Aucassin and Nicolette: the Lovers of Provence (a Ms. Song-Story of the 12th Century)
Boston: Knight and Millet, 1880. Illustrated with Engravings After Designs by A. Bida, Mary Hallock Foote, W. H. Gibson and F. Dielman. Hardcover. Blue boards with gilt decoration. Frontispiece with tissue guard in place. Top edge gilt. Small octavo. 82pp. 16 ills. all present. Introductory note by Edmund Clarence Steadman. Preface and revision of the original manuscript text by Gaston Paris.
An anonymous medieval French story. It is the unique example of a chantefable, literally, a "sung story", a combination of prose and verse. Good. Some light soiling to the cover. Corners bumped. Former owner's name in neat script at the top of pp 75. Item #638
Price: $30.00