Accession number
PML 142036
Creator
Chorier, Nicolas, 1612-1692.
Published
Amstelodami : [s.n.], 1676.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Imprint may be false; other eds. with imprint of Amsterdam may have been published in Geneva and elsewhere. Cf. Weller, E.O., Falsche Druckorte, p. 278, 298.
Originally written in Latin by N. Chorier. The first edition claims that the author was a Spanish woman, Luisa Sigea, whose erotic dialogues in the manner of the Greek satirical poet Sotades were translated into Latin by Johannes van Meurs. Later editions appear under his name, with the title Elegantiae latini sermonis, or under the name of Philippe Garnier.
Signatures (12mo): a⁶ A-K¹² L⁴.
Originally written in Latin by N. Chorier. The first edition claims that the author was a Spanish woman, Luisa Sigea, whose erotic dialogues in the manner of the Greek satirical poet Sotades were translated into Latin by Johannes van Meurs. Later editions appear under his name, with the title Elegantiae latini sermonis, or under the name of Philippe Garnier.
Signatures (12mo): a⁶ A-K¹² L⁴.
Description
[12], 78, [2] p. ; 13 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Reproduction of a Clovis Eve fanfare binding in red morocco, tooled in gilt with green morocco doublures, by Francis Bedford; in a blue morocco case.
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