1594 Menippean Satire Catholic
LEAGUE Spain France Religion Wars Paris
A rare first edition of The Menippee Satire – a political work
of prose and satire which criticized the Catholic League and Spain during the
French Religious Wars. This fine printing features a beautiful and detailed
engraving of the Catholic League procession. This book of prose and verse was
collected by numerous authors including Jacques Gillot, Florent Chrestien,
Nicolas Rapin, Pierre le Roy, Jean Passerat, Gilles Durant, and others.
This edition 16th-century
edition was published in Paris by Jamet Mettayer. Numerous editions were published
in 1594 Paris, the publisher of this edition is confirmed by the USTC.
Item number: #20592
Price: $750
Catholic Church
Satyre Menippee de la vertv dv
catholicon d'Espagne, et de la tenve des Estatz de Paris
A Paris: [Jamet Mettayer],
1594.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o
‘Satyre Menippee’ – 255, [1]
o
‘Suitte du Catholicon’ – 45, [1]
· References: Barbier
IV, 426. Hauser 3102; USTC 4462
o Publisher name comes from USTC
· Provenance:
Stamp – Albert Quesne
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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