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La Henriade.

Title: La Henriade.
Author: Voltaire, 1694-1778
Publication: A Paris : Chez la veuve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon, libraires, MDCCLXX [1770]

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Request Appointment Not available - Please for assistance.	v. 2	Text	Permit needed	MEBL (Eisen) (Voltaire. Henriade) v. 2	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308
Request Appointment Not available - Please for assistance.	v. 2	Text	Restricted use	*KGV 15-86 v. 2	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 2	Text	Restricted use	*KGV 15-48 v. 2	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 1	Text	Permit needed	MEBL (Eisen) (Voltaire. Henriade) v. 1	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308
Request Appointment Not available - Please for assistance.	v. 1	Text	Restricted use	*KGV 15-86 v. 1	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 1	Text	Restricted use	*KGV 15-48 v. 1	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

2 volumes (xl, 272 pages, [12] leaves of plates; 316, [4] pages) : illustrations; 21 cm (8vo)

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.
Poetry.

Note

By Voltaire; see sources cited below.
Volume 1 has engraved title page without date; v. 2 has letterpress title page, with date as above.
In 10 cantos. Originally published in 9 cantos under title La Ligue, ou Henry le Grand, 1723. First edition under this title published in 1728.
"De l'imprimerie de Barbou"--Colophon, v. 2.
Date of v. 1 sometimes given as 1769; see Cohen and Ray (cited below). Prefatory matter includes (page [ii]) a letter from Voltaire to Eisen dated Aug. 14, 1767; Taylor (cited below) supplies date of v. 1 as 1767, but does not describe v. 2.
Listed in Catalogue hebdomadaire, Dec. 7, 1771, art. 19, with publication information: "A Amsterdam, & à Paris, chez Saillant & Nyon ... veuve Desaint ... veuve Duchesne ... & Pankouke ..."
Signatures: Première partie: a-b⁸ c⁴ A-R⁸; seconde partie: A-V⁸.
Illustrations: 22 prints : etchings with engraving ; full-page (12) and image approximately 61 x 91 mm. Comprise frontispiece (dated 1766), title page to v. 1 with portrait bust of Voltaire, and 10 full-page illustrations and 10 headpieces to La Henriade, all in v. 1. Engraved by Joseph de Longueil from designs by Charles Eisen.
Woodcut title page vignette (v. 2); woodcut headpiece at beginning of each volume, signed: Papillon inv. & sculp.; woodcut tailpieces.
Each canto is followed by "Variantes," compiled by Nicolas Lenglet du Fresnoy (except Chant second), and "Notes de l'éditeur." "Autres notes, tirées de l'édition de l'abbé Lenglet, et de quelques éditions précédentes": v. 1, pages [242]-272. Miscellaneous poems by Voltaire in v. 2 also followed by variants and notes.
Voltaire's original dedication to Queen Caroline of Great Britain, in English, with French translation by Lenglet Dufresnoy, is included in Marmontel's preface.

Indexed In (note)

English short title catalogue
Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale: auteurs
Bibliothèque nationale de France. BnF catalogue général
Thomas, D.H. Checklist of editions of major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800
Cohen, H. Guide de l'amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle (6e éd.)
Ray, G.N. Art of the French illustrated book
Bengesco, G. Voltaire
Taylor, O.R. Introduction to La Henriade, section "Éditions imprimées." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 2, 233-253
Brown, A. Introduction to "Discours en vers sur l'homme," section "Manuscripts and editions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 17, 426-449
Taylor, O.R. Introduction to "Le poème de Fontenoy," section "Éditions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 28B, 281-322
Mason, H.T. Introduction to "Poème sur la loi naturelle," section "Editions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 32B, 29-42

Additional Formats (note)

Also available online through Eighteenth Century Texts Online (British Library copy) and Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Corvey Castle Library copy).

Provenance (note)

M.J. Henry, 1855 (autographs)

Binding (note)

Contemporary dark red morocco, gilt.
Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; red and olive morocco spine labels.
Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; brown morocco spine labels.

Contents

1. ptie. Avis des libraires. A M. Eisen [Letter] / Voltaire. Avant-propos / [Frederick II, King of Prussia]. Préface pour La Henriade / par M. Marmontel. Préface de l'édition de 1737 / par M. L... [that is, Michel Linant]. La Henriade. Autres notes, tirées de l'édition de l'abbé Lenglet, et de quelques éditions précédentes -- 2. ptie. Histoire abrégée des événements sur lesquels est fondée la fable du poème de la Henriade ; Dissertation sur la mort de Henri IV ; Essai sur la poésie épique [Voltaire's revision and translation of his Essay on epic poetry] ; Discours en vers sur l'homme ; Le temple du gout ; Le poëme de Fontenoi ; Poëme sur le désastre de Lisbonne ; Poëme sur la loi naturelle.

Call Number

MEBL (Eisen) (Voltaire. Henriade)

OCLC

8577654

Author

Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.

Title

La Henriade.

Publisher

A Paris : Chez la veuve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon, libraires, MDCCLXX [1770]

Edition

Nouvelle édition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

English short title catalogue, entry T130280

Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale: auteurs, t. 214, column 856, entry 1721

Bibliothèque nationale de France. BnF catalogue général, FRBNF31603400 http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb31603400c/

Thomas, D.H. Checklist of editions of major French authors in Oxford libraries 1526-1800, page 210

Cohen, H. Guide de l'amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle (6e éd.), columns 1026-1027

Ray, G.N. Art of the French illustrated book, entry 30

Bengesco, G. Voltaire, t. 1, entry 384

Taylor, O.R. Introduction to La Henriade, section "Éditions imprimées." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 2, 233-253, entry XXIII. 67

Brown, A. Introduction to "Discours en vers sur l'homme," section "Manuscripts and editions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 17, 426-449, entry H70

Taylor, O.R. Introduction to "Le poème de Fontenoy," section "Éditions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 28B, 281-322, entry LH70

Mason, H.T. Introduction to "Poème sur la loi naturelle," section "Editions." In Voltaire. Works. 1968, v. 32B, 29-42, entry 70

Additional Formats

Also available online through Eighteenth Century Texts Online (British Library copy) and Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Corvey Castle Library copy).

Provenance

Copy in *KGV 15-86: M.J. Henry, 1855 (autographs)

Binding

Copy in MEBL (Eisen): Contemporary dark red morocco, gilt. NN

Copy in *KGV 15-48: Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; red and olive morocco spine labels. NN

Copy in *KGV 15-86: Contemporary marbled calf, gilt; brown morocco spine labels. NN

Local Note

Copy in MEBL (Eisen): Francis Minot Weld Coll.

Copies in *KGV: Martin J. Gross Collection.

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Chronological Term

1562 - 1598

Place of Publication

France Paris.

Added Author

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Works. Selections. 1770.

Container of (expression): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Essay on epic poetry. French. (Voltaire)

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Discours en vers sur l'homme.

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Temple du goût.

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Poème de Fontenoy.

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne.

Container of (work): Voltaire, 1694-1778. Poème sur la loi naturelle.

Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778, illustrator.

Longueil, Joseph de, 1730-1792, etcher.

Papillon, Jean-Michel, 1698-1776, woodcutter.

Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, writer of foreword.

Marmontel, Jean-François, 1723-1799, writer of preface.

Linant, Nicolas-Michel, 1709-1749, writer of preface.

Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755, editor.

Duchesne, Marie-Antoinette, publisher.

Saillant, Charles, 1716-1786, publisher.

Desaint, Nicolas, 1731?-1771, publisher.

Desaint, Catherine-Michelle, active 1771-1808, publisher.

Panckoucke, Charles Joseph, 1736-1798, publisher.

Nyon, Jean-Luc, -1799, publisher.

Henry, M. J., former owner (copy in *KGV 15-86)

Barbou, Joseph-Gérard, 1723-1790?, printer.

Martin J. Gross Collection. (Copies in *KGV)

Francis Minot Weld Collection. (Copy in MEBL (Eisen))

Research Call Number

MEBL (Eisen) (Voltaire. Henriade)

*KGV 15-48

*KGV 15-86

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