Recueil des opera
Contributors: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688; Aveele, Johannes van den, approximately 1655-1727; Schoonebeek, Adriaan, 1657 or 1658-1705
Publisher: Abraham Wolfgang?
Published: 1687
Place of publication: Amsterdam?
Language: fre
Subjects: Librettos; Operas
Work titles: Operas
Notes: Title from engraved title-page.

A collection of opera libretti, some of which are by Philippe Quinault, each with separate title-page, pagination, and frontispiece plate. The libretti are variously dated between 1685-1687.

Title vignettes (printer's device); head- and tail-pieces; decorative initials.

Engraved plates signed by Adriaan Schoonebeek and Johannes Van den Aveele.

Bound in vellum; ink title on spine; edges sprinkled blue.
Table of contents: title: Amadis : tragedie en musique --; title: Roland : tragedie en musique --; title: Armide : tragedie en musique --; title: Temple de la paix : ballet --; title: Ballet de la jeunesse : divertissement : meslé de comedie & de musique --; title: Acis et Galatée : pastorale heroique en musique --; title: Achile et Polixene : tragedie en musique.