Galland, Oratio in funere Francisco Francorum Regi, Paris, [1547], later cloth-backed marbled boards

GALLAND, PIERRE. Oratio in funere Francisco Francorum regi a professoribus regiis facto, habita Lutetiae nonis maii, M.D.XLVII. Paris: Michel de Vascosan, 1547 [bound with:]

Oraison sur le trespass du Roy Francois… Traduitte de Latin en Francois par Ian Martin. Paris: Michel de Vascosan, 1547

These Latin and French versions of Galland’s funeral oration for François I contain much information on the foundation of the Library at Fontainebleau, the search for Greek texts, and the Collège Trilingue.

2 works bound in one volume, 4to (205 x 150mm). (1) Roman, Greek and italic types, 28 lines plus headline. Collation: A–F⁴: 24 leaves. (2) Roman type, 28 lines plus headline. Collation: A–H⁴, 32 leaves.

Binding: Nineteenth-century buckram-backed marbled boards (210 x 156 mm).

Acquisition: Purchased in 2011 from Librairie Thomas-Scheler, Paris. References: USTC 149846 & 8447