(1579). ONGOYS (Jean d'). LE PROMPTUAIRE DE TOUT CE QUI EST - Lot 375

(1579). ONGOYS (Jean d'). LE PROMPTUAIRE DE TOUT CE QUI EST ADVENU PLUS DIGNE DE MEMOIRE DEPUIS LA CRÉATION DU MONDE JUSQUES A PRÉSENT. Paris, Jean de Bordeaux, à l'enseigne de l'occasion, (1579). Fort in-16 of [64]-602 pages, basane, spine ribbed (17th century binding). Second edition of this very interesting and curious chronology presented in the form of an ephemeris, recounting major events day by day with, at the beginning of each month, a woodcut depicting seasonal agricultural work. A unique copy with numerous handwritten comments recounting notable events from 1589 to 1755 (flooding in Tours in 1755, destruction of the Saint Anne bridge, arrival of the Duc d'Anjou in 1700, etc.). The catalog of popes, emperors and kings of France, England, Spain and Portugal is included at the end. Endpapers missing, binding worn. (USTC 3593) (Brunet IV, 187).