Manuscript on parchment of Ovid, Heroides 16 (Paris to Helen) 1-38, 145-378, with an unidentified French translation. Latin text, which is written only on the verso of each leaf, faces the French translation, which is written on the recto of each leaf.
Description:
Binding: Seventeenth century, France (?). Bound in red goatskin, gold-tooled. Gilt edges. Title, much worn, on spine., Purchased from C. A. Stonehill in 1956 by Thomas E. Marston., Script: Latin text written in a round humanistic script much influenced by printing; Scribe 1) ff. 1v-21v and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r. French text written in upright batarde; Scribe 1) ff. 2r-22r and Scribe 2) ff. 22r-36r (a more flamboyant style of script)., and Two initials, one at beginning of Latin text (2-line), the other at the beginning of French text (3-line), respectively gold on blue square ground with gold filigree and gold on dark red square ground with gold filigree. Most stanzas introduced by paragraph marks in gold on blue or red alternating grounds, with gold filigree. First letter of each verse stroked with yellow, as are usually majuscules in text. Headings on ff. 1v and 2r in red.
Subject (Name):
Ovid,--43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Literature, Medieval--Translations, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Narrative poetry, Latin
Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et divertissements du roy, a Versailles, Festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles, and Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee
Description:
1 unnumbered plate by Francois Chauveau, representing entertainments held in 1674 on the termination of the campaign in Franche-Comte., 5 plates, numbered I-V, by Jean Le Pautre, representing the festivities at Versailles on July 18, 1668., 5 unnumbered plates by Jean Le Pautre., Armorial bookplate with motto: Ubique patriam reminisci., Binding with French royal arms (Bourbon)., Nine plates, numbered 1-9, by Israel Silvestre., On spine: Tom. XI., The first series of 9 plates was originally published in 1673 under the title: Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee ..., The next series of 5 plates was originally published in 1679 under the title: Relation de la feste de Versailles, du 18e juillet mil six cens soixante-huit., The third series of 6 plates was originally published in 1676 under the title: Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la roy a toute sa cour, au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte, en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV ..., The three sequences of plates were each originally published separately with text by Andre Felibien., and Two plates have Yale proprietary stamps on verso; all other versos blank.
Subject (Geographic):
France --Court and courtiers --Pictorial works
and France --History --Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Subject (Name):
Chauveau, Francois, 1613-1676, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Relation de la feste de Versailles du dix-huitieme juillet mil six cents soixante-huit, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, and Silvestre, Israel, 1621-1691
Jacques d'Amiens' adaptation of the Ars amatoria ends on leaf G4b, and is followed by "Le chef damours" (G4b-K5a) and "Les sept are damours" (K5a-K6a, called in the colophon "Les sept artz liberaulx")., Signatures: A-I4K6., and With the bookplates of Ambroise Firmin Didot and Stroehlin. Quires misbound as follows: A G C D B F E H-K.
Publisher:
[Jean Trepperel?]
Subject (Name):
Didot, Ambroise Firmin--Bookplate, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Ars amatoria. Old French. Jacques d'Amiens, and Stroehlin--Bookplate