Fables de Florian, Suivies de Tobie et de Ruth

Title

en_US Fables de Florian, Suivies de Tobie et de Ruth

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

en_US Premier tirage

en_US Florian

Creator

en_US Florian See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Grandville, J.J.

en_US Stahl, P.-J. (Essayist)

Date

2016-01-25T19:58:34Z

en_US 2009-07

en_US 1842

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:58:34Z

Date Issued

en_US 1842

Abstract

en_US For some time, I have wanted to get an early Grandville Florian. Here is the earliest! It was a major find for me with an old friend at an impressive international book fair. François Coté describes the qualities of the physical book: cartonnage romantique de papier moiré rose, dos lisse avec le titre dans une cartouche dorée. Bel état, sans rousseurs. Rare cortonnage de l'époque, papier moiré. I am delighted to see the illustrations, which I have seen elsewhere in reproductions, in their pristine, sharp state here. Grandville is always a delight! There are a frontispiece, five title illustrations, and 74 other illustrations. A gem! Among my favorite illustrations from Grandville is the pre-title-page, which uses the same women represented in I, 1 for truth and fable. This pre-title-page includes a whole series of masks and several mirrors, key elements in Florian's presentation of self-knowledge. Another favorite is the title-piece for Book 1, with various animals grouped around a mirror and two human faces within the mirror. Do not miss the following: The Cat and the Mirror (14); The Carp and the Little Carps (16); The Monkey Who Shows the Magic Lantern (68); The Child and the Mirror (71); The Cat and the Sparrow (98); The Eagle and the Dove (152); The Owl and the Pigeon (169); The Male and Female Monkey and the Nut (185); The Boasting Cock (207); The Ass and the Flute (222); and The Flying Fish (258).

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier 301.1

en_US 6684 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81997

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US J.-J. Dubochet et Cie

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PQ1983.F6 F3 1842b See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

en_US Digitized book, complete (PDF) See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole