Discovrs historial de l'antiqve et illvstre cité de Nismes en la Gaule narbonoise
Subtitle: auec les portraitz des plus antiques & insignes bastimens dudit lieu, reduitz à leur vraye mesure & proportion, ensemble de l'antique & moderne ville
By: par Iean Poldo d'Albenas
Contributors: Eskrich, Pierre, ca. 1530-ca. 1590
Publisher: Par Gvillavme Roville
Published: 1560
Place of publication: A Lyon
Language: fre
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Maps; Early works to 1800; Architecture; Antiquities; History
Other titles: Discours historial de l'antique et illustre cité de Nismes, en la Gaule narbonoise; Antiqvités de Nismes
Notes: The first issue of the present ed. was dated 1559; see Mortimer.

T.p. has architectural scrollwork border with a representation of Diana at the top, and the crescents and interlaced monograms of Henri II and Diane de Poitiers. It is attributed by Baudrier to Pierre Eskrich; see Mortimer. The ten leaves of plates include four folded, double-page ill. The folded map on the verso of d1 (paged "25" on the recto) is a bird's-eye view of the city. In-text ill., some full page. Ill. and t.p. border have been associated with Hugues Sambin, but there is no evidence for his connection with Lyons printers before 1572; see Mortimer. Headpieces, ornamented initials.

Includes index.

Mortimer, R.  French 16th-cent., 445

Olivier, E.  Reliures armoriés, 2156

Sloan candidate lp Tier 3

Binding: 17th-century calfskin. Rebacked, retaining gold-tooled backstrip including brief title. Stamped in gilt at center of both boards are the arms of Pierre de Girardin (1644-1689); see Olivier. Edges of boards tooled in gilt. Page edges sprinkled red.