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Sat 22 Jun

[ASTRONOMICS] [GOLD BINDING] Marcus MANILIUS / Michael FAYUS - M Manilii. Astronomicon. Interpretatione et Notis ac Figuris Illustauit Michael Fayus Apud Fredericum Leonard, Paris, 1679 - A splendid copy of this important text on ancient astronomy, first published in 1579. Illustrated with a handsome engraved title-frontispiece and 42 engraved diagram figures. Beautifully bound in full red morocco with the coat of arms of François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois, one of Louis XIV's principal ministers of state. Sextuple frames of gilded fillets and Du Seuil-style decoration on the boards. Richly decorated 5-rib spine, red morocco title-piece, gilded edges, gilded laces at the edges and back covers, gilded edges. Excellent condition, slight rubbing. A famous work of classical antiquity, with notes by P.D.Huet and Scaliger, the Astronomics of Manilius, a Latin poet and astrologer of the early first century, is a didactic poem on astronomy and astrology based on a description of the heavens, the zodiac, the horoscope according to observation of the heavens, analysis of the peoples of the earth according to astral influence and the influence of the planets according to their positions. He was also the first author to endorse the concept of the "House". In-4, (32) 448pp, 88pp (72) Brunet III, 1369 Provenance: Prestigious collection of Hans Furstenberg with his fine bookplate "Ex Musaeo". Other Provenance: Bernard Edward, Duke of Norfolk with his bookplate

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Fri 28 Jun

BOUCHER DE PERTHES (Jacques). Celtic and antediluvian antiquities. Mémoire sur l'industrie primitive et les arts à leur origine. Paris: Treuttel et Wurtz, Derache, Dumoulin, Victor Didron, 1847-1864. - 3 volumes in-8, 233 x 149: (2 ff.), XII, 628 pp. 80 plates; (2 ff.), XVI, 511 pp. 24 plates; (2 ff.), XXIV, 178 pp. (1 f.), pp. (179)-681, 10 plates. Demi-basane, spine ribbed and decorated, speckled edges (modern binding). In French in the text, no. 266. First edition of this key text "for the history of archaeology as a discipline, but also for the history of ideas and science". In fact, as Grégoire Meylan, head of the library at the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale, points out: "Jacques Boucher de Perthes is considered today as one of the 'fathers of prehistory', his Antiquités celtiques et antédiluviennes being one of its founding works. A customs director in Abbeville, he was nevertheless a man of letters, and the author of numerous literary works, as well as President of the Société d'émulation d'Abbeville. He was neither an archaeologist nor a geologist, but was particularly interested in man's origins and evolution. To this end, he wrote and published a metaphysical essay, De la création, essai sur l'origine et la progression des êtres in 1838, in which he hypothesized that traces of "antediluvian man" would one day be found. In 1838, he presented to the Académie des Sciences the first lithic elements extracted from the sandpits of the Somme, whose stratigraphic position enabled him to assert that "antediluvian man" had indeed existed at the time of the large mammals. But for many years, he came up against the skepticism and fierce opposition of a certain intellectual elite, convinced that man's antiquity could not predate the Celtic and Gallic periods. In 1842, the discovery of a mammoth jaw associated with a flint tool in the same stratigraphic layer enabled him to demonstrate the contemporaneity of man and extinct species. This hypothesis was definitively validated in 1859 when English scholars J. Prestwich, J. Evans, J.W. Flower, R. Godwin-Austen, R.W. Hylne and C. Lyell, who attested to the authenticity of his discoveries. In these works, Boucher de Perthes presents his research and demonstrates his theory to convince even the most skeptical. Les Antiquités celtiques et antédiluviennes was published in three volumes, each one providing new answers and enabling the author to assert his position by presenting his latest discoveries and, above all, by listing the new scholars and scientists around the world who had rallied to his cause" (Source: Grégoire Meylan, in: site du Musée d'Archéologie Nationale, domaine de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Les collections, Bibliothèque, Antiquités celtiques et antédiluviennes). The edition comprises 114 plates, 80 in the first volume, 24 in the second (numbered I to XXVI), and 10 in the last (numbered III to XII, with the figures numbered I and II being full-page, and therefore included in the pagination). Together, these plates comprise more than 2,200 figures. A good copy in 20th-century binding. Spine slightly faded, a few scratches. Scattered foxing in the first volume. Provenance: Henri Millerioux, with bookplate bearing the motto "Semper transformare".

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Tue 18 Jun

- CLERC [Michel] - "Massalia. Histoire de Marseille dans l'Antiquité des origines à la fin de l'Empire romain d'Occident". Marseille, Librairie A. Tacussel, 1927 and 1929. 2 vols (27,5x19cm) XI-480pp and 489pp. Half leather binding. Spine ribbed. Cover preserved. Boxed set. Plates and engravings in the text. FIRST EDITION. Ex-libris. Very good condition despite some rubbing to spine. Also included on the same theme: - CHARDON [M.] - "Tableau historique et politique de Marseille ancienne et moderne ou Guide fidèle du Voyageur et des Négocians dans cette ville". Marseille, Chardon Libraire, 1829 (16,4x10,2cm) XII-204pp. Bound in modern full leather. Spine ribbed. FIRST EDITION. Bookplate and handwritten signature. It is bound in a sequel by the same author, "Précis historique de tous les Éléments remarquables arrivés à Marseille depuis 1789 jusqu'au 25 juin 1815 journée mémorable ou l'on apprit la Défaite totale de l'armée de l'usurpateur à Waterloo". Marseille, Chardon Libraire, 1817. 95pp. FIRST EDITION. Very good condition, handwritten signature on title page of first volume, wear to corners. - CRÉMIEUX [AD.] - "Marseille et la Royauté pendant la Minorité de Louis XIV (1643-1660)". Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1917 (22,5x15cm) XXII-894pp. Half leather binding. Spine ribbed. FIRST EDITION. Ex-libris. Very good condition. - BALDY [A. G.] - "Protidas ou Fondation de Marseille par les Phocéens". Paris, Librairie Classique et Élémentaire de L. Hachette, 1832 (21,4x14cm) XIII-416pp. Half leather binding. Spine ribbed and gilt-bound. FIRST EDITION. Ex-libris. Very good condition, some light rubbing to spine. - TEISSIER [Octave] et SAMAT [J.-B.] - "Marseille à Travers les Siècles". Paris, Ludovic Baschet Éditeur, s.d (1900 circa). (32x24,5cm) 257pp. Half leather binding. Spine decorated with gilt fleurons. Very rich black/white iconography. FIRST EDITION. Ex-libris. Very good condition.

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Sat 22 Jun

[RELIGIOSA] Jehan FOUCQUET - Works Published by Curmer, Paris, 1866 - A superb copy of the original first edition of this "splendid publication reproducing by chromolithography, in gold and color, the 15th-century miniatures of Jehan Foucquet" (Brunet). Vicaire, III, 766, Brunet, Supp. I, 513; Carteret, III, 244-245. 550 copies of this extraordinarily luxurious publication were printed. This copy is that of Baron d'Alayrac, numbered 188. Magnificent bindings in the style of Grolier in full brown morocco, with mosaic-covered boards in red and fawn interleaves, 5-rib spines with red morocco fillet frames, gilded edges and gilded lacework on the inside covers. Gilt roulettes at the head and tail, double gilt fillets at the edges. Bindings signed L. Curmer. Bindings slightly rubbed, but not severe. The first volume contains a portrait and 53 hors-texte plates with the Office of the Virgin, the Office of the Passion, Saints, readings and meditations, Antiquités Judaïques by Flavius Joseph. The second volume includes 5 hors-texte plates and 17 chromolithographed titles, each page also framed in chromolithography, the list of subscribers, the preface and biography of Jeahan Fouquet, a description of both his works and the miniatures in the first volume, a description of the ornaments in the text of the Book of Hours by M. Estienne Chevalier, a figure by Fossey after a Pompeii terracotta engraved by Colin printed on Chine. A few very slight tears at the end of some pages in the mitre mount, not serious. In-4, T1: (12) 214pp, T2: 2pp, 10pp, 8pp, 42pp, 24pp (2), 12pp, 168pp, 42pp (9).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Tue 18 Jun

- CASTANIER [Prosper] - "History of Provence in Antiquity. T.I - Prehistoric and Protohistoric Provence. T II - Les Origines historiques de Marseille et de La Provence et la colonisation Phocéenne dans la Méditerranée du VI° siècle au IV° siècle avant notre Ère". Paris and Marseille, Ernest Flammarion Éditeur, Flammarion & Aubertin, 1896. 2 vols (25x17cm) IX-306pp and 317pp. Half leather binding. Spine ribbed. Cover preserved. 12 plates. 1 large color map. FIRST EDITION. ENVOI. Very good condition. Enclosed: - PROCÈS de la CADIÈRE] - "Recueil General des Pièces concernant le Procez entre la Demoiselle Cadière; de la Ville de Toulon; Et le Père Girard, Jésuite, Recteur du Séminaire Royal de la Marine de ladite Ville". The Hague, Swart, 1731. 6 vols (16,8x10cm). Bound in contemporary full leather. Spine decorated with gilt fleurons. All edges brick-colored. In-12 edition published the same year as the original in-folio edition. "Rector of the Séminaire de la Marine and director of the Ursulines de Toulon, Father Girard used the doctrines of Quietism to corrupt several women and girls, in particular a young lady named Catherine Cadière, whom he made fat and wanted to pass off as a saint. After administering several concoctions that led to an abortion, he got rid of her by locking her up in a convent, and continued with other penitents, two of whom became pregnant by his works, his scandalous excesses, sanctified by shameful maxims skilfully exploited, and interspersed with ecstasies, visions and allegedly miraculous jugglery. At the insistence of the Cadière brothers, he was accused of seduction and magic; but supported by the Jesuits, he went from being accused to accuser, and the Aix parliament, which wanted him dead, sent him back to the ecclesiastical judges, who hastened to absolve him" (cf - Larousse). Bibliographical references: Caillet [I-1886] and Gay [III- 985]. Very good condition. Series incomplete. (6 t./8t.)

Estim. 50 - 150 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Literal commentary on all the books of the Old and New Testaments. Les nombres et le Deuteronome. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1709; in-4, XXXIV pp. + LXXII-408 pp. bound in full contemporary calf, spine with 5 raised bands, edges mottled. Very good condition. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. With a double-page engraving on the Hebrews. Consultant : M. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Literal commentary on all the books of the Old and New Testaments. Le IV livre des rois et les deux livres des paralipomènes. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1712; in-4, XXII-318 + XXXII-486 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, spine decorated with nerves (small lacks here and there). Very good condition. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Literal commentary on all the books of the Old and New Testaments. Les XII petits prophètes. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1715; in-4, LXXII-740 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, spine decorated with nerves (small lacks here and there). Very good condition. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Commentaire littéral sur tous les livres de l'ancien et du nouveau testament-Les épitres canoniques et l'Apocalypse. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1716; in-4, LXXXIII-711 + 240 pp. bound in full contemporary calf, 5-rib spine, edges painted red. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Literal commentary on all the books of the Old and New Testaments. L'exode et le lévitique. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1717; in-4, LVI-948 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, spine ribbed (small tears here and there). Very good condition. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine monk from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. With double-page engraving on the Hebrews. Consultant : M. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Commentaire littéral sur tous les livres de l'ancien et du nouveau testament-Job et les Maccabées. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1712; in-4, XXXVI-428 + XXX-492 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, spine decorated with nerves, red morocco title page, speckled edges. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Commentaire littéral sur tous les livres de l'ancien et du nouveau testament-Tome premier et tome second des psaumes. Paris, Pierre Emery, 1713; in-4, LXXVIII-834 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, spine decorated with 5 nerves, red morocco title-piece, mottled edges. All 2 volumes. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections, or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 60 - 90 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Dictionnaire historique critique, chronologique, géographique et littéral de la bible. Genève, Chez Marc-Michel Bouquet, 1730; in-4, frontispiece, 34-CCCLXXVIII-471 + XX-908 + 844 + 552 pp. + table de CCCLX pages, contemporary full calf bindings, 5-rib spines, red morocco title-pieces, edges painted red, some spotting, headpieces to be restored. All 4 volumes. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Vanne & Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked & lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral & critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien & Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4°). The Commentaire, a major work by Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections, or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées & profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Augustin) - Notice de la Lorraine. Lunéville, Chez Creusat, 1835; in-8, XVI-516, 515 pp. stapled, fair condition to be bound. The 2 volumes. Introduction by Jacques Choux. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. The notice de la Lorraine is a dictionary of the communes of Lorraine. An index has been added with the modern names of the communes, which can be very useful. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 25 - 35 EUR

Wed 19 Jun

FORBIN (Auguste de). Souvenirs of Sicily. Paris: imprimerie royale, 1823. - In-8, 222 x 143: frontispiece, (2 ff.), xx, 394 pp., (1 f.), 2 ff. of engraved music. Long-grained green morocco, gilt and cold-rolled border, gilt coat of arms in center, surrounded by a gilt frame, ornate ribbed spine, inner gilt border, gilt indication of provenance on first lining, gilt edges (Simier R. du roi). First edition of this interesting account of Sicily by the writer, archaeologist and painter Auguste de Forbin (1777-1841). His reminiscences occupy the first 226 pages. They are followed by several chapters: Aperçu des événemens survenus en Sicile en 1820 (sur l'insurrection de Sicile). - Notice sur quelques artistes de l'Antiquité qui ont fleuri en Sicile. - Note on some Sicilian artists, from the renaissance of the arts to the 19th century. - Note on some Sicilian authors who have published works in the last thirty years. - The Rajah of Bednoure, Indian history. The edition is illustrated with a frontispiece depicting the ruins of the Taormina theater, engraved by Lemaître after a drawing by the author, and two medals engraved by Simonet aîné after a drawing by Garson, placed at the head and end of the souvenirs text. Also included are two sheets of engraved music. A PRECIOUS COPY WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE DUCHESSE DE BERRY, BOUND BY SIMIER. The first lining bears this inscription in gilt letters: "Chambre de S.A.R. // Madame la duchesse de Berry // Aux Tuileries // Bibliothèque des princes de Bauffremont". The Duchesse de Berry lived in the Pavillon de Marsan at the Tuileries Palace from 1820 to 1830. This copy includes 6 pencil annotations in the margins of pages XI, 34, 51, 152, 160 and 233, which an old note on the first white endpaper attributes to the Duchesse de Berry herself. The latter is not necessarily agreeable to the author, as she has written the word "mensonge" ("lie") opposite two passages. A very well preserved copy, despite numerous brown spots. Provenance: Duchesse de Berry, with her coat of arms on the boards, from the library of the Château de Rosny (Catalogue de la riche bibliothèque de Rosny, 1837, no. 1331). - Library of the Princes de Bauffremont.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Tue 18 Jun

AUGUSTIN LESAGE (1876-1954) UNTITLED, 1944 Oil on canvas Signed, dated 'Mai 1944' and located 'Burbure' lower right Annotated 'Toile peinte pendant l'occupation sous les bruits des moteurs' above and 'Énigmes des siècles/ En souvenir d'un grand passé, Thèbes, Memphis/ La Haute et la Basse Egypte/ Lion rugissant gardien des temples' below Oil on canvas; signed, dated and located lower right; annotated upper and lower part 185 X 135 CM - 72 7/8 X 52 3/8 IN. PROVENANCE Private collection, France BIBLIOGRAPHY Olivier Chevrillon, Annick Notter, Didier Deroeux, Michel Thévoz, Augustin Lesage 1876-1954, cat. exp. Arras, Lausanne, Béthune, 1988 - Florence, 1989, Philippe Sers Editeur, Paris: 1988, plate 169, cat. 157, reproduced p. 177 and described p. 212 "Ancient Egypt plays an important role in the life and work of Augustin Lesage, who was introduced to its myths during his time in Spiritist circles. Indeed, this ancient civilization enjoys a fascination among many currents of thought, who see the Egyptians as the holders of a level of spiritual initiation and knowledge lost forever. This influence had a powerful impact on the artist's production. As early as 1925, Egypt began to appear in the works of the painter-miner, who gave it an increasingly important place as he became more involved in spiritualist circles. Like the representational conventions of the ancient Egyptians, Lesage's painting is marked by the use of symmetry and the organization of registers, which appear in his very first canvas. He also shares with Egyptian art a taste for monumentality and attention to detail. [...] Augustin Lesage saw himself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian artist, delivering the secrets of ancient Egypt through painting. From 1930 onwards, the artist literally quotes Egyptian objects in his work, occupying almost the entire canvas." Cédric Magniez "Augustin Lesage et l'Égypte" in. Lesage, Simon, Crépin, peintres, spirites et guérisseurs, cat. exp. LaM, October 4, 2019-January 5, 2020, Villeneuve d'Ascq: 2019, p. 176.

Estim. 40 000 - 60 000 EUR

Tue 25 Jun

DOM CALMET (Antoine) - Histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Lorraine qui comprend ce qui s'est passé de plus mémorable dans l'Évêché de Trèves & dans les Évêchés de Metz, Toul & Verdun, depuis l'entrée de Jules Cesar dans les Gaules, jusqu'à la mort de Charles V, duc de Lorraine et de Bar. Paris, Éditions du Palais Royal, 1973; folio, approx. 6,000 pp, publisher's full skywertex bindings, smooth spines, first boards with Lorraine coat of arms. All 7 volumes. Reissue of the 7-volume edition of 1745. Antoine Calmet, Dom Augustin in religion, was born on February 26, 1672 in Ménil-la-Horgne near Commercy, Lorraine, into a modest family (his father was a blacksmith). A keen student from an early age, he was an 18th-century exegete and scholar from Lorraine, known as Dom Calmet, a Benedictine monk from the Congregation of Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe. In 1728, Dom Calmet was appointed abbot of Senones, the capital of the principality of Salm. It was in the great Vosges abbey that he worked and lived the latter part of his life, maintaining a correspondence with numerous scholars. He died there on October 25, 1757. Dom Calmet left an immense body of work. His best-known work is his Histoire de Lorraine, the second edition of which was written in Senones. It was also in Senones that he wrote a now-forgotten work, a 17-volume Histoire universelle, on which Voltaire collaborated for a few days in 1753; a Bible in Latin and French, with a Commentaire littéral et critique sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et Nouveau Testament (Paris (1707-1716; 26 vol. in-4). The Commentaire, a major work by the Abbé de Senones, who constantly returned to make corrections or check translations, was reproduced separately under the title Trésor d'antiquités sacrées et profanes, from 1722, in 9 volumes. The reprinting of this Histoire ecclésiastique & civile de la Lorraine, Nancy, 1728, in 1745-1757, brought Dom Calmet into conflict with the censors. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Wed 26 Jun

Ring with green chromiferous chalcedony and finely chased, openwork and enameled gold setting, white, red and black enamel. Square bezel set with a high-relief cameo depicting the head of a chubby child with a neck surrounded by a strawberry; ring with protruding fillet and lateral lugs, rounded bezel base adorned with protruding, ridged X-ribs. Cameo: Roman period, partly altered during the Renaissance Mounting: 16th century, circa 1570/80 H. 2.9 cm - Gross weight: 3.6 g (some missing enamel) Chromiferous chalcedony was widely used for jewelry and seals throughout the Roman Empire, only to see its use disappear after the 2nd century. The origin of this mineral is unclear, for although Pliny the Elder described it as originating in India, no deposits have ever been found there. It seems to have originated in Anatolia, present-day Turkey. This is probably a cameo depicting Eros, a widespread theme in Antiquity, as can be seen in many gem collections. It would have been adapted to Renaissance tastes by re-cutting the neck to form a collar to match the fashion of the time worn by children during the third quarter of the 16th century, as shown by the marble bust of a little girl in the Louvre Museum (inv. RF 1634, fig.a). The same museum also holds a ring with a similar but less refined setting, found in the Seine in 1841 (inv. OA 654, fig.b,b'). Works consulted : - R. Gennaioli, Le gemme dei Medici al Museo degli Argenti, Florence, 2007, pp. 355-357 - P. Vittellozzi, Tesori di una collezione privata intagli, cammei, gioielli, objets de vertu, Pérouges, 2017, cat. 131 and 132, p. 183 and 184

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 EUR

Fri 21 Jun

Jean Léon GEROME (Vesoul 1824-Paris 1904) - Portrait of Edmond Membrée in a medallion Canvas mounted on panel. 61 x 61 cm Dedicated and signed lower left A SON AMI MEMBREE / J L GERÔME. (Accidents and restorations). Provenance : - Collection Alfred TARDIF, founder of Maison Tardif, décorateur, 29, rue Bayen, Paris 17th, early 20th century. - Private collection, Paris, by descent Composer Edmond Membrée (Valenciennes 1820-Domont 1882) belonged to the circle of artist friends of Gérôme who met in his studio known as "Châlet". Gerôme is considered the leader of the Neo-Grecs movement, which had its heyday between 1840 and 1855. This group of painters advocated anecdotal antiquity as a source of inspiration. Most had been pupils of Gleyre or David d'Angers. Gérôme's painting Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs, shown at the 1847 Salon, had enthralled Théophile Gautier. Gérôme, along with painters such as Picou, Hamon and Boulanger, lived and worked at one of the most famous phalansteres of the time, the Châlet, located at 27, rue de Fleurus. Other artists, sculptors, writers and musicians joined them for joyous gatherings, among them Théophile Gautier, Théodore de Banville, Henri Murger, Edouard Lalo and Edmond Membrée. Edmond Membrée composed mainly vocal works. He enjoyed great popular success with romances such as L'Ondine et le pêcheur, and Page, écuyer, capitaine in the 1840s. He was awarded the Prix Chartier for his Trios de genre in 1873. Some of his operas were presented at the Paris Opéra, notably François Villon in 1857 and L'Esclave in 1874. Our portrait is related to a series of allegorical works painted in the 1850s (see G. M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paris, 2000, no. 41, reproductions). This portrait was engraved. It also served as a model for sculptor Vendémiaire Pavot's marble medallion, which was placed in 1912 on Membrée's birthplace in Valenciennes, 13 rue Notre Dame (Maison du Provost's House). The commemorative plaque disappeared during the war. It was found in the reserves of the town's museum and returned to its rightful place in 1991.

Estim. 7 000 - 10 000 EUR

Fri 28 Jun

MERCIER de COMPIÈGNE, Claude-François-Xavier Éloge du pet, dissertation historique, anatomique et philosophique, sur son origine, son antiquité, ses vertus, sa figure, les honneurs qu'on lui a rendus chez les peuples anciens, et les facéties auxquelles il a donné lieu [...]. Paris Favre an VII de la Liberté [1799] In-18 : front cover -xii-168 pp. (slight discharge of the front cover, a few light russets). Late 19th c. lemon morocco, triple gilt fillet around covers, gilt floral spine, green tabis lining framed with gilt serration, same tabis endpapers, marbled paper double endpapers. A sparkling compilation illustrated with a free frontispiece to the glory of Crepitus, god of flatulence. Contains a.o. a translation of the "Oratio pro Crepitus ventris" and amplified or reworked extracts from the "Art de péter". Ref. Bibliotheca scatologica 88. - BGL II:90. Joint, 4 19th c. opuscules in 1 vol. in-16 nicely bound in red half-chagrin with corners signed I. Smeers (small rubs): 1. [Mars, Prosper] - Guide du Prussien, ou Manuel de l'artilleur sournois, à l'usage des personnes constipées, des personnages graves et austères [...]. Paris, Ponthieu, 1825. Rare bibliophilic edition of this anecdotal history of scatology. - 2 Lubert, Mlle de - Histoire secrète du prince Croqu'étron [...]. Nice, J. Gay et fils, 1873. Textual reprint of the ed. published in Paris around 1790, augmented by a bibliographical note. 1/300 copies (no. 152). - 3 Physiologie inodore illustrée, et propre à plus d'un usage. Paris, Palais-Royal, Galerie Valois 185, et chez tous les libraires, [c. 1840]. (Crop flush with text p. 7 with loss of qqs. letters, russeting, libr. notice pasted to title). - 4. foiriana, a piquant and amusing collection for amateurs [...]. In Foirance, establishment of secret cabinets, n.d. Often reprinted with variants. Ref. Bibliotheca scatologica 98 (1), 23 (4). - BGL II:329 (4), 439 (1), 581-582 (2), III:736 (3). Prov. Ex-eroticis with initials "AV". (2 vols.)

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Mon 17 Jun

ARCHITECTE INDÉTERMINÉ, 1806 - Project for the erection of a Temple of Glory on the site of the Madeleine. Ink and wash on paper, captioned in ink "Élévation d'un Temple de la Gloire sur l'emplacement de la Madeleine. Project according to the Program submitted to the competition on December 20, 1806. One of the conditions of the Program was to use work already completed. This condition (although imperative) had no effect on the prizes that were awarded". Two modifications of the project pasted on the back. 32 x 53.4 cm (on view). On December 2, 1806, at the Pozna? camp in Poland, Emperor Napoleon I signed a decree for the erection of a temple to the glory of the French Armies in place of the former Madeleine church, the reconstruction of which had since 1757 given rise to numerous projects, including administrative buildings and auditoriums, which had never come to fruition. According to the explanatory memorandum: "The Monument whose design the Emperor calls on you to draw up today will be the most august, the most imposing of all those that his vast imagination has conceived and that his prodigious activity knows how to execute. It is the reward that the conqueror of Kings and Peoples, the founder of empires, bestows on his army, victorious under his orders and by his genius. Posterity will say: he made heroes and knew how to reward heroism. [Inside the monument, the names of all the combatants of Ulm, Austerlitz and Jéna will be inscribed on marble tables, the names of the dead on solid gold tables, and the names of the départements with the number of their contingent on silver tables". A competition was launched, in which eighty artists took part. The project by architect Pierre-Alexandre Vignon was chosen by the Emperor himself, against the advice of the Imperial Academy: a peripteral temple, a return to antiquity, inspired by Greco-Roman architecture. In terms of exterior appearance, the Madeleine is virtually a recreation of the Olympiaion in Athens, the Madeleine's columns being slightly taller (20 m vs. 17.25 m, compare with a very similar building, the U.S. Supreme Court). Shortly afterwards, everything that had previously been built was demolished. Work progressed rapidly until 1811, when it had to be halted for lack of funds. After the Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon gave up on the Temple de la Gloire, and returned to the original plan for a church: "What will we do with the Temple de la Gloire? he said to Montalivet. Our great ideas about all this are quite changed... . Our temples should be given to priests to look after: they are better at performing ceremonies and maintaining a cult than we are. Let the Temple of Glory henceforth be a Church: this is the way to complete and preserve this monument. The church was not consecrated until October 9, 1845 by Mgr Affre, Archbishop of Paris, after a series of twists and turns linked to Vignon's death and political upheavals.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Mon 24 Jun

Compilation de quatre traités sur les sciences astronomiques - Orient, copied by a certain Abd Allah al-Sa'id, late 18th century Turkish manuscript of 51 leaves calligraphed in "nasta'liq" from 17 to 21 lines in black and red ink and embellished with a drawing. Condition: pages cut and wormholes. Size: 20 x 12 cm This compilation comprises four treatises: Bajhat al-Albab fi 'Ilm al-Asturlab (The Joy of Spirits Concerning the Science of the Astrolabe) by Söylemez-zade Abdülhalim Efendi, active during the reign of Mustafa II (1695-1703). Hidayat al-sa'il fi'l-rub' al-kamil (on the use of a specialized type of quadrant) by Sibt al-Mardini (d.1506) astronomer and mathematician active in Cairo. Risalat al-'amal bi'l-kura dhat al-kursi (On the use of the sphere), attributed to Qusta b. Luqa (d. 912), physician, mathematician, astronomer, Melkite Christian from Syria, key figure in the transmission of ancient Greek knowledge to the Arab-Muslim world, active with the caliphs: al-Mustain (862-866)1, al-Mutamid (870-892) and al-Muqtadir (908-932), and with the Armenian king Smbat I ( 890-914). Risala fi takhtit al-mizula (Treatise on the drawing of the lines of a sundial), by a certain al-Fawzi / Fevzi. References On the author Söylemez-zade Abdülhalim Efendi, see Bursali Mehmed Tahir Bey, Osmanli Müellifleri, Istanbul 1975, p. 292. Astronomical compilation of four treatises copied by Abdallah al-Sa'id, late 18th century. It contains - Bajhat al-Albab fi 'Ilm al-Asturlab (The Joy of Minds Concerning the Science of the Astrolabe) by Söylemez-zade Abdülhalim Efendi, active under Mustafa II (r. 1695-1703). - Hidayat al-sa'il fi'l-rub' al-kamil (on the use of a specialized quadrant) by Sibt al-Mardini (d.1506), an astronomer and mathematician based in Cairo. - Risalat al-'amal bi'l-kura dhat al-kursi (on the use of sphere), attributed to Qusta b. Luqa (d. 912), physician, mathematician, astronomer, Melkite Christian from Syria, key figures in the transmission of Greek knowledge from Antiquity to the Arab-Muslim world, active with the caliphs: al-Mustain (r. 862-866)1, al-Mutamid (r. 870-892) and al-Muqtadir (r. 908-932), and with the Armenian king Smbat I ( r. 890-914). - Risala fi takhtit al-mizula (Treatise on drawing the lines of a sundial), by a certain al-Fawzi / Fevzi.

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

BIG PAPER. ORIENTALISM. STRONG WATERS. BIBLIOPHILIA. "AMATEUR BOOK". OUT OF PRINT. ATYPICAL COPY. FRENCH LITERATURE. Anatole FRANCE. Thaïs. Compositions by Paul-Albert Laurens. Etchings by Léon Boisson. Paris, Librairie de la Collection des Dix - A. Romagnol, 1900. Later half chestnut basane, large in-8 format, smooth spine, gilt title. Large margins, untrimmed, (5)-240-(1) pp. on strong vellum - watermarked "Thaïs"- or on Chine, with the very fine etchings after Laurens in black. A rare and very handsome deluxe edition, contemporary with the author and the first illustrated edition of one of the famous writer. Edition under subscription limited to 300 numbered copies and one unique copy. Characteristic of the Orientalist movement, this text is also a form of homage that France paid to his mistress at the time, Léontine Arman de Cavaillet, salonnière under the Third Republic, comparing her to the great hetaïre of Antiquity. A curious composite copy, which we can only assume to be unique, as it may have been a working copy. We can only assume that this is a unique copy, possibly a working copy, which could be said to have been "pulled apart" before final printing, then bound later. Contains only one of the hors texte plates (printed on Japon). A few text-only ff. printed without the etchings (ff. 55 to 59). Some ff. with small splashes of printing ink (ff. 3), or ink discharge (press run?) (ff.109). Marginal press marks (poorly adjusted cutting and folding?) (ff. 48-49). Several etchings or pages throughout the work bear annotations in pencil - by the same hand - partially erased or, in the case of one etching, in pencil. or, for one, what appear to be corrections to the drawing, in brown pencil (ff. 208). There is a mixture of papers (China paper and strong vellum) suggesting a numbered edition of 40 copies on China and vellum, but there is also a different paper quality and a sepia-toned state of a plate on Japon (bound at the beginning) from the edition numbered 1 to 20. The cover, printed on heavily tinted vellum, resembles the subscription announcement with a black with a black engraving as a vignette. It is therefore different from the other covers. The justification for the print run is bound in at the beginning. Binding slightly rubbed and faded, some stains and soiling (cf. description), anecdotal light spotting on a few pages, small restoration to one page on China paper (page 18), a few small discharges from the engravings on the facing text (not serious). text (not serious) but nevertheless a good copy. Expert: Madame Aude de Sèvedavy.

Starting price  80 EUR

Fri 28 Jun

Rare polychrome spun-glass crib depicting the Holy Family surrounded by shepherds and the Magi who came to prostrate themselves at the birth of Baby Jesus. France. In the center, on either side of the Holy Family, the donkey that carried Mary to the stable and the ox whose breath offers warmth to the newborn. On the left, Balthazar with his retinue, bringing myrrh as an offering "a sign of future suffering" and, on the right, Melchior offering gold "a symbol of royalty" and Gaspard holding a censer "incense being a symbol of divinity". Nevers. Early 18th century. H_32 cm L_46 cm Figurines, or "Figulines", in Nevers glass and enamel The technique, known as Nevers spun glass, seems to have been developed in ancient times around the Mediterranean basin. In practice, glass rods are heated "with a lamp". The softened glass becomes malleable and can be stretched into strands, hence the name "spun glass". It was in Italy, and particularly in Venice from the 15th century onwards, that the great glassmaking centers developed the technique of blown and spun glass to produce fine glassware, beads and glass rods for export throughout Europe. It was in Nevers, under the impetus of Louis IV de Gonzague (1539 - 1595), Prince of Mantua, that a center for spun glass was created, hence the name "verre filé de Nevers". The Prince was, in fact, the husband of Henriette de Clèves, Duchess of Nevers, and he set up his court here, followed by numerous artisans from Italy. Other centers were established in Paris, Orléans, Saumur and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, but the name remained in Nevers, which supplied the raw materials for the secondary centers. From a structure of copper and iron wire, softened glass rods are shaped with tongs to produce human figures: religious figures (saints, scenes from the life of Christ or the Virgin), secular figures from mythology or everyday life. They also include characters from the Commedia dell'arte. Finally, there are sets called "paradise", combining secular and religious subjects in elaborate compositions in boxes. Spun glass production in Nevers was very popular until the end of the 18th century, generating royal or princely orders as well as more modest productions, depending on the skills of the master glassmakers. Source : Verre d'usage et de prestige France 1500 - 1800. Jacqueline Bellanger. Les Éditions de l'Amateur - 1988

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Tue 02 Jul

A misk-i ambergris brooch bearing the name of Sultan Mahmoud Khan (Mahmoud II r., 1808 - 1839), Turkey, 19th century Molded ambergris plate with floral and beaded decoration, enclosing two enameled and gilded medallions inscribed in Arabic "Sultan Mahmoud Khan, 'izz nasrahu" (Sultan Mahmoud Khan, the glory of his victory). At the bottom, five pendants consisting of a striated amber ball and metal beads. Brooch-mounted. 6.4 x 4.3 cm Small cracks and traces of glue, oxidized clasp. Numerous legends have grown up around ambergris, making this material ever more mysterious: if the Chinese, 2000 years BC, called it "perfume", it's because ambergris is "amber".C. called it "dragon's slime perfume", Avicenna thought ambergris came from an underwater fountain, no doubt inspired by the Arabian Nights where Sindbad the sailor sees amber gushing from a spring before it is swallowed by sea monsters... In reality, it's a secretion that forms in the stomach or intestines of the sperm whale and is then expelled through the animal's natural channels. Fossilized by time, sea salt and sun, it is picked up from the surface of the water or washed up on beaches, where it is collected in blocks. Since ancient times, people have used it for medicinal, odoriferous and aphrodisiac purposes. From a medical standpoint, it has long been used as a remedy for asthma and epilepsy. The Arabs also used it to treat joints, digestive disorders, the heart and the brain. Arriving in Europe in the Middle Ages at a high price, it was worn as a necklace and breathed in to boost immunity against health scourges such as the plague. A powerful scent-fixing agent, ambergris was an essential component of 20th-century perfumes, but has now been replaced by synthetic accords. The aphrodisiac effect of ambergris was recognized as early as ancient China. In 18th-century Europe, libertines such as the great Casanova used it to perfume their hot chocolate to invigorate them. The resin was also used to perfume women's gloves and could be consumed in the form of lozenges. The seductive power of ambergris did not escape the Ottoman sultans, who consumed it daily in the form of tablets dissolved in hot coffee. In the mid-17th century, historian Evliya Çelebi mentions the existence of 35 ambergris stores in Constantinople. Sometimes mixed with honey, another Ottoman recipe added rose perfume (attar), sandalwood, spruce resin, rice powder, gum arabic and hyacinth water. The paste was rolled to a fine thickness, then pressed into finely decorated molds and dried to produce hard tablets. A small piece was then detached and placed in a small gold or silver box attached to the inside of the coffee cup. The inscriptions such as "bien-être" and "santé" frequently found on these tablets are a reminder of their healing and stimulating powers, which earned them their French nickname of "pastilles du sérail". Bibliography : - BAYTOP Turhan, 'Forever ambergris' in Cornucopia 21, Ottoman Damascus, 2000, pp 42-44. BUQUET Thierry, "De la pestilence à la fragrance. L'origine de l'ambre gris selon les auteurs arabes", Bulletin d'études orientales [En ligne], LXIV | 2016, pp 113-133. - FEYDEAU (de), Elisabeth, Les parfums : histoire, anthologie, dictionnaire, Paris : 2011. LE GUERER, Annick, Le parfum de ses origines à nos jours, Paris : 2005. MONTAGU Lady Mary, L'islam au péril des femmes. Une Anglaise en Turquie au XVIIIe siècle, Paris: 2001. An Ambergris Misk-i Amber Brooch, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR
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