253 - Claudian. *Proserpine*, a poem translated into heroic verse and completed by President Nicole. Bound together with *Les Satyres de Perse*, translated into French verse by Mr. President Nicole. 17th century. A beautiful 17th-century manuscript with ink drawings

Claudian. *Proserpine*, a poem translated into heroic verse and completed by President Nicole. Bound together with *Les Satyres de Perse*, translated into French verse by Mr. President Nicole. 17th century. A beautiful 17th-century manuscript with ink drawings Claudian. Proserpine, a poem translated into heroic verse and completed by President Nicole. Bound together with *Les Satyres de Perse*, translated into French verse by President Nicole. 17th century. In octavo (165 x 110 mm); [70] leaves. Manuscript on paper, 4 full-page ink drawings (ink stains, browning, and water stains). Reused binding in soft, aged (worn) parchment. An interesting French vernacular adaptation of the Latin poet Claudian, who flourished at the end of the 4th century at the court of Emperor Honorius and was the author of numerous works on mythological themes, such as the present *De Raptu Proserpine*. Late seventeenth-century manuscript with pen-and-ink drawings