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Paris, P. Moreau and Estienne Loyson, 1648-58. In 4th. 2 vols. Engraved frontispiece with historiated medallions, frontispiece with the coat of arms of Cardinal Mazarin, with 11 half-page intaglio vignettes (the eighth book of the second volume has no vignette), a double-page spread of Aeneas' journey, light browning, more intense on few leaves, some light foxing and small stains, some slight halos, slightly loose geographical map, contemporary binding in calfskin with gold noble coats of arms, gold titles on the spine with friezes with 5 raised bands, restorations, slight defects.
Specialist Notes
Famous edition of the workshop of Pierre Moreau, printed with Moreau's typography and illustrated by Abraham Bosse. Only the first volume was printed by Moreau, who died in 1648. The second volume was published 10 years later, by Loyson, in "normal" cursive type: the community of booksellers had obtained a decree forbidding Moreau's widow to publish with the characters designed by her husband. Pierre Moreau (ca. 1599-1648), Parisian calligrapher, engraver and printer, created characters in imitation of calligraphic writing that have been considered among the most innovative and surprising of the time. < /div>
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