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Proces d'amour, between 1610 and 1630?

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Title Proces d'amour, between 1610 and 1630?

Date 1610-1630

Language French

Subjects Love poetry, French poetry, Pastoral poetry, French

Summary The poem, consisting of some 8346 10-syllable lines, and written in several different hands, begins with the author's preface on the first [5] leaves, a blank leaf, and then [8] leaves containing a summary of the story of Dynamis and Hylé, who marry their two daughters, Periousie and Calistée, to Homophron and Gnostie, the two sons of Noemon and Physie. Another character in the poem is Aselgeée, out-of-wedlock daughter of Dynamis and the beautiful Argie, whom Dynamis discovered sleeping in a thicket while out walking one day. The poem itself is arranged in eight books, approx. 30-32 lines per page; and includes the author's corrections, insertions, and additions, some written, some pasted into the text.

Extent [14], 141, [4] leaves, bound (last [4] leaves blank) ; 31 cm

Format Early works, Manuscripts, Annotations

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Call Number VAULT folio Case MS 5184

BibID 991760928805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3447px × 5068px 50.02 MB

Filename 991760928805867_VAULT_folio_Case_MS_5184_FP_017_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E25C

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