication of his "Centuries" in 1555 a collection of predictions written in nearly impenetrable quatrains that has enjoyed a certain measure of popularity ever since. Published in Bordeaux in 1698 our edition contains the 942 surviving predictions together with a brief biography of Nostradamus. Our copy is distinguished by a strikingly appropriate contemporary "reliure parlante"--a binding designed to mirror the contents of the book it covers; in this case the field of shimmering gilt stars perfectly suits the subject of reading the heavens and wonderfully complements the celestial woodcuts in the book. This copy has been part of two notable libraries of Nostradamus material. Former owner Daniel Ruzo de los Heros 1900-91 was a Peruvian scholar and eccentric whose wide-ranging career included serving as district mayor of Miraflores in Lima publishing numerous works on the possible man-made nature of the geologic formations in Marcahuasi and most relevant here collecting a wealth of Nostradamus material. His 1970 work "El Testamento Autentico de Nostradamus" includes his theories on Nostradamus' prophecies along with a bibliography of published editions of Nostradamus' works including many from his own library; the present copy is not included suggesting it was a later addition to Ruzo's collection. The extensive pencil notations on the front pastedown include Ruzo's cryptographical interpretations of Nostradamus' verses--including an anagram of "Nostradamus" as "Mandat Russo" roughly translated from the Spanish as a "command made by Russo" which Ruzo has further marked with his own name to ensure no one could miss the joke. The present copy subsequently passed into the library of Elmar R. Gruber b. 1955 psychologist researcher and noted collector of mediumistic art. His esoteric research led to an interest in Nostradamus and he built a significant collection of Nostradamus material culminating in his 2003 publication "Nostradamus: Sein Leben sein Werk und die wahre Bedeutung seiner Prophezeiungen.". Pierre Abegou, Jean Martel unknown
168598286La Haye, Leers, 1685. [20] Bl., 323 S. Mit Holzschnitt-Druckermarke auf Titel. 17 cm. Pgt d. Zeit mit hs Rückentitel u. goldgeprägten Wappensupralibros auf den Deckeln.
1651ST19567-214Paris: Chez F. Mazot 1651. 172 x 110 mm. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4". 3 34 leaves 35-39 1 pp. 12 leaves. <br/> Fine old contemporary red morocco covers panelled with gilt fillets with flowering urn cornerpieces raised bands the spine densely gilt in compartments with scrolls and dots two clasps marbled endpapers all edges gilt. ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT WITH 38 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS consisting of one portrait two allegorical religious scenes including title and 35 illustrations of the Holy Eucharist plus 44 PAGES OF ENGRAVED TEXT 37 of these with text flanked by full-length figures of saints accompanied by other religious symbols at head and foot of page six framed with vignettes of angels the Madonna or scenes from the life of David one page with text only. Contemporary ink inscription to the lower margin of the title page reading "In Archui. vitr." Endleaf with engraved armorial bookplate of Viscount Strathallan; front pastedown with the bookplate of John Evelyn. Duportal pp. 244-45; Brunet V 624; Graesse VI 4. Trivial rubbing to the extremities leather straps slightly worn but holding strong but A SUPERB COPY exceptionally clean fresh and bright internally and in its solid and unsophisticated and still very pleasing binding.<br/> <br/> This is a particularly attractive copy of a sumptuously illustrated prayer book in its especially appealing original 17th century binding. According to Duportal it is "One of three important publications whose engravings reveal the trend characteristic of religious illustrations in France between 1601 and 1660." The work opens with a dedication to Charles d'Aubespine Marquis de Châteauneuf 1580-1653 with a full-page portrait by Guillame de Gheyn b. 1610. Then the bulk of the book is made up of two groups of plates. Those in the first group appear primarily on the rectos and contain prayers in Latin and French flanked by pairs of saints; gaps in the prayers are filled by naturalistic flowers insects and birds. Many of these plates also include a scene or two in miniature depicting the life of the saints or a vignette of angels. Just two of these engravings are signed "J. Collin" but they all appear to be in the same hand and demonstrate an impressive level of finesse and delicacy with emotive graceful saints depicted with sure light lines. Duportal notes that our artist had a "talent charmant" and that well-executed dry-points of this type are quite rare in French books of the period. The second group of engravings appear on the versos and depict the performance of a part of the Mass beneath a cloud in which appears a relevant scene from the life of Christ. They are all unsigned and clearly by a different hand with more rustic features--possibly "copies of originals published abroad" according to Duportal. The book concludes with text framed by gamboling putti and scenes from the life of Christ and facing full-page bust portraits followed by the Penitential Psalms each with elaborate illustrated frames depicting scenes from the life of David. Copies of this work can be found with varying numbers of leaves and engravings but the present item seems to be an early edition as it contains the earlier state of the engravings on the versos before they were substantially reworked and it does not contain the "Privilege du Roy" with the date 1652 or 1653. Our copy comes from the books assembled by the famous diarist John Evelyn 1620-1706 a library that Quaritch's dictionary of English book collectors calls "a noble collection." De Ricci says that the finest books from the library bear Evelyn's monogram as ours does and this bookplate brings with it the expectation of remarkably fine contemporary condition. This copy also has the bookplate of Viscount Strathallan possibly William Drummond 1810-86 Conservative MP and the second to hold the family title following the reversal of the attainder put in place after his family's participation in the Jacobite uprising. Chez F. Mazot unknown
1651ST20278Paris: Chez F. Mazot 1651. 172 x 118 mm. 6 3/4 x 4 3/4". 3 34 leaves 35-39 1 pp. 2 leaves. <br/> LOVELY CRIMSON CRUSHED MOROCCO GILT AND ONLAID BY CAPÉ stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with onlaid green morocco cornerpieces and central quatrefoil all filled and surrounded by delicate pointillé tooling in floral and paisley designs raised bands spine compartments tooled in pointillé gilt lettering richly gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In a felt-lined morocco-lipped marbled paper slipcase. ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT WITH 38 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS consisting of one portrait two allegorical religious scenes including title and 35 illustrations of the Holy Eucharist 40 pages of engraved text 37 of these with text flanked by full-length figures of saints accompanied by other religious symbols at head and foot of page two framed with vignettes of angels or the Madonna one page with text only. Front pastedown with "A W F" book label of bookseller Adrian Fluhmann. Duportal "Étude sur les livres à figures" pp. 244-45; Brunet V 624; Graesse VI 4; Leaves perhaps very lightly washed and pressed but an extremely fresh clean copy IN A SPARKLING BINDING.<br/> <br/> Covered by a luxurious binding by Capé this is a particularly attractive copy of a sumptuously illustrated prayer book composed entirely of engraved plates. According to Duportal it is "One of three important publications whose engravings reveal the trend characteristic of religious illustrations in France between 1601 and 1660." The work opens with a dedication to Charles d'Aubespine Marquis de Châteauneuf 1580-1653 with a full-page portrait by Guillame de Gheyn b. 1610. The bulk of the book is made up of two groups of plates. Those in the first group appearing primarily on the rectos contain prayers in Latin and French flanked by pairs of saints; gaps in the prayers are filled by naturalistic flowers insects and birds. Many of these plates also include a scene or two in miniature depicting the life of one or both of the saints or a vignette of angels. While just two of these engravings are signed "J. Collin" they all appear to be in the same hand which demonstrates an impressive level of finesse and delicacy depicting graceful figures with sure light lines. Duportal notes that this artist had a "talent charmant" and that well-executed dry-points of this type are quite rare in French books of the period. The second group of engravings appear strictly on the versos and depict the performance of a part of the Mass beneath a cloud in which appears a relevant scene from the life of Christ. They are all unsigned and clearly by a different hand with more rustic features--possibly "copies of originals published abroad" according to Duportal. The book concludes with two leaves of text framed by gamboling putti and the Virgin. Copies of this work can be found with varying numbers of leaves and engravings apparently the result of multiple reprintings with added material produced between 1651-53 but the present item can be distinguished as an early if not the very first edition as it does not contain "Privilege du Roy" dated 1652 or 1653. Furthermore our copy also contains the earliest state of the plates without the "I N R I" initials on the cross found on the title page and with the earlier state of the verso engravings before they were substantially reworked. Our edition seems to be quite rare with OCLC finding just one other copy with the same sequence of contents at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Genevieve. The stunning binding by Capé looks just as fresh and lustrous as the day it left its workshop. One of the most distinguished binders in France in the middle years of the 19th century Capé d. 1867 was especially well known for the delicacy of his work--which can be appreciated to full effect in the present example. He was the binder to the Empress Eugénie and Béraldi calls him "the Bozérian of the second Empire." This is precisely the kind of book our former owner the discriminating connoisseur-bookseller Fluhmann would have owned. Chez F. Mazot unknown
163977186Venetia [Venedig], Dalla Stampa del Sarzina, 1639. 331 S. Mit Titelvignette (3 Bäume, in deren Kronen je 1 Vogel), Initalen und Vignetten. 12mo (13,5 x 7 cm). Flexibles Pgt. d. Zt.
169457519Cologne [i.e. Amsterdam], Pierre Marteau, 1694. Titel in Rot-Schwarz, 30 Bll., 473 S., 2 Bll.; Titel in Rot-Schwarz, 3 Bll., 549, (1) S. Mit je 1 allegor. Kupfer-Frontispiz, gestochen von I. C. Morf. Kl.-8vo. HLdr. d. Zt.
16041192553Treviso, F. Zanetti, 1604. Kl.-4to. 22 num. Bl., 28 Bl., 241 num. Bl. Flexibler Pgtbd d. Zeit (Einbd angeschmutzt u. wasserfleckig, ohne die Schließbänder, vorderer Innendeckel, Vorsatz u. Titel mit Wurmspuren, durchgehend mit leichter Nässespur u. etwas braunfleckig, Text bricht im 8. Buch ab; Titel mit altem Besitzvermerk eines Jesuitenkollegs u. Stempel auf Rückseite; Bl. 225 mit kl. Abriss der unteren Ecke u. u. etwas Textverlust bei der gedruckten Marginalie).
1638234CLAELZ/Apud Elzevirios Lugd. Batav. Elzevier Leiden: 1638. 1638 pp. 8 336 8 Title engraved by Duysend. 24mo. 129 x 73 mm. Lightly damp stained. Later full dark brown morocco gilt binding. This rare variant edition has the uncorrected errors in pagination but the engraved title has the correct S.P.Q.R. Old collector's manuscript note relating to this edition is attached. Florus was a Roman historian and poet. This is his Epitome of Roman History. Florus was said to have addressed the well-known lines to Hadrian beginning "Ego nolo Caesar esse" I do not wish to be a Caesar which provoked Hadrian's satirical parody "I do not wish to be a Florus" quoted by Spartianus. This important edition was edited by the great "monarch and tyrant of literature" Claude Salmasius 1593-1653. The Dutch family of Elzevier Elzevir; Elsevier were the foremost printers of their time. They produced a vast variety of well printed scholarly and popular books; many in a very small handy format. Louis Elzevier the founder of the firm produced his first book in Leiden in 1583. The 'golden age' of Elzevier printing was between 1620 and 1680. The Elzevier dynasty probably produced their last publication in 1770. Brunet II:1311; Dibdin II:10; Willems 467. RARE. SMALL BOX 2 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Apud Elzevirios, Lugd. Batav. (Elzevier, Leiden): 1638. hardcover
1690BB005<p><b>L'ARMESSIN II</b> Nicolas de 1632–1694</p><p><b><i>Habits des Metiers et Professions</i></b>. </p><p>Paris: chez N. de L'Armessin ou chez la Veuve de N. de l'Armessin Rue St. Jacques à la Pomme d'Or N.d. <i>circa</i> 1690–1695.</p><p>4to. 62 ff. last two plates with restoration; bound in green morocco gilt second-half of the 19th century signed Chambolle-Duru.</p><p>A remarkable collection of 62 engraved copperplates representing the earliest impressions of fantastic figures composed of the tools or attributes of their trades created and produced about 1690 onwards thru 1694 enhanced at the time with brilliant hand-coloring silver and gold paint. These prints are a marvel of inventiveness showing the inspiration and influence of the 16th century painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1527-1593 who chiefly imagined only heads now extended and re-invented for the Court of Louis XIV. </p><p>Amongst the most famous prints of the late 17th century their printing history is rather complicated. Nicolas I de Larmessin or L'Armessin 1632-1694 designed engraved and published approximately 62 plates in his lifetime. His widow Marie Bertrand added 14 plates from his unfinished designs and his younger brother Nicolas II c.1645-1725 engraved a further 21 plates from 1695 to 1720s. All of the prints were individually published with re-engravings in reverse by the younger brother which often simplified these earlier designs by omitting background details. Altogether it has been suggested that a total of 97 images were eventually issued. </p><p>From the Beauvillain library ex-libris by Jouas. Colas 1779 Lipperheide 1971.</p> chez N. de L'Armessin [or for 7 sheets] ou chez la Veuve de N. de l'Armessin, rue St Jacques, à la Pomme d'Or, circa circa hardcover
