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Catalogue-Tefaf-Bd-Planches--Yonp5 1 LIVRES & MANUSCRITS SIGNIFICATIFS ET CHOISIS 93 rue de Seine 75006 PARIS Tél. : +33 (0)6 13 04 40 72 et +33 (0)1 42 84 16 68 Fax : +33 (0)1 42 84 15 54 E-mail : [email protected] www.camillesourget.com FULL ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Inscrivez-vous à notre Newsletter mensuelle sur notre site internet. 1re et 4e de couverture : N°41 - MÉRIAN, Maria Sybilla. Histoire générale des insectes de CAMILLE SOURGET Surinam et de toute l’Europe, contenant leurs découvertes, leurs figures, leurs différentes Métamorphoses, de même que les Descriptions des Plantes, Fleurs & Fruits, dont ils se nourrissent ; & sur lesquels on les trouve… 2 Paris, chez L. C. Desnos, 1771. Un chef-d’œuvre enluminé à Rouen, orné de 13 très fines peintures de grande fraîcheur. 1. [MANUSCRIT ENLUMINÉ]. LIVRE D’HEURES À L’USAGE DE ROUEN. Rouen, vers 1475. Grand in-8 relié en veau brun orné du XVIe siècle. 197 x 134 mm. Les 13 peintures hautes en couleur de ce Very beautiful illuminated manuscript from beau livre d’Heures, d’exécution très soignée, Rouen illustrated with 13 very fine and fresh sont l’œuvre d’un enlumineur rouennais paintings and with wide decorative borders on bien connu, le plus marquant dans la capitale almost every page. normande dans la deuxième moitié du The colorful paintings of this beautiful book of XVe siècle, le « Maître de l’échevinage de Hours, very carefully executed, are the work Rouen ». of a famous illuminator from Rouen, the most Le Maître a profondément influencé la significant in the capital of Normandy during the production des livres d’heures à Rouen jusqu’aux second half of the 15th century, the “Master of the Very beautiful manuscript from Rouen, extremely well preserved. premières décennies du XVIe siècle. echevinage of Rouen”. 2 3 FRANÇOIS VILLON (1431-1480). Mythique édition originale incunable de « La Ballade de bon conseil » et du rondeau « Quand un cordant veut corder… », achevée d’imprimer en la ville de Paris le 5 septembre 1489. Provenances prestigieuses pour ce volume précieux entre tous : Paul Girardot de Préfond, Baron Jérôme Pichon, Eugène Paillet, Baron A. Franchetti, Henri Bordes. 2. VILLON, François / TAILLEVENT / CHARTIER, Alain. Les fais maistre Alain Chartier notaire et secrétaire du Roy Charles VI. Paris, Pierre Le Caron, 5 septembre 1489. In-folio dans une belle reliure en veau fauve de Boyet réalisée vers 1700. 247 x 187 mm. Édition originale incunable fondatrice de la First incunable edition founding the great grande littérature française de la fin du moyen- French literature from the end of the Middle âge présentant pour la première fois les œuvres Ages presenting for the first time the works of du poète Alain Chartier, le plus unanimement the poet Alain Chartier, the most unanimously admiré de ses contemporains jusqu’à Ronsard, admired by his contemporaries until Ronsard, « La Ballade de bon conseil » et un rondeau « La Ballade de bon conseil » and an incunable incunables de François Villon, ici en édition rondeau by François Villon, here in first edition originale et « Le Régime de Fortune » incunable and the incunable « Le Régime de Fortune » de Taillevent, valet de chambre de Philippe le by Taillevent, valet of Philippe le Bon, in first Bon, également en édition originale. edition as well. Mythic incunable first edition of Cette édition originale incunable est d’une This original edition is of the utmost rarity. « La Ballade de bon conseil » and of the rondeau insigne rareté. « Quand un cordant veut corder… », printed on the 5th September 1489. 4 Édition originale du Schatzbehalter - Nuremberg, 1491 - l’un des plus beaux incunables gothiques illustrés, conservé dans sa reliure de l’époque. 3. [FRIDOLIN, Stephan]. Der Schatzbehalter oder schrein der wahren Reichtümer des Heils und ewiger Seligkeit. Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 8 novembre 1491. In-folio conservé dans sa reliure de l’époque en veau brun sur ais de bois. 329 x 228 mm. Première et unique édition de ce célèbre First and unique edition of this famous German incunable mystique allemand relatant la vie du mystic incunabula relating the life of Christ, Christ, imprimé seulement à 150 exemplaires, printed in 150 copies only, according to tradition. selon la tradition. One of the most beautiful and most famous L’un des plus beaux et des plus célèbres illustrated incunabula. incunables illustrés. This work with Schedel’s Chronicle printed two Cet ouvrage avec la Chronique de Nuremberg years later, is one of the “two first important qu’il précède de deux ans, est l’un des « two books with original illustrations published at first important books with original illustrations Nuremberg”. Dogson, I, pp. 241-2. published at Nuremberg ». Dogson, I, pp. 241-2. The absolutely superb iconography is composed L’iconographie absolument superbe se compose of 96 full-page woodcuts specially designed for de 96 figures gravées sur bois à pleine page the text by Michael Wolgemuth, Durer’s Master. (252 x 176 mm), spécialement dessinées pour le Superb wide-margined copy, very pure and well texte par Michel Wolgemuth, le Maître de Dürer. printed, preserved in its original binding. Superbe exemplaire à grandes marges, très pur et d’un beau tirage, conservé dans sa reliure First edition of the Schatzbehalter - Nuremberg, 1491 - d’origine. one of the most beautiful gothic incunabula, preserved in its contemporary binding. 6 Première édition de la Chronique de Nuremberg ornée de 1809 gravures sur bois incunables en premier tirage. Exemplaire complet des 4 feuillets blancs - état rare -, immense de marges, conservé dans sa reliure en peau de truie estampée du XVIe siècle. 4. SCHEDEL, Hartmann. Liber Chronicarum. CHRONIQUE DE NUREMBERG. Nuremberg, Anton Koberger pour Sebald Schreyer et Sébastien Kammermeister, 12 juillet 1493. Grand in-folio conservé dans sa peau de truie estampée à froid du XVIe siècle. 477 x 327 mm. Édition originale et premier tirage de la First edition first issue of the Nuremberg Chronique de Nuremberg. chronicle. Koberger réalise ici une entreprise éditoriale Koberger achieves here a massive editorial de grande envergure puisque la chronique venture since the Nuremberg Chronicle, de Nuremberg, ornée de 1809 grands bois est illustrated with 1809 large woodcuts is the most l’incunable le plus richement illustré depuis la richly illustrated incunable since the invention of découverte de l’imprimerie. printing. Une multitude de villes d’Europe sont A multitude of European cities are engraved gravées sur double ou simple page, la on double or simple page, most of them being plupart étant des représentations authentiques authentic representations of the state of those de l’état de ces diverses cités à la fin du diverse cities at the end of the 15th century XVe siècle. Attractive very wide-margined copy, complete Séduisant exemplaire immense de marges with the 4 blank leaves that are usually missing, de l’un des témoignages incunables les plus of one of the most spectacular incunabular spectaculaires sur l’Europe du XVe siècle. testimony on 15th century Europe. First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle illustrated with 1809 incunabular woodcuts in first issue. 8 Rare spécimen d’antiphonaire monumental du XVe siècle, conservé dans sa reliure d’origine sur ais de bois recouverts de peau de truie décorée et ornée de fermoirs, ferrure, cabochons et clous. 5. ANTIPHONAIRE. RECUEIL DES ANTIENNES À CHANTER ACCOMPAGNANT LES PRIÈRES DES MORTS. XVe siècle. In-plano conservé dans sa reliure originale sur ais de bois recouverts de peau de truie avec décor à froid. Dimensions de la reliure : 870 x 660 mm. Rare et très beau spécimen d’antiphonaire A rare and beautiful specimen of monumental monumental manuscrit du XVe siècle sur manuscript antiphonary from the 15th century parchemin, conservé dans sa reliure d’origine on vellum skin, preserved in its original binding sur ais de bois recouverts de peau de truie of wooden boards covered with blind-stamped décorée et ornée de fermoirs, ferrure, cabochons pigskin and decorated with clasps, bosses, brass et clous. fittings and nails. Il contient les antiennes à chanter pour les It contains the antiphons to be sung for the Actual height: 870 mm. prières des morts. prayers for the dead. A very large manuscript antiphonary, one of the largest known still in private hands, 10 preserved in its original binding made of massive wooden boards covered with blind-stamped pigskin. Précieuse suite complète, en premier tirage, des 16 estampes de la Petite Passion, gravées sur cuivre par Dürer. 6. DÜRER, Albrecht. La Passion du Christ. S.l., 1507-1512. Suite de 16 estampes gravées sur cuivre (≈ 116 x 75 mm), montées dans un volume in-4. Maroquin rouge de Capé. 242 x 185 mm. Premier tirage, de grande rareté, de cette suite de First issue, of the utmost rarity, of this suite of la Passion gravée sur cuivre par Albrecht Dürer, The Passion copper-engraved between 1507 le maître allemand de la Renaissance. and 1512 by Albrecht Durer, the German Renaissance master. Considérée comme l’une de ses plus brillantes réussites, cette Passion gravée sur cuivre révèle Considered as one of its greatest successes, this les talents de Dürer dans l’emploi du burin et copper-engraved Passion reveals Durer’s skills dans l’effet du clair-obscur. in using chisel and in the chiaroscuro effect. Cette suite composée de 16 gravures fut gravée This suite composed of 16 engravings was entre 1507 et 1512 par Dürer, au retour de son copper-engraved between 1507 and 1512 voyage à Venise. by Durer, upon his return from Venice. Precious complete suite, in first issue, of the 16 engravings of the Little Passion, copper engraved by Durer. 12 Première édition lyonnaise illustrée des Métamorphoses d’Ovide, ornée de 16 belles gravures sur bois en premier tirage.
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