Esope en belle humeur ou l'elite de ses fables enrichies de figures/Esopus bey der Lust
Loading...
Authors
Mouton, Carl
Issue Date
1729
Volume
Issue
Type
Book, Whole
Language
Keywords
Alternative Title
Abstract
"Here is a second copy of this book, bound in a different order and lacking several of the pages in my better copy. Because it is different, I will keep it in the collection. First, what did I write about the original copy that applies also to this copy? Bodemann #88.6 and Fabula Docet #44. I am so lucky to have found this little (3½" x 6") book! Kißner represents the beginning of the bilingual "Esope en belle humeur" tradition, which will include my 1750 Christian Herold edition. The main sections here start with a basic Aesopic section of 99 "Fables Diverses" or "Unterschiedliche Fabeln," each offered in French and German columns with an excellent illustration. After most of these "major" fables, there is a shorter fable only in French without illustration. This section (1-298) is followed by one of 59 fables of Phaedrus and Philelphus, again in two columns, though without illustration (289-408). The following section (409-513) offers 26 fables of de la Motte, with the French and German versions given on facing pages rather than in two columns. There are again three T of C's at the end, corresponding to the sections of Aesop, Phaedrus, and de la Motte. What is different? This copy lacks the red and black title pages (one in French and one in German, separated by the frontispiece), but the frontispiece is still here, perhaps formerly separated and pasted back in? It now comes after a single black-and-white page giving the overall title. It stands facing the title-page for the "Aesop" section. The next difference is that the life of Aesop (1-101) with its own following T of C now is bound at the end of this volume. The covers and spine are coming loose from this volume, and it went through a fire sometime in its existence. Still, it is a lovely little treasure, especially for the illustrations! Several sections reported in Bodemann #88.6 seem to be lacking here, as they are in the Wolfenbüttel exemplar they report on, namely "Les Devoirs de l'honnete Homme" and "fables des Grands et des Petits" (59 fables after Bidpai). Are we to assume that Philelphus is Pilpai? See also Die Bilderwelt im Kinderbuch, (14, 58) for a reference."
Description
Citation
Publisher
Johann Christoph Kißner
License
Journal
Volume
Issue
PubMed ID
DOI
Identifier
10951 (Access ID)