Jean Traynier - Les quinze joies de mariage - 1946

Fascinating illustrated edition of this reading of the text by Robert Gilsoul, a remarkable satire of marital relationships and the foibles of married life.

Likely composed at the beginning of the 15th century, this prose text presents itself as a succession of fifteen independent tableaux that, with humor, irony, and sometimes a certain cruelty, describe the difficulties encountered by men engaged in marriage.

Through a series of everyday situations, the anonymous author depicts a domestic world in which spouses are frequently confronted with disputes, the demands of their partner, household expenses, family quarrels, and the many annoyances that accompany life together.

Jean Traynier - The Fifteen Joys of Marriage - 1946 - Terres Latines Editions - 162 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full original dust jacket in publisher’s slipcase, minor stains and signs of use, a few minor defects on the cover and slipcase (top is broken), smooth spine titled in black on the title piece.

Good interior condition, browned paper, nice vignette on the title page, title in color, charming initial, work enriched with beautiful color engravings in- and out-of-text including a frontispiece, after Jean Crayvier, clean text, pleasant copy.

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