Shelfmark
Gl.4.02
Author
Uniform title
[Catalogue des noms, surnoms, faits et vies]
Title
Catalogue des tresillustres ducz et connestables de France, depuis le roy Clotaire premier du nom, iusques à trespuissant, tresmagnanime & tresuictorieux roy de France, Henry deuxieme..
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Paris, : De l'imprimerie de Michel de Vascosan., M.D.LV. [1555].
Physical description
32, 20, 28, 10, 26, 18 leaves : ill. (coats of arms) ; fol.
Note
Published without a general t.p., although there is a general dedication; each part has separate t.p. Title and imprint information taken from first part.
Note
Anonymous. By Jean Le Féron. Cf. Dedication.
Note
Second ed., 1598, published with general title: Catalogue des noms, surnoms, faits et vies, des connestables, chanceliers, grands maistres, admiraux et mareschaux de France: ensemble des preuosts de Paris.
Note
Signatures: pt.1: A-E⁶, F²; pt.2: A-B⁶, C-D⁴; pt.3: A-C⁶, D⁴, E⁶; pt.4: A⁶, B⁴; pt.5: A-C⁶, D-E⁴; pt.6: A-C⁶.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Connestables -- Chanceliers -- Grands maistres -- Admiraulx -- Mareschaulx -- Prevostz de Paris.
Citation/references note
Harvard/Mortimer, French 16th cent. books, no. 342.
Provenance
'Jean Féron' written on the t.p., now partially cancelled.
Provenance
Inscription by Michael Wodhull dated 21 August 1779 on the second front flyleaf with cost of binding. With the same ink on the left corner of the page it is written 'Whites sale'. Date 17 August 1785 probably by his hand on the back flyleaf.
Provenance
Note ' Collated and complete, all the arms colour'd' on the secont front flyleaf.
Provenance
Later note on the Wodhull sale which took place on 30 November 1886 on the second front flyleaf.
Provenance
Two cuttings from two sale catalogues pasted on the verso of the first flyleaf with the notes 'Wodhull sale 1886' and 'collated'.
Provenance
Ex libris of Henry Yates Thompson dated 4 December 1902 on the front pastedown.
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Notes in pencil and blue on the content by later hand on the third front flyleaf.
Binding
19th century straight-grain green binding with triple gold fillet to form a frame on boards and armorial centrepiece; rich gold decoration on spine with gold titling on red leather; yellow edges; marbled endpapers; two undecorated flyleaves on both sides.
Copy-specific note
Parts bound in different position in this copy (Connestables, Mareschaulx, Admiraulx, Grands maistres, Chanceliers, Prevostz de Paris).
Copy-specific note
Hand coloured coats of arms.
Copy-specific note
Previously DDk.2.09.
Subject
Heraldry France Early works to 1800.
Subject
France Biography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Vascosan, Michel de, ? - d. ca. 1577 printer.
Added entry--name
Wodhull, Michael, 1740 - 1816 former owner.
Added entry--name
Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838 - 1928 former owner.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Language code
fr
Identifier
B51714