Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par M. de la Fontaine avec la Vie d'Esope, Tome Troisième

Title

en_US Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par M. de la Fontaine avec la Vie d'Esope, Tome Troisième

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: French

en_US Nouvelle edition

en_US Gedruckt und herausgegeben von Gebr. Klingspor

Creator

en_US No Author See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Chauveau

Date

2016-01-25T19:28:48Z

en_US 2004-07

en_US 1729

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:28:48Z

Date Issued

en_US 1729

Abstract

en_US Bodemann 77.12. This is the third of three volumes, covering Books X-XII. The 12 in Bodemann's catalogue indicates that this edition is one of many that copied Chauveau's illustrations from the first edition of La Fontaine's fables. Apparently, according to Bodemann, the first eleven books contain copies of the Amsterdam edition of 1698, while the twelfth book has direct imitations of Chauveau's early work, first published for the twelfth book in 1694. There is a T of C for this volume at the beginning and an AI for all three volumes at the end. Though the work here copies Chauveau, I find these illustrations often more distinct and dramatic. At 3 x 2½, they are also often larger than Chauveau's original work. A good typical instance of the work here might be the illustration for Le Cerf Malade (113). The characters and the problem are clearly presented. Other good illustrations include Le Renard, les Mouches, & le Hérisson (140) and Le Renard, le Loup, & le Cheval (156). T of C, 262 pages, Approbation, Privilege du Roy, AI, and Fautes à corriger. Inscribed July 6, 1732 in Paris. Now I need to find the other two volumes of this set!

Identifier

en_US 5072 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80662

Publisher

en_US La Compagnie des Libraires; L'Imprimerie de Pierre Prault

en_US Paris

Subject

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