Continental and Illuminations
Le premier [seconde et troisième] livre des antiquitez, histoires et choses remarquables de la ville d'Amiens, poetiquement traicté. Troisième édition. Paris, Denys Moreau, 1627- (1626.)
12 title-pages, nine of them with engraved vignettes.4to. [8]ff. 564pp. [9]ff. Contemporary panelled Flemish calf, elaborate border of interlinked drawer handle tools, spine in compartments with small gilt fleuron (neat early repair near foot, clasps removed with slight loss at edges of lower cover).
A fascinating history of Amiens, from the times of Julius Caesar. The author Morliere (1560-1639) was canon of the church at Amiens, and devoted himself to the study of historical monuments of the diocese. This edition is made up of 12 different sections, each with a separate title-page, and each dealing with a different topic. Thus there is a long account of the history of Amiens, and sections on governors and leaders of Amiens, bishops, etc., while the final sections contain many sonnets written by La Morlière to mark important events and occasions.Small hole in fourth preliminary leaf (minor loss) otherwise in excellent condition.See Brunet III, 799 ("ouvrage recherchée"). COPAC (BL only).
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