Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine. Tome Quatrieme

Title

en_US Fables Choisies, Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine. Tome Quatrieme

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Nouvelle edition

en_US Jean de La Fontaine

Creator

en_US de La Fontaine, Jean See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:03:26Z

en_US 2000-04

en_US 1792

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:03:26Z

Date Issued

en_US 1792

Abstract

en_US Bodemann #135.10. She calls it a changed reproduction of an edition going back to 1759 in Paris. See my comments also on the second volume. Of course it is a shame to have only two books out of the set of four. This volume covers Books X through XII, as the closing T of C points out. For every fable, there is an interpaginated full-page illustration. The designs of these are clearly influenced by Oudry. In them classical columns, statuary, and clouds seem ubiquitous. They are titled and numbered consecutively up to CCXLVI (rather than by book and fable). The illustrations are remarkably well preserved. Among my favorites are these: Le Loup et le Renard (66), Le Vieillard et les trois jeunes Hommes (73), Le Chat et les deux Moineaux (86), Les deux Chevres (90), Le Renard et les Poulets d'Inde (126), and Le Singe (128). This book is a fine little treasure.

Identifier

en_US 4290 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79564

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US François Lacombe, Henri Vincent

en_US Lausanne

Subject

en_US PQ1808.A1 1792 See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole