https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/40c56272f0a8c18316aa025d56823870.jpg fc5b0935a9ccdc5dc259cd71938418da https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/cbc545784b1343048c4133d206f9be61.jpg 82cdf636d2c7365e82e96200e25f6aa5 https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/eaeb9d30906b9ef957373552176a12df.jpg 7160cf5161be4bcb123df43f20978954 https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/eae989c23cdec8703c9aefe6afce308f.jpg c8109692fb44d1b1afce7e587d58d44d https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8c58aa97734428bb5fc2e4b1eb86a022.jpg d96636233ca05c1fcbbf0336786caf2a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early Modern Books Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Histoire du roy Henry le Grand composée par Messire Hardouyn de Perefixe ... Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available De l'imprimerie d'Edme Martin ... ; Et au Palais : Chez Thomas Jolly ... et Louis Billaine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1662 Language A language of the resource French Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [16], 482, [8], 489-520 p. : port. ; 25 cm. (4to) Zotero Title Histoire du roy Henry le Grand composée par Messire Hardouyn de Perefixe ... Item Type Book Author Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont Edition Reueuë, corrigée, & augmentée par l'auteur. Place Paris Publisher De l'imprimerie d'Edme Martin ... ; Et au Palais : Chez Thomas Jolly ... et Louis Billaine Date 1662 Call Number DC122.8 .P4 1662 VUCS Num Pages 537 Note CONTENT: "Recueil de quelques belles actions et paroles memorables du roy Henry le Grand": p. [483]-520 Although the publication date is listed as 1662, the book was printed in the month of February 1661, which is when the printers, led by Edme Martin, were granted the permission to print (Acheué d’imprimer au moi de Feurier 1661) TYPE:  Roman, Italic. ILLUSTRATIONS:  Frontispiece engraving of Henry the Fourth captioned in French with Henry dressed in military attire and a Roman laurel over his head; several instances of decorated woodcut initials; engraved illustration of French royal coat of arms on dedication page to Cardinal Mazarin and all titles pages of each section; woodcut ornament appears on the final leaf of each section. DEDICATIONS:  To Cardinal Mazarin (A Monseigneur l'eminentissime Cardinal Mazarin); Privilege du Roy; To The Reader (AV LECTEVR), To the King (AV ROY) PROVENANCE:  CRRS bookplate on inner pastedown and CRRS stamp on final leaf. Pencil on the back cover pastedown indicates “11 – 1 – 67” as well as something indistinct that has been crossed out. This could refer to the acquisition date by a library of this item. Someone, possibly the printer, has noted in ink: H 5-10+ which may be a reference to how long the publishing rights were granted based on the Privilege of this book. CONDITION:  Binding: Marbled boards have scratches and some distress with the front board fully detached. Spine has some wearing and chipping near the top and bottom, but gold lettering remains visible and distinct. Paper: Wove paper, some pages have creases or bends, especially the frontispiece engraving, scuff marks, possible water droplets with white spots on some pages, and some browning of the pages. BINDING: Tight-back book. Gold decorations on the spine, including gold lettering for the title as well as "PRATT" at the base of the spine. Marbled leather over boards. The current binding is not original and would have been added later at the request of a new owner. Boards measure 18cm x 24cm, leaves measure 17.2cm x 24cm IMPRINT: A Paris : De l'imprimerie d'Edme Martin ... ; Et au Palais : Chez Thomas Jolly ... et Louis Billaine ..., 1662. FORMAT: [16], 482, [8], 489-520 p. : port. ; 25 cm. (4to) Language French Artist P. Landry Sculpsit Country France Archive Location <a id="permalink-url" href="http://go.utlib.ca/cat/4687964" target="permalink" data-url="http://go.utlib.ca/cat/">http://go.utlib.ca/cat/4687964</a> URL Featured in: <a href="https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/cardinalrichelieu/henry4">L'Homme Rouge: Cardinal Richelieu and the Control of Print Culture in France During the Ancien Régime</a> Library Catalog https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/ 1600-1699 Court and courtiers France Henry IV 1589-1610 History