Bernard de Ventadour & Joseph Pardon / Ansaldi - Les Grands Troubadours - 1966

Charming limited edition on Arches vellum pure chiffon and illustrated of this work translated by Joseph Pardo and illustrated by Ansaldi -

This is an art book devoted to the poetry of the troubadours of the Midi of France, those poets and musicians of the Middle Ages who, mainly from the 12th century onward, deeply marked European literature with their songs of love, their chivalric tales and their lyrical compositions -

The work introduces several major figures of this tradition, notably Guillaume IX of Aquitaine, considered one of the first known troubadours, Bernard de Ventadour, famous for the finesse of his amorous poetry, Bertran de Born, associated with themes of war and chivalry, Guilhem de Cabestan, Cercamon, Peire Vidal and Jaufré Rudel -

Through their works, the reader finds the great motifs of courtly poetry, such as idealized love, admiration of the lady, desire, fidelity, absence, jealousy and the suffering of love, but also political concerns and feudal rivalries that characterized medieval society -

Bernard de Ventadour & Joseph Pardon / Ansaldi - The Great Troubadours - 1966 - Art Sefer Editions -
152 pp

Very good binding condition, loose-leaf edition under blue publisher slipcase, tiny signs of wear, smooth titled spine -

Very good interior condition, red title, charming initial, clean text, framed with floral decorations, the work enriched with beautiful illustrations by Ansaldi, original translation by Joseph Pardon, fresh interior -

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