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Le Maire de Belges, Jean
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Le Maire de Belges, Jean
- Les illustrations de Gaule et singularitez de Troye (Le second livre; Le tiers livre...). Paris: (Enguillebert de Marnef, Jean de Marnef and Pierre Viart, 1521; 1520; February 1515)
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Le traictie de la differences des scismes & des concilles de leglise. (Ibid., August 1519)
Lepistre du Roy a Hector de Troye. Et aucunes autres oeuvres assez dignes de veoir. (Ibid., August 1521)
5 parts in one volume, 4to (232 x 160mm.), woodcut arms of the author on title-pages, woodcut initials, full-page woodcut illustrations (some repeated), B2v-3r in first part printed in red and black, woodcut device of de Marnef on last leaf of each part, nineteenth-century polished tan calf by Niedrée, triple gilt fillet border, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, first quire of first part repaired at foot
Lepistre du Roy a Hector de Troye. Et aucunes autres oeuvres assez dignes de veoir. (Ibid., August 1521)
5 parts in one volume, 4to (232 x 160mm.), woodcut arms of the author on title-pages, woodcut initials, full-page woodcut illustrations (some repeated), B2v-3r in first part printed in red and black, woodcut device of de Marnef on last leaf of each part, nineteenth-century polished tan calf by Niedrée, triple gilt fillet border, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, first quire of first part repaired at foot
Literature
Moreau 159, 2389, 1157, 2123, 158; cf. Mortimer, Harvard French 347 (1512-1513 edition)
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
Originally published in Lyon in c. 1511, in six parts (the section "La legende des Venitiens" is not here present), these works by Le Maire were printed in numerous editions in the 1510s and 1520s and are often found bound together. The woodcuts include a portrait of Anne of Brittany because Le Maire became historiographer to the queen in 1512.
Le Maire (1473-1548) was from Bavay in Hainault, and Les illustrations de Gaule refers to Belgian Gaul, whose foundation he ascribes to Bavo, king of Bithynia at the time of the Trojan War.