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Les troys premiers livres de lhistoire de Diodore Sicilien ... Translatez de latin en francoys par maistre Anthoine Macault notaire secretaire et vallet chambre ordinaire du Roy, Francoys premier. Imprimez de l'ordonnance et commandement dudit seigneur. Auecques priuilege a six ans.

Accession number
PML 22658
Creator
Diodorus, Siculus.
Published
On les vent a Paris en la rue de la Iuifuerie, deuant la Magdalaine, a l'enseigne du pot cassé. 1535.
Notes
Title and colophon within ornamental borders; the full-page woodcut of Macault reading his work to François I is attributed to Geoffroy Tory.
Colophon: Imprime a Paris en avril. M.D.XXXV.
Published by Tory's widow, Perrette Le Hullin, with Tory's device on last page.
PML copy printed on vellum.
Wood engravings designed by Geofroy Tory, signed with the Cross of Lorraine, attributed to Jacquemin Woeiriot: Border on Title-page (reprod. in Bernard p. 130); woodcut of Francis 1, seated under canopy surrounded by courtiers, the translator reading his book (reprod. in Bernard p. 206); and two of Tory's devices: (1) on the verso of title-page Renouard 1070, Silvestre 604 and Bernard no. 9, p. 47 within a border (reprod. in Bernard p. 49) and (2) on last leaf verso Tory's device Renouard 1071, Silvestre 931 and Bernard no. 4, p. 45.
Description
8 p. l., 154 numb. leaves, [16] p. : ill ; 23 cm; in case: 25 cm
Provenance
Provenance: On k3 early signature of Guyde Chaste(?); on fly-leaf signed autograph note of Per Hierts.
Binding
Red morocco, gilt.
Classification
Department