Accession number
PML 805
Published
A Paris : par la veufue feu Jehan Trepperel, [approximately 1525]
Notes
Title from title page.
Imprint from colophon: Cy finist le livre du vaillant chevalier artus filz du duc de Bretaigne. Imprime nouvelleme[n]t a Paris par le veufue feu Jehan trepperel Demourant en la rue neufue nostre dame A lenseigne de Lescu de France. xxxvi.
Date from Bechtel. Pettegree dates as 1536.
The "xxxvi" on the title page and colophon refers to the number of quires rather than the date.
Signatures: a⁶ b-d⁴ e⁸ f-i⁴ k⁸ l-o⁴ p⁸ q-v⁴ x⁸ y-z [et] A-B⁴ C⁸ D-G⁴ H⁸ I-M⁴
Title page printed in black and red.
Imprint from colophon: Cy finist le livre du vaillant chevalier artus filz du duc de Bretaigne. Imprime nouvelleme[n]t a Paris par le veufue feu Jehan trepperel Demourant en la rue neufue nostre dame A lenseigne de Lescu de France. xxxvi.
Date from Bechtel. Pettegree dates as 1536.
The "xxxvi" on the title page and colophon refers to the number of quires rather than the date.
Signatures: a⁶ b-d⁴ e⁸ f-i⁴ k⁸ l-o⁴ p⁸ q-v⁴ x⁸ y-z [et] A-B⁴ C⁸ D-G⁴ H⁸ I-M⁴
Title page printed in black and red.
Description
[154] leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 19.5 cm (4to)
Provenance
Jacques Richard, DM (1744-1812), of Lyon, armorial stamp: "Ex Bibliotheca J. Richard D.M."; Pierpont Morgan, purchased with the Kerr collection, by 1906.
Binding
19th-century French blind-panel and gilt-tooled watered dark blue morocco, signed R.P. Thouvenin. Green silk pastedowns and endleaves, with plain paper endleaves.
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