Le Roman de la rose
by LORRIS, Guillaume de; MEUNG, Jean de
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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1799 Romance of the Rose Lorris Medieval de Meun Flamel Alchemy STUNNING 5v
"The more a man gazes on what he loves, the more he sets fire to his heart and bastes it with bacon fat."
― Guillaume de Lorris, The Romance of the Rose
The 'Roman de la Rose' is a famous 13th-century Medieval French poem written as an allegorical dream sequence. It was written by Guillaume de Lorris who sought to express the feelings of romantic love, sexuality, and chivalry. It was completed by Jean de Meung who continued the work begun by Lorris. Thought to be the most widely read book other than the Bible in the 13th- and 14th-centuries, it was highly influential on other authors, notably including Geoffrey Chaucer.
This absolutely stunning 18th-century edition was published in Paris printed in five beautiful vellum-bound volumes. This particular edition is of note, not just for containing the 'Roman de la Rose', but also a preface by Clement Marot, Meung's 'Life of Jean Clopinel', a short treatise on the alchemy of Nicolas Flamel, and a curious inclusion of Jean de la Fontaine's "La Fontaine des amoureux de science".
Item number: #19522
Price: $1950
LORRIS, Guillaume de; MEUNG, Jean de
Le Roman de la rose
A Paris: chez J.B. Fournier et fils; P.N.F. Didot, [1799]
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – 435
o Vol. II – 410
o Vol. III – [4], 365, [1]
o Vol. IV – [4], 352
o Vol. V – [6], 352
o 4 engraved plates throughout
· Language: French
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 6in (23.5cm x 15cm)
· Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $5,000
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19522
- Title
- Le Roman de la rose
- Author
- LORRIS, Guillaume de; MEUNG, Jean de
- Format/Binding
- Vellum; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.B. Fournier et fils; P.N.F. Didot
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1799
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1799 Romance of the Rose Lorris Medieval de Meun Flamel Alchemy STUNNING 5vrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.