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DU BARTAS (Guillaume de Saluste).
La Sepmaine, or The Creation of the World, by Guillaume de Saluste, Lord of Du Bartas. Revised, expanded and embellished in various passages by the author himself. In this latest edition, a general summary has been added... by S. G. S.. [No place], for Jaques Chouët, 1601.
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La Sepmaine, or The Creation of the World, by Guillaume de Saluste, Lord of Du Bartas. Revised, expanded and embellished in various passages by the author himself. In this latest edition, a general summary has been added... by S. G. S.. [No place], for Jaques Chouët, 1601.
Large 16mo, (24) leaves, 693 pp., [marked A-2F12]. 19th-century red morocco, ribbed spine, panels decorated with small gilt ironwork and edged with a double gilt line, covers framed by a triple gilt line, double gilt line on the cap and corners, interior lace, gilt edges [Capé] (spine slightly tarnished, minor interior flaws).
Henri Bonnassé (gilded 20th-century bookplate); small modern handwritten initials “SA” on a flyleaf.
A new edition (the original was published in 1578) of one of the most beloved books of the Renaissance, which even Goethe praised as the work of one of France’s greatest poets. This edition includes scholarly commentaries by the poet and Calvinist theologian Simon Goulart (1543–1628). The same publisher had released this version in 1593, but this 1601 edition is of the utmost rarity.
A long poem inspired by the Bible, it describes the early days of humanity, the creation of the Universe, the stars, the Earth, and mankind… whilst imparting a wealth of knowledge on science and inventions… The most important work by this Gascon poet (1544–1590), who was a lawyer and soldier, then a cupbearer and later a diplomat for the King of Navarre after embracing Calvinism. Illustrated with 7 vignettes (one at the head of each day of the week), headpieces, tailpieces and initials, all engraved in black on wood. A fine copy in a fine binding signed by Capé.