Description

Beautiful 16th century quarto edition of this classic work on agriculture and hunting, first published by the same publisher in 1564.

The well-printed work, decorated with numerous elegant and ornate initials, was completed and expanded by Jean Liébault, son-in-law of Charles Estienne, who was imprisoned at the Châtelet for debt.

From 1567, it was increased by Wolf hunting, a must for the Rustic Houseby Jean de Clamorgan and illustrated with 14 large, finely woodcut figures. Dedicated to King Charles IX, this short treatise in ten chapters is the only work published by Jean de Clamorgan.

The rustic house was a huge success and, according to Thiébault , by 1934 it had gone through more than 80 editions. Considered to be the model for all the gardening encyclopaedias of the following centuries, it was, for example, the inspiration for The New Rustic House by Louis Liger (1658-1717) and Jean-François Bastien (1745-1824), and in the following century a group of agronomists published Rustic house from the 19th century.

A charming copy in its first soft vellum binding.

Book I: Agriculture
Book II: The Gardens
Book III: Le Verger - How to make oils - Brief description of water distillation
Book IV: La Prairie - The pond, the puddle, the fish pit
Book V :  Growing grains and vegetables on arable land
Book VI : La Garenne - The wood - Wild animals park - Haironnière - Hunting - Stag hunting - Wild boar hunting - Hare hunting - Regnard and shard hunting - Connin hunting - Bird hunting - Falconry

Wolf hunting, a must for the Rustic Houseby Jean de Clamorgan

Provenances Canoscobin (?) (handwritten bookplate) - Religieuses de Sainte Claire d'Annecy (handwritten mark at the end of the table)

References Thiébaud, 344 - Souhart, 171.