489. Vallet (Pierre), Brodeur ordinaire du Roi. Le Jardin du Roy Tres Chrestien Loys XIII, Roy de France et de Navarre, engraved architectural title, portrait of Pierre Vallet and 93 plates, all in later hand-colouring, lacks portrait of Robin, B1 (text f.) water-stained, mostly marginal, plates 39-41 small stains to lower inner corner, just within platemark, in case of plate 39 1 small stain within image, plate 84 narrow area of ink spots just within outer platemark, a few plates with small stain to upper margin, some light finger-soiling throughout, modern vellum boards, soiled, [Dunthorne p.253; Hunt 187; Nissen 2039], folio, [Paris], Pierre Vallet & Jean Robin, 1623.
est. £20000 – £30000
The second, enlarged, edition of "the first important florilegium" (Blunt) which was first published in 1608 with the name of the King Henri IV in the title in place of Louis XIII. The book was produced for Marie de Medici, the consort of Henri IV, and was intended as a pattern book for floral embroidery. Despite its original use Hunt says that “the plates are treated with complete naturalness and botanical accuracy”. Nissen calls for 90 plates only.
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