OVIDE. - Lot 1170

Lot n° 1170
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OVIDE. - Lot 1170
OVIDE. Ovid's Metamorphoses in rondeaux [by Isaac de Benserade] printed and enriched with figures. Paris, imprimerie Royale, 1676. In-4 (277 x 204 mm) of an allegorical frontispiece engraved by Sébastien le Clerc after Charles Le Brun, 6 ff.n.ch., 463 pp., 4 ff.n.ch.; olive morocco, large gilt roulette wheel with flower and bird frame, central coat of arms of the Marquise de Pompadour (OHR, 2399), ornate smooth spine, roulette wheel on the cups, gilt edges on marbling (contemporary binding). Original edition, richly illustrated with a beautiful frontispiece after Le Brun, and 226 vignettes engraved by François Chauveau, Sébastien le Clerc and Jean Lepautre. This edition is one of the most beautiful illustrated books of the 17th century. IMPORTANT PROVENANCE This copy comes from the famous collection of the Marquise de Pompadour. Linked to his arms, it appears at number 589 of the catalogue of the sale of his collection published in 1765. Other provenance: Florin de Duikingberg (ex-libris). A few yellowed leaves, trace of wetness in the margin of the head; faded binding. Tchemerzine-Scheler, I, 614; Quentin-Bauchart, II, 57-90; Guigard, I, 193-195; Brunet, IV, 288.
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