Les anciēnes et modernes genealogies des roys de France et mesmement du roy Pharamond : auec leurs epitaphes et effigies nouuellement imprimez a Paris / ... ad Joannem Bouchetu ...

Accession number: 
PML 152381
Author: 
Bouchet, Jean, 1476-approximately 1558.
Published: 
On les vend a Paris : ... Arnoul & Charles les angeliers freres, l'an mil cinq ces.xxxvii [i.e. 1537].
Description: 
[16], cliii leaves (printer's device on verso of last leaf) : ill., ports. (woodcuts) ; 16 cm (8vo)
Credit: 
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes: 

"On les vend a Paris p. Arnoul & Charles les angeliers freres tenas leur boutique au premier pillier de la grat salle du palais deuant la chappelle de messieurs les Presidens. "--Foot of t.p.
"A tres hault et tres puissant et tres illustre prince monsieur Francoys premier enfant et Daulphin de France/Jehan Bouchet D'Acquitaine vostre tres humble et tres obeyssant seruiteur."--P. Bii.
Gothic type, in prose and in verse, with decorative initials.
With large woodcut vignette on title-page (the Royal French coat of arms, held by two angels), numerous woodcut portraits in the text and printer's device on verso of last leaf.

Binding: 
Full crushed brown levant morocco, tooled in gilt and blind with a fleur-de-lis pattern by Capé ; in slipcase.
Variant Title: 

Anciennes et modernes genealogies des roys de France et mesmement du roy Pharamond

Inscriptions/Markings: 

Inscribed by Guyon de Sardière at foot of t.p. and foot of colophon; inscribed t.p., O.L. Merriam, Paris 1909.

Provenance: 
Guyon de Sardière; bookplate of Olin Lane Merriam; from the library of Julia P. Wightman.
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Department: 
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