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OGER-BLANCHET
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TERENCE - The Comedies; with the translation and remarks of …
See original version (French)
774
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TERENCE - The Comedies; with the translation and remarks of …
See original version (French)
Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
TERENCE - The Comedies; with the translation and remarks of Madame Dacier. Nouvelle éd. corrigée de un nombre considérable de fautes, & enrichie des différentes Leçons de Mr. Bentlei, de Donat, de Faern, & d'autres. Amsterdam & Leipzig, Arkstee & Markus, 1747. 3 vol. in-12, frontispiece, 48 plates h. t. including 2 folding line engravings after Bernard Picart, several browned ff., gilt morocco, triple gilt thread on boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt tr.
COHEN 984. The plates perfectly express the spirit of ancient theatre. Madame Dacier emphasises their agreement with what was known about stage practices at the time. Part of them is devoted to the actors' masks.
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