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[PARFAICT (François and Claude): Histoire du théâtre françois, depuis son origine jusqu'à présent, avec la vie des plus célèbres poëtes dramatiques, un catalog exact de leurs pièces, et des notes historiques et critiques. Paris, P.G. Le Mercier et Saillant, 1745-1749, 15 volumes. 9.5 by 16.5 cm. Contemporary full basane, ornate ribbed spines, red titles. Numerous small defects to binding. Some brown spots. Parfaict (François) and Parfaict (Claude), French literati, were brothers: François was born in Paris on May 10, 1698, and died there on October 25, 1753; Claude is said to have been born around 1701, and died in Paris on June 26, 1777. The main work of their collaboration is the Histoire générale du théâtre françois, a remarkable work and one of the most important sources for the history of early theater. It contains reproductions of numerous documents, analyses of the works and various quotations. The first three volumes contain extracts from ancient mysteries, moralities and farces, from their origins to 1548, when they were banned. The last volume closes with the year 1721.

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[PARFAICT (François and Claude): Histoire du théâtre françois, depuis son origine jusqu'à présent, avec la vie des plus célèbres poëtes dramatiques, un catalog exact de leurs pièces, et des notes historiques et critiques. Paris, P.G. Le Mercier et Saillant, 1745-1749, 15 volumes. 9.5 by 16.5 cm. Contemporary full basane, ornate ribbed spines, red titles. Numerous small defects to binding. Some brown spots. Parfaict (François) and Parfaict (Claude), French literati, were brothers: François was born in Paris on May 10, 1698, and died there on October 25, 1753; Claude is said to have been born around 1701, and died in Paris on June 26, 1777. The main work of their collaboration is the Histoire générale du théâtre françois, a remarkable work and one of the most important sources for the history of early theater. It contains reproductions of numerous documents, analyses of the works and various quotations. The first three volumes contain extracts from ancient mysteries, moralities and farces, from their origins to 1548, when they were banned. The last volume closes with the year 1721.

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