ANSART, Dom André-Joseph & Jacques MASENIUS

In praise of Charles V, Emperor. Translated from the Latin poem by Jacques Masenius, dedicated to Madame la Dauphine Paris, J. Barbou, 1774 DEDICATED EXAMPLE CITED BY COHEN-DE _x001f_RICCI. BOOKS WITH THE ARMS OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE DAUPHINE ARE RARE. FORMER COLLECTION JAMES DE ROTHSCHILD In-8 (197 x 125 mm). Initialed in ink on the title undetermined. COLLATION : π2 A-C8 D2 E-F8 i.e. 2 ff, 53 pp, 32 pp. CONTENTS: π1v: portrait, π2r: title, π3r: dedicatory epistle, A1r: translator's preface, A2r: Masenius' dedicatory epistle, A3r: text, E1r: Panegerys Heroïca ILLUSTRATION : 1 hors-texte portrait of Marie-Antoinette engraved by Le Beau after a drawing by Marillier BINDING OF THE PERIOD. Red morocco, arms in the center, gilt decoration, spine decorated with vertical titling, gilt edges, lined endpaper PROVENANCE: Marie Antoinette (1755-1793; arms) -- Ex dono n.. Camus/12 Pluviose anno 7° [January 31, 1799. signed:] Delahaut -- James de Rothschild (Paris, cat. III, 1893 no. 2409) -- Carlo de Poortere (Paris, November 6, 2014, no. 39; bookplate) BIBLIOGRAPHY: Cohen-de Ricci, Supplement, col. 1081 -- OHR, pl. 2529 near iron no. 1 - Not in Quentin Bauchart