Lot 176
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PARADIN, DEVISES HEROIQUES, LYON, 1557, LATER RED MOROCCO GILT

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Devises heroiques. Lyon: Jean de Tournes and Guillaume Gazeau, 1557
8vo (163 x 105mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut initial and illustrations, with 6 contemporary ink drawings added to o6, o7 and final blank, woodcut printer's device on final verso, late seventeenth-century French red morocco gilt with a crowned L in centre of covers and in spine compartments, fleurs-de-lys at corners of central panel and in corners of spine compartments, gilt edges

Provenance

Crowned L on binding (similar to those used by Louis XIII, Olivier 2493 fer 8, and Louis XIV, Olivier 2494 fer 16); William Salloch, New York, catalogue 388 (1983), item 186

Literature

Adams, Rawles & Saunders F.461; Cartier, de Tournes 379; Landwehr, Romanic Emblem Books 564; Mortimer, Harvard French 410

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.
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Catalogue Note

Second edition of Paradin's influential emblem book, containing the devices of characters such as François I and Diane de Poitiers; this edition contains more devices than the first and includes a paragraph of information about each emblem, as well as sources noted in the printed marginalia. It was regularly reprinted throughout the sixteenth century, with various additions and also in translation. This is a charming copy, with a few additional emblems neatly added in a contemporary hand (in keeping with the printed illustrations, and plausibly the hand of the engraver), in a fine red morocco binding.