- 4369
[Boucher, Jean (1548-1644)]
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Description
- Apologie pour Jehan Chastel parisien, executé à mort, et pour les pères & escholliers, de la Société de Jésus... Contre l'arrest de parlement, donné contre eux à Paris, le 29 Décembre 1594... Par François de Vérone. [Paris:] 1595
8vo (146 x 93mm.), [12], 243 [i.e. 253], [3]pp., illustration: woodcut initials, binding: eighteenth-century French red morocco gilt, border composed of fan-pieces and a narrow dentelle, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
first edition. Jean Boucher was a priest from Saint-Benoît and a leading member of the Catholic Ligue. The present work, written under the pseudonym of François de Vérone, is a defence of the student Jean Chastel who, in 1593, made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Calvinist king Henri IV shortly before the king's conversion to the Catholic faith. On 14 May 1610 Henri was assassinated by a fanatical Catholic, François Ravaillac, at which point the present work was reprinted.