Gretry, Andre Ernest Modeste, 1741-1813 La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 Sedaine, 1719-1797
Published / Created:
1773
Call Number:
1998 237 2
Image Count:
40
Alternative Title:
[Magnifique. Libretto]
Description:
Bound with three other titles; Bound as no. 4 in a volume of 4 titles bound together; in volume 2 of 9 volumes of 18th century French plays. and Without the music.
Publisher:
De l’imprimerie de Pierre-Robert-Christophe Ballard ...
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