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L'Endimion
Author: Jean Ogier de Gombauld (French, died in 1666)
Illustrated by: Crispin van de Passe II (Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
Engraver: Léonard Gaultier (French, c. 1561–c. 1635)
Printer: Nicolas Buon (French, 17th century)
Engraver: Elie du Mesnil (French, born about 1728)
Illustrated by: Crispin van de Passe II (Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
Engraver: Léonard Gaultier (French, c. 1561–c. 1635)
Printer: Nicolas Buon (French, 17th century)
Engraver: Elie du Mesnil (French, born about 1728)
1624
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engraved title and 16 engravings (plus added engraving)
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 12.4 x 2.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
The Gift of Philip and Frances Hofer
Accession Number55.513
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Nicolas Buon, 1624
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet II, 1656; Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, v. 16, p. 139 (de Passe); Bibliothèque Nationale, Inventaire 17th, v. 4, p. 529, nos. 568-70 (Gaultier)
Description(Paris: Nicolas Buon, 1624) Octavo; 188 leaves; eighteenth-century gilt-stamped orange morocco
First edition. Several of the plates are signed with de Passe as the designer and Gaultier or Picart the engraver. Some have only de Passe's name, the engraver's name, or are unsigned. Inserted before the title is a plate by Elie du Mesnil after [Poncelot?], probably the frontispiece from a 1771 Copenhagen-Paris edition of "Endymion, conte comique" (Cohen-de Ricci 1067).
First edition. Several of the plates are signed with de Passe as the designer and Gaultier or Picart the engraver. Some have only de Passe's name, the engraver's name, or are unsigned. Inserted before the title is a plate by Elie du Mesnil after [Poncelot?], probably the frontispiece from a 1771 Copenhagen-Paris edition of "Endymion, conte comique" (Cohen-de Ricci 1067).
ProvenanceCaissottil (stamp on upper cover); C.E. Rappaport bookseller, Rome; Philip(1898-1984) and Frances Hofer, Cambridge,MA; by whom given to MFA, September 15, 1955.