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Gelliot, Annibal and/or Thomas de Berton
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
La voye de laict, ou le chemin des Heros au Palais de la Gloire. Ouvert à l'entrée triomphante de Louys XIII. Roy de France & de Navarre en la cité d'Avignon le 16. de novembre 1622. Avignon: Jacques Bramereau, 1623
4to ( 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm). Additional engraved title-page, 8 folding engraved plates by Luiz Palma; light dampstaining affecting pi1 through quire B, V–Z, Ff–Hh, Kk–Mm, quires D and C bound out of sequence, a few small early repairs to fold tears and small corner loss on 6 plates, some light staining and spotting on 4 plates. Contemporary limp vellum, tawed leather ties. Maroon cloth-backed folding case.
4to ( 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm). Additional engraved title-page, 8 folding engraved plates by Luiz Palma; light dampstaining affecting pi1 through quire B, V–Z, Ff–Hh, Kk–Mm, quires D and C bound out of sequence, a few small early repairs to fold tears and small corner loss on 6 plates, some light staining and spotting on 4 plates. Contemporary limp vellum, tawed leather ties. Maroon cloth-backed folding case.
Literature
Brunet Supp. II:934; Ruggieri 426–427; Thieme-Becker XXVI:178; Vinet 485; Watanabe 1770. For the political implications of the event, see Marie-Claude Canova-Green's article, "Révolte et Imaginaire: le voyage de Louis XIII en Provence (1622)" in Dix-septième siècle 3 (2003), pp. 429–439.
Catalogue Note
The most complete and illustrated report on the celebrated entry of Louis XIII into Avignon in November 1622. The plates are the only known work of Luiz Palma, who signs himself as being Portuguese (Ludovicus Palma Lusitanus). The plates depict the specially built Tribune of Speeches, the Gate of Felicity, the Royal Equestrian Statue, the Tropny of Wisdom, the fountain of Justice, the Theater of Force and Piety, the Palace of Glory, and the entrance constructed for the Cathedral of Notre Dame des Doms.