Claude Seyssel (98 results)

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Explore the historical depths of French governance with "The Monarchy of France" by Claude De Seyssel, a profound exploration of political theory and historical practice. Published in 1981 by Yale University Press, this hardcover textbook stands as a significant contribution to the understanding of European history, specifically focusing on France.With 202 pages of insightful content, this volume delves into the nuances of French monarchic traditions, offering a comprehensive view for both scholars and enthusiasts of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource, weighing in at 12.7 ounces, and is a must-have for any collection focused on European politics and history.; Ex-Library; 10.00 x 8.00 x 4.00.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 191 pages. Very faint mark of a small removed sticker on front cover (hardly noticeable darkening appox. 2 cm x 1 cm). Light sun fading to spine cloth. A sound clean hardback. No dust jacket. The Monarchy of France. Claude de Seyssel. Translated by J.H. Hexter.

Condition: Neuf.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. In this book, the author ponders the ideal qualities of monarchs and ponders if a monarchy is the best means of governing a realm. The author comes at the subject from the perspective of 14th & 15th century Europe, particularly France. The book starts with a discussion of the essential qualities of leadership, before moving on to outline the conditions under which a monarchy would be the most effective means of governing. The author notes that a key factor in the stability of a monarchy is a monarch who possesses charisma and is respected by the people. The author illustrates the main points with examples drawn from European monarchies, particularly the French monarchy. The book remains insightful, even today, and is an interesting read for anyone interested in political science, history or the nature of governance. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 190 pages. French language. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Mid 20th century blue cloth binding. Ex Columbia University Library with bookplate to front pastedown endpaper and pocket to rear pastedown endpaper. Paper repairs to inner margin of title page and final index page. Chipping to edges of first eight leaves, with paper repairs to edges of title page and lower corner of following four leaves. 6cm x 3cm stain to title page, continues to a lessening degree until p16. Pages are rather brittle, with slight loss to upper corner of leaves Qii and Qiii. A couple of small marks, text is otherwise clean throughout. A few pages have underlining in contemporary ink. Complete in two volumes, bound as one. Title page in red and black with engraved printer's device (L. Gaultier Incidit). Several woodcut head & tail-pieces and initials. The annals and chronicles of the reign of Louis XII (1498-1515) by the histriographer Jean d'Auton and his adviser Claude de Seyssel. Contains two monographs on the same subject. French language. A scarce complete example. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 7.5 x 9 inches (18.5 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 4to. [8], 447, [1] (blank), [16]; [8], 388, [19], [1] (blank).

rigide. Condition: Bon. L'histoire Ec- / clesiastique / translatee de Latin en Francois, par mes- / sire Claude de Seyssel, Euesque / lors de Marseille: & depuis / Archeuesque de / Thurin, 1 vol. in-8 reliure XIXe reprenant les plats d'origine à entrelacs, semis de points et fleurons, dos à ornementation pastiche, toutes tranches dorées, A Paris, Par Arnoul l'Angelier, en la grand' salle du Palais, au second Pillier, 1554, ff. 185 [ 6 ], Signatures : A-Z8 Aa7 Intéressant exemplaire de l'édition l'Angelier de 1554 dans une reliure XIXe reprenant les beaux plats d'origine à ornements d'entrelacs, de semis de points et de fleurons (manques restaurés en page de titre, ex-libris ms. Ant. Serpeille 1844, la notice de l'Universal Short Title Catalogue indique 1 feuillet de plus, une mouill. aux derniers ff. qq. annotations). Langue: Français.

Broché. In-8 (16,5 x 25 cm), broché, 253 pages ; dos et bords des plats insolés, quelques brunissures sur les bordures du premier plat, par ailleurs intérieur frais, bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande. Bibliothèque Elzevirienne.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Poor. Missing all preliminaries (all leaves before page number '1' and two leaves between paginated pages 27 and 31. 16mo; 6 1/3". Possibly published by Michel le Noir, Paris, 1558.

Rilegato. Condition: molto buono. prima edizione. A Lion, par Jan de Tournes, 1557. In-16° (12 cm x 7,8 cm). Pp. 1018, (14). Segnatura: a-z8, aa-zz8, A-S8, T4. Bella legatura lionese coeva, piatti inquadrati da una bordura con motivo alla greca, placca centrale decorata da un intreccio geometrico di cere colorate, bianche e nere con medaglione centrale, agli angoli corolle stilizzate di foggia orientaleggiante, dorso restaurato nel '700 con motivi dorati ai piccoli ferri. Esemplare delicatamente reglè. Ritratto di Appiano impresso in xilografia al centro del frontespizio entro medaglione classico. Marca tipografica di de Tournes al recto della carta T3. Esemplare in più che buono stato di conservazione generale. Prima edizione della traduzione francese eseguita da Claude de Seyssel. Arcivescovo, giurista e umanista esponente di un' antica famiglia dell' aristocrazia savoiarda. Già vescovo di Marsiglia trasferito poi all' Arcidiocesi di Torino si impegnò attivamente nella conversione delle comunità valdesi delle valli montane. Fu il primo traduttore in francese di Appiano, Tucidide e Pompeo Trogo. Bibliografia: Blanc, Bibliographie Italico-Franҁaise Universelle, p. 27; BN, III, 749 ; Cartier, Bibliographie des éditions des de Tournes, imprimeurs lyonnais, 1557, n° 354; Catalogue des livres imprimés de la bibliothèque de la ville de Besancon, ed. 1842, 2593 ; : Catalogue des livres du Cabinet de MParis, Guerin, 1783, p. 203; D. Gerin, Les Impressions lyonnaises d historiens antiques de langue grecque au XVIe siecle, 1557, n° 66 ; Pettegree-Walsby-Wilkinson, French Vernacular Books, p. 45.

Rilegato. Condition: buono. A Paris, Par Pierre du Pré, 1569. 2 parti in 1 volume in-Folio (33,8 cm x 22,6 cm), ciascuna con proprio frontespizio e numerazione. Cc. (12), 293 [i.e. 294]; 32. Segnatura: 2a-2b6, a-z6, A-Bb6, Cc4; a-d6, e8. Omesse nella numerazione le cc. 167-168. Iniziali e fregi xilografici. Esemplare delicatamente reglè. Marca tipografica di Pierre Du Pré ripetuta sui frontespizi ed al verso della carta e8. Rara legatura coeva parlante in piena pelle havana, piatti inquadrati da una doppia cornice con 8 grandi fleurons angolari dorati ed un medaglione centrale con il motto in greco: "Mogis alla pote" (Dorso rinnovato nel '900). La legatura testimonia una rara provenienza del libro dalla famiglia Maugis (Berry) il cui motto in greco è ben leggibile al centro di entrambi i piatti. Di questa certamente preziosa collezione dispersa si conoscono solo due altre opere: Oeuvres d' Ambroise Paré (Paris, Buon, 1575; venduto a Parigi da Sotheby s il 18 maggio 2020, lot. 11); e le Jardin de Santé (Paris, Le Noir, 1539; conservato nella biblioteca di Sainte-Genevieve). Qualche piccola abrasione alle dorature e qualche macchia. Qualche gora d' acqua alternante all' interno del volume, peraltro esemplare in buono stato di conservazione generale in rara legatura coeva dall' illustre provenienza. Importante traduzione francese di Claude de Seyssel originariamente pubblicata nel 1544. L'attuale storia romana, dalle origini a Traiano, fu scritta in greco nel secondo secolo della nostra era dal giurista Appiano, nato ad Alessandria poi visse a Roma. Conservata in gran parte, si rivela preziosa perché basata su fonti di prima mano riguardanti i popoli successivamente annessi. Seyssel fu arcivescovo, giurista e umanista esponente di un' antica famiglia dell' aristocrazia savoiarda. Già vescovo di Marsiglia trasferito poi all' Arcidiocesi di Torino si impegnò attivamente nella conversione delle comunità valdesi delle valli montane. Fu il primo traduttore in francese di Appiano, Tucidide e Pompeo Trogo. La seconda parte, di 32 fogli, comprende una traduzione di Philippe Des Avenelles che, come elencato sul verso del front., contiene la sesta guerra civile ed un estratto della vita di Marco Antonio tratte da Plutarco (Vite di uomini illustri). Bibliografia: Adams, A-1354; Bibliotheca Sundernaliana, p. 34 n° 426 ; Brunet, I, 357 ; Catalogue descriptif des editions franҁaises neo-latines et autres 1501-1600, p. 20 n° 47 ; Cioranescu, 7542 ; Graesse, I, 170 ; Repertoire de bibliographie franҁaise, p. 453 ; USTC, 24445.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. THE FIRST EDITION IN A MODERN LANGUAGE of one of the most important historical works.*****Folio(330 X 230mm). 16 preliminary leaves, 281(CCLXXXI) leaves. Signatures: a8, e8, a-z8, A-L8, M10(the final blank, lacking). Contemporary blind-stamped calf(likely an old remboitage). Apart from a few minor stains and a tiny worm track in the bottom margin of the last quire, the interior is in quite clean, lovely condition. Near Fine. Elaborate woodcut border on the title page with contemporary ownership entry crossed out. Various notes on the pastedowns including a very cool contemporary one in French stating,"Today this book belongs to my lord Jacques du Faux, a cloth merchant." A beautifully printed, wide-margined copy of an important and very rare book. *** The study of Thucydides was part of the Renaissance tradition of turning to Greek and Roman historians to solve the problems of modern politics. Italian humanist and priest, Lorenzo Valla, made the first known Latin translation of Thucydides in 1452. The editio princeps of Thucydides was printed by Aldus in 1502. Claude de Seyssel(1450-1520), the bishop of Marseilles and later Archbishop of Turin, was the first to put the History of the Peloponnesian War into a modern language using Valla s Latin edition. In the prologue, he states that this is one of the translations he has done for the use of King Louis XII, who had found in the Ancients useful lessons for a modern monarch. This book was printed by order of his successor, King Francis I, who was said to have carried it with him into war. The famed printer, Jodocus Badius, was contracted to produce 1225 copies on paper and a few on vellum. In the fifty years following this edition, Thucydides was translated and re-translated into several modern languages. The first English translation, based on this French edition, wouldn t appear until 1550 by Cambridge scholar Thomas Nicolls. Thomas Hobbes well-known translation from the Greek text would appear even later in 1629. No other copies of this book appear in sales records since the early 1950s. Scarce.***** One of the greatest ancient historians, Thucydides(c.460 B.C. c.400 B.C.) chronicled nearly 30 years of war and tension between Athens and Sparta. His History of the Peloponnesian War set a standard for scope, concision, and accuracy that makes it a defining text of the historical genre. Unlike his near-contemporary Herodotus(author of the other great ancient Greek work, The Histories), Thucydides topic was his own time. He relied on the testimony of eyewitnesses and his own experiences as a general during the war. Though specific in detail, the questions he addressed were timeless: What makes nations go to war? How can politics elevate or poison a society? What is the measure of a great leader or a great democracy? It took several generations for Thucydides to attain his now-unassailed place as one of the greatest historians of all time. Aristotle, who lived a few decades later and wrote about the same era, never mentions him. By the first century B.C. writers such as Cicero declared him as a great historian. Over the next centuries, numerous copies were made of the work, ensuring its survival past the dark ages. After the Renaissance, political philosophers from Thomas Hobbes to Friedrich Nietzsche extolled Thucydides clear vision and realist s grasp of politics and warfare. (A&E)*** In these difficult times, perhaps some inspiration can be gleaned from Pericles famed Funeral Oration for fallen Athenian soldiers(a speech which was possibly a model for Lincoln s Gettysburg Address). Our democracy can only survive if citizens of good will come together for the greater good of the nation. Tolerance, respect for our fellow citizens, and commitment to freedom can be the bulwark against annihilators of truth and fear mongers seeking to corrupt our institutions.***Please email us for better pricing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (2), 3-613, (10) pages. engraved pictorial title-page. 115x70mm. Original full vellum. Text in Latin. The engraved title page depicts, a king centered between fleur de lys decorated drapes and two female figures, one of whom is holding a cross and the other a sword and scales. A coat of arms is centered above the publisher's imprint. Johannes de Laet (1581-1649) was a theologian, historian, geographer and businessman. He is believed to have been the overall editor of the 'Respublica' series, issued by the Elsevier publishing house at Leiden, of which this is the volume relating to France. Some dusting to title page and a slight discolouration mark to the upper margin of the first ten leaves, otherwise a very good copy of the first edition without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1587 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 167 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 167.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1558 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 169 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 169.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1519 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 166 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 166 Language: French.

Petit in-8 gothique (124 x 194 mm) de (8)-lxviii ff. (signatures AA?, A-H? J?), maroquin vert, dos à nerfs orné de caissons à froid, titre doré, double encadrement de filets à froid sur les plats, tranches dorées (Laurenchet). Édition originale très rare de cette biographie du roi Louis XII dédiée à François Ier à qui elle devait servir de manuel, établie par le prélat savoyard Claude de Seyssel (Aix-les-Bains vers 1450 - Turin 1520) conseiller et maître des requêtes de Louis XII, évêque de Marseille de 1511 à 1517, puis archevêque de Turin de 1517 à sa mort.« Conçu pour l'édification d'un "roy venant nouvellement à la couronne et non ayant encores la connaissance entière d'icelle Monarchie, laquelle ne se peut voir que par longue pratique", ce traité à dessein non prolixe se veut solidement ancré dans la réalité. Il dresse un état des lieux des forces et des faiblesses du royaume, institutionnelles et sociales, ne se prête aux considérations théoriques, historiques et morales qu'eu égard aux caractères originaux d'une France devant être maintenue au premier rang des États de la Chrétienté. Il est en quelque sorte le testament d'un homme bien en mesure par son immense culture et sa grande expérience des affaires publiques de fournir au nouveau souverain et à son entourage une doctrine essentiellement nationale et concrète de l'action politique, intérieure et extérieure. Son succès marqué par les rééditions, les traductions en latin et en allemand résulte en bonne part de cette approche pragmatique. Tandis que la première partie établit la supériorité de la monarchie héréditaire sur les autres régimes, celle de la France en particulier, les quatre autres "montrent comme et par quels moyens la Monarchie de France peut se conserver et accroître. Plus que ses analyses de la force du royaume de la manière de vivre avec les princes et les peuples étrangers de la forme et manière de conquérir états et pays qui font l'objet des trois dernières parties, au demeurant bien plus brèves, ce sont les deux premières où s'illustrent avec force exemples celle des freins à la puissance "absolue" (la Religion, la Justice, la Police) qui ont fait la grande fortune du livre, française et européenne. » (J. Krynen, Dictionnaire historique des juristes français XIIe-XXe siècle, p. 712).Impression en caractères gothiques « attribuable aux presses de Frédéric d'Egmont » selon Brigitte Moreau (Inventaire, II, 1519, n°2202), illustrée au titre d'un grand bois des armes de François Ier avec son chiffre répété et deux salamandres (90 x 115 mm) et un grand bois de style lyonnais (148 x 108 mm) en regard du titre de départ qui représente le roi Louis XII entouré de son conseil (note manuscrite ancienne "françois I" partiellement biffée sur la gravure). Colophon : Imprimée à Paris pour Regnault Chauldiere, libraire demourant en la rue sainct Jacques a lenseigne de l'homme sauvaige. Et fut achevé de imprimer le XXI jour de juillet lan mil cinq cens dix neuf. Avec le privilege du roy. Au verso du titre est le privilège accordé par le roi, pour trois ans à Regnault Chauldière, le 3 mai 1519 ; les sept autres feuillets liminaires contiennent le prologue et la table. Provenance : abbaye Saint-Bénigne de Dijon (ex-libris manuscrit sur le titre Benigni Divionensis 1772).Bel exemplaire en maroquin vert établi par Laurenchet.Brunet, V, 330 ; Hauser, 370 ; Adams, V, 1033 ; Bechtel, S-108 ; Brun, Livre illustré, p. 293 ; Rothschild, 2710.

1 vol. petit in-8°, parchemin souple, titre écrit à la plume sur le plat sup. Reliure de l'époque, traces de lacets. Bon exemplaire. Titre orné de la marque typographique de J. Du Puy, (8) ff., 75 ff., (1) f. blanc. Signatures : at8 [A-H]8 I10. Rousseurs uniformes, petite galerie de vers en marge inférieure. Cette édition est la reproduction ligne à ligne de celle qu'avait imprimée Gilles Corrozet en 1558. Claude de Seyssel, proche conseiller de Louis XII avait publié cette histoire qui est plutôt un panégyrique de Louis XII en 1508 sous le titre Les Louenges du Roy Louis XII. Cet ouvrage n'est autre que Les Louenges du Roy Louis XII dont Denis Sauvage avait rajeuni le style et qui avait été réimprimé sous le titre d'Histoire singulière du Roys Loys xij de ce nom en 1558. L'édition de 1587 et celle de 1558 sont très proches, à tel point que Ch. Lenormant (Bulletin du Bibliophile, 1840, pp. 139-144) pensait qu'il s'agissait d'une nouvelle émission de l'édition de 1558 dont seul le titre aurait été rafraîchi. En réalité ce n'est pas le cas : Jacques du Puy a servilement copié l'édition de 1558 à la ligne près, mais on remarque quelques différences typographiques (quelques variantes orthographiques ou dans les abréviations, les lettrines qui ont été changées) qui prouvent qu'il s'agit bien d'une nouvelle impression. USTC, 91; FVB, 47917; Lelong, 17476.

1 fort vol. in-8°, vélin souple à recouvrement, titre écrit à la plume au dos. Reliure de l'époque un peu déboîtée. (16) ff., 492 ff. (mal chiffrés 496), (4) ff. de table. Signatures : aa8 bb8 [a-z]8 [A-Z]8 [AA-PP]8 QQ4 cc4. Les ff. de table (cc) sont reliés par erreur et dans le désordre au sein du cahier QQ. Papier légèrement roussi. Quelques mouillures marginales. Cette traduction établie sur la version latine de Pier Candido avait d'abord été imprimée en 1544. Cette édition contient en plus l'Ibérique et la Hannibalique dans la traduction de Philippe d'Avenelles. Bon exemplaire. Graesse I, 170.

1 vol. petit in-8°, veau brun jaspé, dos lisse orné de filets et de petits fleurons dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, encadrement d'un filet à froid sur les plats, roulette dorée sur les coupes, roulette dorée intérieure, tranches rouges. Reliure du XVIIIe s., dos entièrement refait. Bon exemplaire. Ex-libris héraldique de Berryer au contreplat et ex-libris ms. Blendecq au bas du titre. 1 vignette gravée sur bois dans le texte, marque typographique de V. Sertenas sur le titre et au v° du dernier feuillet. (8) ff., 132 ff. mal chiffrés 153. Signatures : a8 [A-Q]8 R4. Quelques rousseurs. Troisième édition de ce texte de réflexions politiques publié pour la première fois en 1519, qui préfigure les ouvrages de Bodin (Six livres de la République) et l'Esprit des Lois de Montesquieu. C'est le principal ouvrage de Claude de Seyssel, humaniste et homme politique au service de Louis XII et de François Ier. Il est divisé en cinq parties : dans la première, Seyssel "discute lequel de tous le gouvernemens politiques est kle meilleur, se déclare pour le Monarchique, & fait voir que de tous celui de France est le mieux policé" (Lelong). Dans la seconde, il traite des moyens extérieurs qui raffermissent la monarchie : religion, justice et police. Dans la troisième il parle de la milice et dans les quatrième et cinquième parties, il traite des alliances avec les pays voisins puis des conquêtes et du moyend e les conserver. Dans la Grand' Monarchie de France, il expose ses idées sur le meilleur gouvernement. Pour lui si le meilleur gouvernement reste la monarchie héréditaire, il préconise que l'autorité royale soit modérée par les droits du peuple dans les assemblées. Cette édition était partagée avec Galliot du Pré. USTC, 11331; FVB, 47910; Brunet V, 330; Lelong, 27183.