Genlis, Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de. Arabesques Mythologiques. Ou les Attributs de toutes les Divinit�s de la Fable; en 78 planches gravees en couleurs d apr�s les desseins colori�s de Madame de Genlis . Ouvrage fait pour servir a l �ducation de la Jeunesse.2 volumes in 8vo. [4] + xxx + 166 (misprinted 266)p; [4] + iv + 228p + [1]f. With 78 stipple-engraved colour-printed plates by Gaitte after designs by the author. Contemporary mottled calf; gilt; lightly worn. First editions of both volumes printed in colour of this exquisite emblem book on Greek and Roman gods, their attributes and qualities. Each deity or virtue is illustrated by the name calligraphically composed and ingeniously entwined with pictorial symbols. Madame de Genlis (1746-1830) became governess to the future king, Louis-Philippe, in 1782, instilling in him liberal ideas. Her teaching anticipated modern methods particularly in her use of visual equivalents to absorb knowledge in a way best suited to the individual. Favourable to the Revolution, she nevertheless spent six years abroad between 1793 and 1799 when Napoleon honoured her with a pension of 6000 francs and apartments at the Arsenal. The present publication draws inspiration from icons of empire. The work was issued in black-and-white, with a few copies produced in delicate colour printing. We are offering the coloured issue. Several plates are signed by the engraver (Antoine Joseph) Gaitte (b.1753) who, among others, worked for the architect, Claude Nicholas Ledoux. A well preserved, fresh set; with contemporary armorial bookplate of the politician and bibliophile, Alexandre-Charles-Omer Rousselin de Corbeau, comte de Saint-Albin (1773-1847) incorporating motto, Nil Nisi Virtute , inside front cover of each volume. Cioranescu 30662; Gumuchian 2699-70; Qu�rard III, 306; (see also Guigard II,192; cf. Catalogue des livres et manuscrits composant la biblioth�que de feu M. le comte de Saint-Albin ). Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers ABE-1524133222989

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Titel: Colour-printed mythological emblems

Verlag: Paris, Charles Barrois, 1810-1811.

Einband: Hardcover

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