Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. III

Title

en_US Fables Choisies Mises en Vers par J. de la Fontaine: Nouvelle Edition Gravée en taille-douce, Vol. III

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Limited facsimile edition of 800, Nr. 102?

en_US A cura di Paola Pallottino

Creator

en_US Fessard, Etienne

Contributor

en_US Fessard, Etienne

Date

2016-01-25T19:58:44Z

en_US 2009-06

en_US 1981

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:58:44Z

Date Issued

en_US 1768

Abstract

en_US This is a curious set of six volumes, beautifully bound, replicating the Fessard edition of 1765-75, as the colophon near the end of the book points out. This third volume (Books 5 and 6) was published in 1768. I can find no other number than the 102 that seems part of the printed colophon material, and so I am not sure that this is in fact #102 of 800. The good news is that there is now some represention of Fessard's work in the collection. Metzner writes in Bodemann that this is the first fully engraved LaFontaine edition. Montulay was apparently the engraver for the texts. The engraved illustrations are presented in frames similar to those one would find around Oudry's work. The reproductions are, I would say, no better than adequate. Almost every fable receives three illustrations: a full-page engraving, a headpiece, and a tailpiece. Metzner gives a good sense of the artistic sources for each volume, but I am surprised not to find Oudry mentioned. Perhaps these engravings remind me of his work because they reflect the same culture and artistic tendencies. The horse kicking the wolf (facing 17) is particularly well done. The headpiece and tailpiece for Eagle and Owl are strong (37 and 39). Lovely leather bindings, marbled endpapers, a page-marking ribbon, and gilded page-edges all the way around.

Identifier

en_US Bodemann identifier Facs #150.1

en_US 6708 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82021

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Valmer-Bibliophilie

en_US Paris

Subject

en_US PQ1807.A1 1981

en_US Jean de La Fontaine

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole