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Jacques Gondar / Charles Nodier - Chroniques françoises [livre enluminé et rehaussé à l'or] - 1836
No. 93272536
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Jacques Gondar / Charles Nodier - Chroniques françoises [livre enluminé et rehaussé à l'or] - 1836
First printing of this magnificent edition printed in Gothic characters by Didot. One of the rare copies on strong vellum paper with the plates, frames and initials finely illuminated and enhanced with gold, in the manner of the medieval manuscripts that it pastiches.
4 figures outside the text engraved by Rouargue after Colin, finely illuminated, title page printed in red, illuminated and enhanced with gold, 4 pages including illuminated historical ornaments in the margins, 8 initials illuminated and enhanced with gold, printed in Gothic characters (for the text of Gondar, in Roman characters for the rest)
This book is in many ways one of the finest productions in the troubadour genre, fashionable at the time. They are followed by notes by Francisque Michel on the 15th century manuscript used for this publication and a dissertation by Charles Nodier entitled Research on the style and particularly on that of chronicles. (Carteret III, 276; Brunet II, 1663; Vicaire III, 1071; Louandre & Bourquelot IV, 125; Larat, 60; Bender, 21.)
Binding in almond green velvet embossed with a plate decorated with an angel with outstretched wings and a devil, gilt edges.
Publisher's binding of good general appearance, presenting restorations to the headcaps and spine. Small tear at the end of the first joint. Fresh interior with some scattered foxing, slightly yellowed paper of the boards, nevertheless a fine copy.
Jacques Gondar / Charles Nodier
French Chronicles by Jacques Gondar, Clerc. Published by F. Michel. Followed by Research on Style by Charles Nodier
Paris, Louis Janet, n.d. (1836)
in-12 (16.5 x 10.5 cm); clvii-11-44pp 3f (full)
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