M. de Vivon - La Science Heroique - 1644
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M. de Vivon’s *La Science Heroique* is a first-edition French work on heraldry, published in Paris in 1644 and bound in leather, with numerous illustrations and plates.
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The Heroic Science
Marc de Vulson de La Colombière
Paris, Sébastien & Gabriel Cramoisy, 1644
First edition
Folio (35 × 24 cm at the binding). pp. (12), 494, (18) [with 17 plates]; 38, (4) [with 8 plates]. Full leather contemporary binding (or slightly later) with raised bands on the spine; surfaces worn, abrasions and soiling, but binding solid and functional.
A fundamental work of heraldry and noble science of the French seventeenth century. Vulson de La Colombière (ca. 1594–1665), Gentleman of the King’s Chamber and Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, treats in a systematic way:
• the origin and nature of nobility;
• the origin of arms, blazons, symbols, seals, crests, mantles, supporters, crowns, collars and other ornaments;
• the rules of blazoning, partitions, honorable pieces, figures and their meanings;
• livery, devices, war cries and funeral marks.
The volume is enriched by numerous full-page and in-text plates and illustrations (engravings and woodcuts): coats of arms, genealogical trees, knights in armor on horseback, allegorical scenes, heraldic portraits and, in the appendix, the Généalogie succinte de la Maison de Rosmadec with related genealogical plates and views (including the castle of Kergournadech).
Importance and rarity
It is the first edition (1644) of one of the most important and complete French heraldic treatises of the seventeenth century, a reference for generations of genealogists and blazonists. The work enjoyed wide success and was reprinted several times, but copies of the first edition complete with all the plates are nowadays quite rare on the market.
Conditions
• The first 3 plates after the title page (with the engraving) and the last 3 pages of the index are missing.
• Title page restoration; other plates restored.
• Burnishing, stains and signs of use typical of the period.
• A solid copy, complete with the numerous plates present and fully usable.
A work of great interest for collectors of heraldry, genealogy and antique illustrated books of seventeenth-century France.
The Heroic Science
Marc de Vulson de La Colombière
Paris, Sébastien & Gabriel Cramoisy, 1644
First edition
Folio (35 × 24 cm at the binding). pp. (12), 494, (18) [with 17 plates]; 38, (4) [with 8 plates]. Full leather contemporary binding (or slightly later) with raised bands on the spine; surfaces worn, abrasions and soiling, but binding solid and functional.
A fundamental work of heraldry and noble science of the French seventeenth century. Vulson de La Colombière (ca. 1594–1665), Gentleman of the King’s Chamber and Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, treats in a systematic way:
• the origin and nature of nobility;
• the origin of arms, blazons, symbols, seals, crests, mantles, supporters, crowns, collars and other ornaments;
• the rules of blazoning, partitions, honorable pieces, figures and their meanings;
• livery, devices, war cries and funeral marks.
The volume is enriched by numerous full-page and in-text plates and illustrations (engravings and woodcuts): coats of arms, genealogical trees, knights in armor on horseback, allegorical scenes, heraldic portraits and, in the appendix, the Généalogie succinte de la Maison de Rosmadec with related genealogical plates and views (including the castle of Kergournadech).
Importance and rarity
It is the first edition (1644) of one of the most important and complete French heraldic treatises of the seventeenth century, a reference for generations of genealogists and blazonists. The work enjoyed wide success and was reprinted several times, but copies of the first edition complete with all the plates are nowadays quite rare on the market.
Conditions
• The first 3 plates after the title page (with the engraving) and the last 3 pages of the index are missing.
• Title page restoration; other plates restored.
• Burnishing, stains and signs of use typical of the period.
• A solid copy, complete with the numerous plates present and fully usable.
A work of great interest for collectors of heraldry, genealogy and antique illustrated books of seventeenth-century France.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Cavalry and chivalry, Esotericism, Europe, Freemasonry, Genealogy, Heraldry, History, Illustrated, Incunabula & early printing, Original artwork, Reference, Regional interest, Religion, Royalty
Book title
La Science Heroique
Author/ Illustrator
M. de Vivon
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1644
Height
35 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
24 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Sebastien Cramoisy & Gabriel Cramoisy, Paris
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
500
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