FERRAND, David - Inventaire général de la Muse normande, div - Lot 261

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FERRAND, David - Inventaire général de la Muse normande, div - Lot 261
FERRAND, David - Inventaire général de la Muse normande, divisée en XXVIII. parties. Où sont descrites plusieurs batailles, assauts, prises de villes, guerres estrangeres, victoires de la France, histoires comiques, esmotions populaires, grabuges, & choses remarquables arrivées à Roüen depuis quarante années. Rouen, chez l'autheur, 1655-1654. Pet. in-8, (8) ff, 484 pp; 31 pp, second title page 63, paper yellowed, qqs. ff. trimmed short at head, with occasional damage to running title, brown bas. mouch. a little post, ornate ribbed spine a little faded, headpieces remain, hinges rubbed. FRÈRE I, 462. First collective edition of the periodical La Muse Normande, dedicated to the Duc de Longueville. It was associated with the annual Palinods event. As in its original form, it is divided into 28 parts, dated from 1621 to 1652, and is a kind of gazette written in Norman patois, but with textual differences. ''An invaluable compendium for those who want to know about the customs and spirit of the people of Rouen, and the main events that took place in Rouen in the first half of the 17th century''. This ex. has the particularity of containing in addition (paginated 1 to 31) with a starting title: Les Adieux de la Muse Normande aux Palinots (Farewells of the Norman Muse to the Palinots). This part is missing from most ex. The Palinodic competition was discontinued in 1654 for lack of funding. Bookplate of Frédéric Lachèvre.
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