Exemplaria literarum quibus [et] christianissimus galliarum Rex Fra[n]ciscus : ab aduersariorum maledictis defenditur : [et] controuersiaru[m] causæ, ex quibus bella hodie inter ipsum [et] Carolum quintu[m] Imperatorem emerserunt, explica[n]tur: vnde ab vtro potius stetius æquúmque, lector prudens perfacilè deprehendet : quarum catalogum, sequens pagella indicabit.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Du Bellay, Guillaume, 1491-1543.

Estienne, Robert, 1503?-1559, printer.

Tory, Geoffroy, approximately 1480-approximately 1533, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

French Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547.

Francis.

Penn Provenance:

Morante, Joachim Gomez de la Cortina, marqués de, 1808-1868 (armorial binding) (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Schlundt, Ewald (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

215 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : genealogical table ; 24 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Exemplaria literarum quibus & christianissimvs galliarum Rex Fraciscus

Exemplaria literarum quibus et christianissimus galliarum Rex Franciscus

Exemplaria literarum quibus & christianissimus galliarum Rex Franciscus

Fingerprint:

acde ree- e-s. toli (3) 1537 (R)

Place of Publication:

Parisiis : Ex officina Rob. Stephani, MDXXXVII [1537]

Notes:

Signatures: a-z⁴ A-D⁴ [E]².

Attributed to Guillaume Du Bellay in Bibl. Nat. Cat. generale.

Printer's device on title page; initials.

Woodcut criblé initials by Geoffroy Tory.

Two editions published in the same year, with different formats, one dated in colophon "Postridie Non. August", the other "Calend. Septemb."

Colophon: "Excudebat Rob. Stephanus Parisiis, Ann. M.D.XXXVII. Postridie Non. August."

The date of the colophon is dated 6 Aug. 1537; the privilege, dated 7 Aug. 1537, occupies the finale three pages.

The folding table is not called for in the table of contents of this edition.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy in armorial binding of Joachim Gomez de la Cortina, marqués de Morante, 1808-1868: 19th century full black straight-grained morocco with gold-tooled triple fillet border; Corina's arms gilt stamped on front and back covers; four gilt stamped corner ornaments (possibly monograms?) surmounted by crowns on front and back covers; four raised bands on spine gold-tooled with single fillets; five spine panels gold-tooled with double fillets; title gold-stamped in second panel and imprint gold-stamped in fourth panel; turn-ins rolled with double fillet; marbled endpapers with Cortina's bookplate on front pastedown; bookplate of Ewald Schlundt on front free endpaper; all edges gilt.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. bibliographic notes recto of back free endpaper.

Cited in:

Adams, F-913

BM STC French, 1470-1600, p. 186

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire, II, p. 1133

OCLC:

4753756