Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. IIPutnam, George Haven
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Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. II
Putnam, George Haven
Books -- History -- 400-1450; Copyright; Freedom of the press -- History -- To 1500; Manuscripts; Printers
“Johannis Maccovii, S. S. Theol. Doct. et Profess. Opuscula
philosophica omnia,” etc. 4to. 1660
“Histoire du Roy Henri le Grand, composé par messire Hardouin de
Perefixe, ci-devant précepteur du roi.” 12mo. 1661
Hugo Grotius, “de Veritate religionis christianæ.” 12mo. 1662
This work was later reprinted by the Elzevirs five times.
“Corpus juris civilis, Pandectis ad Florentinum archetypum
expressio,” etc. 2 volumes. Folio. This is described as the most
beautiful piece of typography produced from the Press of the
msterdam House. 1663
Four volumes of the “Comedies” of Molière, printed (in French)
“suivant la copie imprimée à Paris.”
The last of these, “L’Étourdi,” was printed the same year in which
the original appeared in Paris.
Molière’s first comedy, “Les précieuses Ridicules,” was performed
and was printed in 1659. He died in 1673.
“Les Oeuvres” de M. François Rabelais. 2 vols. 12mo. 1663
“Recueil de quelques pièces nouvelles et galantes tant en prose
qu’en vers. ‘À Cologne, chez Pierre du Marteau.’”
One of the pieces of “lighter” literature upon which the Elzevirs
did not wish to place their imprint, and they, therefore, utilise
their “John Doe,” the mythical du Marteau of Cologne.
“Dictionarium gallico-germanico-latinum. Dictionnaire
françois-allemand-latin, par Nathanael Duez, avec priviléges.” 4to.
1115 pp. 1664
The final publication of the firm was a reissue of the Heinsius
edition of Virgil, printed in 1664.
Daniel Elzevir, with whose death terminated the publishing work of the
House, carried on the business after the retirement of his cousin, from
1664 to 1680, a period of sixteen years. During this term, he published
two hundred and fifty-nine works, a very large proportion of which were
reissues, often corrected and improved, of the earlier publications of
the House.
I cite a few titles, omitting for the most part the re-issues.
The first undertaking was a third edition of the “Oeuvres diverses
du Sieur de Balzac,” which had evidently retained their popularity
for Dutch readers.
“Il Decameron di Messer Giovanni Boccacci, cittadino Fiorentino,”
etc. 12mo 1665 “Les constitutions du monastère de Port Royal du S.
Sacrement, avec privilége et approbation.” 12mo. 1665
Issued without imprint.
“Recueil des défenses de M. Fouquet.” 5 vols. 12mo. 1665
“Suite du Recueil des Défenses de M. Fouquet.” 7 vols. 12mo. 1667
“Conclusion des Défenses,” etc. 1 vol. 12mo. 1668
These volumes appeared without imprint, but were promptly
identified in Paris as coming from Elzevir.
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