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an old book with a picture of a man riding a horsesomeone is holding a book open on a white tablesomeone is holding a book with a drawing of a building on itan open book with a drawing of a statue on top of itsomeone is holding a book open to a page with a drawing on ita hand holding a book with a picture of a bear on itan old book with a drawing of a bear on itan open book with a drawing of a building inside of itan open book with a drawing of a man on a horsean open book with a drawing of a man on itan open book with a drawing of a building on itan image of a pair of rugs on a white surface
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210 - ENTRANCE. — This is the order that was observed on the occas…
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ENTRANCE. — This is the order that was observed on the occasion of the new and joyful entry of the most illustrious, most excellent, and most powerful Prince, the Most Christian King Henry II of that name, made in his good town and city of Paris, capital of his Kingdom, on the sixteenth day of June 1549. Paris, Jehan Dallier, undated [1549]. In-4, red morocco, Jansenist style, interior lace, gilt edges (Chambolle-Duru). First edition of one of the finest royal entry books in France. A copy from one of the two print runs under the name of Jean Dallier. This official booklet is devoted to the solemn entry of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici into Paris in 1549 and provides a description of the decorations, ornaments and monuments erected along the procession’s route in honour of the royal couple. The illustrations, formerly attributed to Geoffroy Tory and Jean Cousin, and now attributed to Jean Goujon, a sculptor of the Fontainebleau School, consist of 11 large woodcuts within or outside the text, 10 of which depict architecture. The figure depicting a horseman ranks among the masterpieces of 16th-century wood engraving. It is also one of the most famous works in French Renaissance iconography, not least because it is said that the motifs on the armour of the caparisoned horse foreshadow the designs found on so-called ‘fanfare’ book bindings, a style which emerged in the middle of the century. (Brun, pp. 179–180; Mortimer, *French Books*, no. 202.) A copy bound in Chambolle-Duru morocco, with no mention of provenance. The plate inserted between g3 and g4 is a facsimile, as are the fold-out section extending the plate in C4 and the upper part of the obelisk. Minor restoration at the bottom of plate d1. The engraving on folio e3 (horseman) is slightly trimmed at the side. Slight rubbing along the raised bands. Expert: Mr Dominique Courvoisier
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