(1536). BOUCHET (Jehan). LES TRIUMPHES DE LA NOBLE ET AMOURE - Lot 167

(1536). BOUCHET (Jehan). LES TRIUMPHES DE LA NOBLE ET AMOUREUSE DAME ET L'ART DE HONNESTEMENT AYMER. Composed by the Traverseur des joyes périlleuses. Paris, Guillaume de Bossozel, 1536. Gothic folio of [8]-159 leaves, brown calf, cold-stamped boards, ribbed spine (period binding). Title printed in red and black, followed by an epistle in verse: "A très illustre, très noble, très prudente, très redoutée dame, Madame Eléonor, de l'impérialle maison d'Autriche, Royne de France". Jehan Bouchet was born in Poitiers in 1476. In his book, he describes, allegorically and moralistically, the soul's struggle against sin and, in particular, against the temptations of the flesh. He mixes all this, with great frankness of expression, with advice to young girls and women on how to behave in life: there are anatomical descriptions and hygiene recommendations that have more to do with medicine than morality, as well as advice on manners of the time. An attractive copy in contemporary binding. The last three leaves have been repaired in the margins with a few sentences rewritten, and the covers, hinges and corners have been restored. Handwritten ex-libris of several members of the Madoy family (Tchemerzine I, 68, b (variant) (USTC 34698, 8 ex.) (Gay III, 1264) (Bechtel, 94, B-342).