Charlemagne Poëme Heroïque
Subtitle: A Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Le Prince
By: Par Louys Le Laboureur Bailly du Duché de Mont-morency.
Publisher: Chez Louys Billaine (au second Pilier de la grand'Salle du Palais, au grand Cesar
Published: 1666
Place of publication: A Paris)
Language: fre
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Charlemagne, -- Holy Roman Emperor, -- 742?-814.
Notes: The dedicatory epistle, printed in italic characters and signed: 'Le Laboureur', precedes the 'Preface' with 'Extrait du Privilege du Roy, Achevé d'imprimer le 28. Avril 1666' at end, and list of 'Fautes à corriger' on verso; this has note appended: 'Le Lecteur suppléra, s'il luy plaist, à la correction des autres fautes, soit pour les ponctuations mal observées, soit pour les lettres superflües qui pourroient rompre la mesure des vers, ou blesser le sens'. Main text is in six books, in verse; decorated head and tail pieces before and after each book.

The NUC has note citing the first edition as appearing in 1664, including only three books; 'a later edition (Paris, 1666, included all six'.

Goldsmith 782; Biblio [Ye. 7972 , with 'frontisp. gravé', not present in Percy copy.