André Berry / Michel Ciry - Les Romans courtois : La Dame Invisible

Charming set of 4 volumes from this illustrated edition. It gathers four emblematic medieval tales: The Invisible Lady, Jehan and Blonde, Flamenca, and The Seigneur of Coucy - This collection offers an anthology of medieval courtly literature, with texts from the 13th to the 14th century, each illustrating a facet of courtly love: The Invisible Lady: a courtly comedy attributed to Hauteroche and Thomas Corneille, where love plays out in the shadows and appearances - Jehan and Blonde: a verse romance by Philippe de Rémi (13th century), celebrating love between a French knight and an English lady, in a context of linguistic and social rivalry - Flamenca: a 13th‑century Occitan romance, where the heroine, confined by a jealous husband, communicates with her lover through a public bath — a subtle critique of marriage and surveillance - The Seigneur of Coucy (Le Châtelain de Coucy): a tragic legend of the trouvère Guy de Coucy, whose heart is eaten by his beloved at the order of a jealous husband — a literary myth taken up in several traditions - André Berry / Michel Ciry - The Courtly Romances: The Invisible Lady, Jehan and Blonde, Flamenca, The Seigneur of Coucy - 1983 - 4 Volumes - Union Latine d'éditions - 222, XII-132, 181 and IX-197 Pages. Very good condition of the bindings, the volumes in publisher’s full leather bindings, olive green mosaic color, with outer slipcases (Medieval Collection), light signs of wear, a few minor defects on the slipcases, gilt top, spine with fine gilt tooling, spines with gilded titles, boards decorated with an advanced blind-stamped motif - Very good interior condition, beautiful vignette on the title page, volumes enriched with beautiful black engravings off- text by Michel Ciry, numbered copy, clean text, marbled endpapers in good condition, fresh interior - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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