Isis
Subtitle: tragedie en musique, ornée d'entrées de ballet, de machines, & de changements de théâtre : représentée devant Sa Majesté à Saint Germain en Laye, le cinquième jour de janvier 1677
Publisher: Par Christophe Ballard, seul imprimeur du Roy, pour la musique, ruë Saint Jean de Beauvais, au Mont Parnasse
Published: 1677
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Operas; Librettos; Drama
Work titles: Isis
Notes: Libretto by Philippe Quinault.

Copies exist in several different states: most sheets were reset during the course of the edition, and copies contain a random mix of sheets. Schmidt identifies three different "issues", but his analysis is not supported by the physical evidence of the Harvard copies.

Signatures: *² **⁴ A-H⁴ I².

Engraved view of one of the stage settings.

Woodcut allegorical vignette incorporating the French royal arms on t.p.; initials, tailpieces, headpieces, one signed: P.R.

"Acteurs du prologue": p. [iii]; "Actevrs de la tragedie": p. [xi]-[xii]; both include performers.

Schmidt, C.B. Livrets of Jean-Baptiste Lully's tragédies lyriques, LLC5-2.1-2.3

Deposit; John M. Ward; 2007 July 5; 2007TW-5.

Ownership inscription on t.p.: Thibergeau, 1741.

From the collection of Edwin Binney 3rd.

Ownership inscription on t.p.: de Texier.

Imperfect: wanting plate.

Bound in modern marbled boards.

No. 2 in a volume of 6 works labeled on spine: Recveil d'opera. Tom. III.

Imperfect: wanting the plate.

No. 6 in volume with 14 other libretti by Quinault.

No. 7 in a volume of 7 works lettered on spine: Balets de lopera.

In this copy, sigs. *, **1r, **2v, **3r, A4r, C, E-F, G (a second variant setting), H-I are in variant settings; the engraved plate is printed from a different copperplate.

No. 1 in a volume of 8 French librettos labeled on spine: Recveil d'opera.

In this copy, sigs. B, D3r, and G (p. 9-16, 29, 49-56) are in variant settings.

Imperfect: wanting p. 63-64, 67-68, and the plate; a leaf from another edition, containing end of text on recto, and privilege dated 1703 on verso, has been substituted for p. 67-68.

Bound in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red; in green cloth case, 26 cm.

Bound in contemporary brown calf, spine gilt, edges stained red, marbled endleaves.

Bound in contemporary crimson morocco, spine gilt, covers panelled in gilt, edges gilt (tooling oxidized); plate cropped at foot.

Bound in contemporary acid-stained calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (rebacked).