Bouchet, Jean, Les regnars traversant. 1505?. 4°. Paris: Antoine Caillaut, for Antoine Verard.

1505

Bouchet, Jean, 1476-approximately 1558.

Les regnars traversant les perilleuses voyes des folles fiances du monde Composees par Sebastien brand.

[Paris]: Imprime a paris [Colophon:] pour Anthoyne verard [pr. by A. Caillaut?], [c.1505?].

4°: a–z⁶.

Printed in Paris by Antoine Caillaut for Antoine Verard.

One of several quarto editions printed for Verard with the same collation.

Printed partly with the typographical material of A. Caillaut (81B with looped d).

Attributed by Isaac to Pierre Le Dru, but the types do not correspond.

Sheets c–e g i k q–z are printed in Caillaut’s 81B with large uncial initials; sheets a b f h l–p are printed in a plain version of the batarde with strapwork initials and small uncials.

It is possible that this edition was shared beteen two printers or that the copy is made up of mixed sheets.

Xylographic title.

Signature pattern: ‘$.i.’–‘$.iii.’.

Catchword pattern: none.

Types: B11 (81mm; looped d with sharp point to lower bowl).

Initials: 16 (strapwork: Verard).

Lombards: 7.0; 10.0.

Illustrations: Xylographic title; wc of scholar at desk, 73×60 mm, Macfarlane XIII.

Inventaire chronologique 1503, no. 17.

Macfarlane, Verard, no. 149.

[IS000313]

C.97.bb.1(1) (mixed sheets?)