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The Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller Library Honors Ronsard

Published on , by Claire Papon and Sophie reyssat
Auction on 07 October 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This dispersal organized in partnership with Christie’s France features some of the rare treasures in Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller’s poetic library.

Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), The first four books of the Odes (Paris, 1555) and... The Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller Library Honors Ronsard

Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585), The first four books of the Odes (Paris, 1555) and Le Cinquième des Odes (The Fifth of the Odes), Paris, 1553, two works in one octavo volume, white calfskin binding
Estimate: €40,000/50,000

The first in a series of sales, the Christie’s Paris auction on March 23, 2021, included 121 rare works of French literature from the second half of the 16 th century with superb bindings . This time,…
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Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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