Jacques de BIE - Lot 557

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Jacques de BIE - Lot 557
Jacques de BIE The Families of France Illustrated by Ancient and Modern Medals, Drawn from the Rarest and Most Curious Collections in the Kingdom, in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. To His Eminence the Most Eminent Cardinal DVC DE RICHELIEU by Jacques de Bie, calcographer (Flemish engraver). In Paris, published by the author, in the Faubourg Saint-Germain, Rue de la Boucherie, at the “Three Pigeons,” and at the Palace, at PIERRE ROCOLLET’s, in the “Gallery of the Prisoners,” under the City’s Coat of Arms. M. DC. XXXIIII (1634). With Royal Privilege. Allegorical frontispiece title: “From the printing house of Ichan Bessin and sold by the Author in the Faubourg Saint-Germain, Rue des Bouchers, at the Three Pigeons.” Engraved by Simmonneau after Coypel. The work consists of 277 pages and 282 illustrations of medals engraved by Sébastien Le Clerc. It includes a table of medals and a table of contents. The medals are arranged by ecclesiastical and civil ranks: popes, cardinals, princes and great lords, chancellors, Keepers of the Seals, parliamentarians, and provosts of the merchants. Epistle to Cardinal Richelieu. A hardcover volume. 19th-century white binding decorated with fleurs-de-lis. Handwritten ex libris: Jacobi Rozan. A very rare book. Some restoration work. Beautiful binding. Interior in good condition.
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