Les Sentences Illustres in a sumptuous fanfare binding for Bishop Jean IV Daffis

CICERO, Marcus Tullius

Published by Antoine de Harsy, Lyon, 1589

This is an exceptional and handsome fanfare binding. It is particularly rare as it contains the name and details of the person who commissioned it, along with a date of execution, rather than simply central arms .
This binding was executed for Jean IV Daffis, Bishop of Lombez. A number of the tools used are reminiscent of the workshop of Clovis Ève (for a similar composition see the Ezmerian sale catalogue vol.1 lot 3 3, 1972).

119mm x 75mm

Description
Collation: A-Z Aa-Zz AAa-Lll8 Roman and italic letter, text in Latin and French, small woodcut ornament to title, woodcut portrait of Cicero to recto of otherwise blank final f., sig.Fff bound before sig. Eee, paper flaw
to head of Bbb5. Some water-staining, lightly browned, occasional spotting.

Binding
Contemporary burgundy morocco gilt à la fanfare, covers with central oval cartouche containing name of owner of the volume, these surrounded by a rich array of floral and foliage tools, all enclosed within two sets
of filet borders, spine similarly richly decorated and within double filet borders. Sympathetically rebacked, preserving original backstrip, corners sympathetically restored, backstrip with some creasing,

Provenance
1. Jean IV Daffis, Bishop of Lombez from 1598-1614. Upper cover o f binding
with ?DE DIT. R. D. I. DAFFIS EPI. LUMBARIENSIS? and lower cover with ?IN
COLLE. SOC. IESU TOLOS. AN. DO. 1601?.

References
USTC 53604. Seller Inventory # ABE-1759766796599

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Sentences Illustres in a sumptuous ...
Publisher: Antoine de Harsy, Lyon
Publication Date: 1589
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine