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BLONDET, Abraham ; SORET, Nicolas La Ceciliade, ou Martyre sanglant de saincte Cecile, patrone des musiciens: où sont entre-mélés plusieurs beaux exemples moraux, graves sentences naïves allegories, & comparaisons familieres, convenables tant aux personnages qu'au sujet : avec les choeurs mis en musique. Paris P. Reze 1606 8vo: [16]-90-[1-1 bl.] pp., 16 ff. (last ff. cut short on top, shaving the side notes, sl. browning throughout). 19th-c. brown blind-st. and blind-ruled calf, gilt-titled spine with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, sp. edges (upper corners def., all corners, joints and bands rubbed). Very rare first edition of one of the first tragedies set to music in France. By the French catholic priest, poet and playwright N. Soret (end 16th c.-begin 17th c.) and set to music by A. Blondet. Complete with the 16 ff. of music "Choeurs de l'histoire tragique saincte Cecile vierge-martyre" at the end. Ref. BnF. - Brunet V:459. Prov. "André Meyer" (1884-1974), collector of musical prints, drawings, paintings etc. (ms. entry on last flyleaf). - Illegible ms. collector's note on title. - Queruau-Lamerie (label on front pastedown).
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BLONDET, Abraham ; SORET, Nicolas La Ceciliade, ou Martyre sanglant de saincte Cecile, patrone des musiciens: où sont entre-mélés plusieurs beaux exemples moraux, graves sentences naïves allegories, & comparaisons familieres, convenables tant aux personnages qu'au sujet : avec les choeurs mis en musique. Paris P. Reze 1606 8vo: [16]-90-[1-1 bl.] pp., 16 ff. (last ff. cut short on top, shaving the side notes, sl. browning throughout). 19th-c. brown blind-st. and blind-ruled calf, gilt-titled spine with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, sp. edges (upper corners def., all corners, joints and bands rubbed). Very rare first edition of one of the first tragedies set to music in France. By the French catholic priest, poet and playwright N. Soret (end 16th c.-begin 17th c.) and set to music by A. Blondet. Complete with the 16 ff. of music "Choeurs de l'histoire tragique saincte Cecile vierge-martyre" at the end. Ref. BnF. - Brunet V:459. Prov. "André Meyer" (1884-1974), collector of musical prints, drawings, paintings etc. (ms. entry on last flyleaf). - Illegible ms. collector's note on title. - Queruau-Lamerie (label on front pastedown).