GOUTHIÈRE (Jacques). Rupella rupta. Parisiis, apud Sebastian - Lot 4

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GOUTHIÈRE (Jacques). Rupella rupta. Parisiis, apud Sebastian - Lot 4
GOUTHIÈRE (Jacques). Rupella rupta. Parisiis, apud Sebastianum Cramoisy, 1628. In-4, (16) pp, fawn-colored basane, ribbed spine partitioned and adorned with flower and sun irons, gilt decoration occupying the entirety of the boards formed of a coat of arms in the center of a semis of flowers and suns in a lace frame, ornamented necks, gilt edges; binding a little worn with reinforced headpieces, traces of missing ties in the margins of the boards; pale angular spotting (period binding). RARE FIRST EDITION. Copper-engraved letterpress mark on title. HEROIC POEM CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU OVER THE PROTESTANTS AT LA ROCHELLE, who surrendered after a mythical siege lasting almost a year (1627-1628). BINDED WITH, by the same author, at the head and end of the volume: - DE OFFICIIS DOMUS AUGUSTÆ PUBLICÆ ET PRIVATÆ, libri tres. Parisiis, apud Sebastianum Cramoisy, 1628. In-4, (16)-721-(27 including last blank) pp. FIRST EDITION. Copper-engraved letterpress mark on title. Without copper-engraved frontispiece. Historical study of the central administration in imperial Rome, i.e. the emperor's private household and the public institutions at his service. - TIRESIAS, seu De Cæcitatis et sapientiæ cognatione. [Paris, Sébastien Cramoisy, 1628]. In-4, 52 pp; spotting. Reflection on blindness, originally published in 1616, contrasting the infirmity of the eyes with that of the soul. Jacques Gouthière (c. 1570-1638), a lawyer at the Paris Parlement, was a keen student of history and belles-lettres (he was a friend of Scévole de Sainte-Marthe), and published several works, including a treatise on pontifical law in 1612, which earned him Roman citizenship and the honorary title of Roman patrice. He also wrote treatises on mourning and funeral ceremonies, a eulogy of poverty, and the 3 works presented here. BINDING WITH THE ARMS OF SIEUR DE BONNEUIL (OHR, PL. 493). Conductor of foreign ambassadors and princes from 1609 to 1620, Étienne Chabenat, sieur de Bonneuil, had to fulfill these functions at the funerals of Henri IV and the engagement of Louis XIII.
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