Livre mignard – Charles Malo – 1825 | Fabliaux, Bawdy French Medieval Poetry

Livre mignard, ou La fleur des fabliaux, edited by Charles Malo in 1825, is a collection of humorous, bawdy short verses from Medieval and Renaissance France. The comical contents draw on poets such as Ronsard, Belleau, Baïf, Clément Marot, and Du Bellay.

This edition includes six hand-colored, full-page plates as well as glossary of used terms that are no longer spoken.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Livre mignard, ou La fleur des fabliaux
• Author(s): Charles Malo
• Contributor(s): Charles Malo (Editor)
• Publisher: Paris, Louis Janet Librairie
• Edition: First edition, [circa 1825]
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full green Moroccan leather
• Size:  6.5 in x 3.75 in (16.5 cm x 9.5 cm)
• Collation: [12], 192 pp
• Illustrations: 6 full-page hand-colored plates + engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Griselidis
  • Le chevalier de la Trappe
  • Sémiramis
  • Aucassin et Nicolette
  • Le chevalier à la robe vermeille
  • Les trois aveugles de Compiègne
  • Glossary of archaic French terms

Condition:

Very Good. Leather shows some rubbing at hinges, though structurally sound. Gilt edges retain brightness. The text block is complete and generally clean with slight age toning. Marbled endpapers remain intact. All six illustrations are present.

Why Collect This?

• Includes early printings of traditional fabliaux
• Combines medieval and Renaissance authors
• Concludes with glossary of period French and archaic terms

Item Number: # 29128