Incunable Leaf from La mer des histoires [aka Rudimentum novitiorum]

[Incunable]

Edité par Jean Du Pré, Lyons [Lyon], 1491

[Lyons [Lyon]]: [Jean Du Pre], [1491]. Disbound. Incunable leaf [DIIII]; apparent variant (earlier?) state with pagination from LoC copy missing on ours. Folio (32x23.4cm). Majority-of-page genealogical woodcut on recto with brief column of text along left; rubricated initials in red and blue with 46 lines of text plus headlines in one column and 25x8cm woodcut on verso. Trimmed at fore-edge with loss of outer border but no loss of text; a bit of bleed to recto from verso rubrication; faint paperclip impression at top edge. Recto illustrates the lineage of the Kings of France from Louis VIII to Louis IX and then to his queen, Margaret of Provence, with notable figures listed to left and various saints to the right. Verso concerns the German throne dispute (1198-1215) after the death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI kicked off a conflict between the House of Hohenstaufen and the House of Welf over succession, which led to the double election of Philip, the Duke of Swabia, and Otto of Brunswick. After Philip s murder in an unrelated feud, Otto became the unrivalled Otto IV and earned the brief support of Pope Innocent III, who would excommunicate him a year later. Otto fought to hold power until a defeat at Bouvines in 1214 cost him the last of his supporters and forced retreat, allowing Frederick II to secure the throne. Alongside the illustration of Phillip & Otto s long chain down to Frederick is the chain of papal succession from Honorius III to Gregory IX to Celestine IV to Innocent IV to Alexander IV, itself with a gap after the seventeen-day papacy of the uncrowned Celestine IV led to an 18 month vacancy before the conclave finally elected Innocent IV. Middle French adaptation of Usuard's Rudimentum novitiorum, with an added history of the kings of France. Goff R347; Bod-Inc R-144; Oates 3207. N° de réf. du vendeur 32873

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Titre : Incunable Leaf from La mer des histoires [...
Éditeur : Jean Du Pré, Lyons [Lyon]
Date d'édition : 1491
Etat : Very Good