hardcover
1703 · Paris
by BALLARD, Christophe
Paris: Mont- Parnasse, 1703. hardcover. fine. Two volumes bound together. Exquisite engraved frontispiece in each volume by Audran after Dieu. Illustrated on every page with printed musical scores and lyrics. [xviii], 293, [1]; [xviii], 296pp. Thick 24mo, magnificently bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet in full crimson levant; triple gilt fillet borders and ornate gilt-stamped spine with raised bands; inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: au Mont- Parnasse, 1703-04. A fine copy of this extremely rare, extensive collection of vocal music of the late 17th century, collected and edited by the "seul Imprimeur de Musique, & Noteur de la Chapelle du Roy." A third volume was published in 1711. RISM B/II, p118.
(Inventory #: 209387)