Extrait: ...fut trouvee avant qu'il fut acheve dans toutes ses parties. Il essuya dedaigneusement l'averse des premiers boulets de fer et de pierre; mais, au commencement du XVIIe siecle, le feu de trente pieces de canon fit rapidement breche dans ses murs; ses tours furent eventrees. Pour nous, que les progres de la civilisation ont familiarises avec le canon Krupp, les tours de Pierrefonds ont un air de naivete. Elles portent chacune sur le flanc la figure d'un preux. Il y a huit tours qui sont celles de Charlemagne, de ...
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Extrait: ...fut trouvee avant qu'il fut acheve dans toutes ses parties. Il essuya dedaigneusement l'averse des premiers boulets de fer et de pierre; mais, au commencement du XVIIe siecle, le feu de trente pieces de canon fit rapidement breche dans ses murs; ses tours furent eventrees. Pour nous, que les progres de la civilisation ont familiarises avec le canon Krupp, les tours de Pierrefonds ont un air de naivete. Elles portent chacune sur le flanc la figure d'un preux. Il y a huit tours qui sont celles de Charlemagne, de Cesar, d'Artus, d'Alexandre, de Godefroy de Bouillon, de Josue, d'Hector et de Judas Macchabee. Ces huit preux, d'ages et de pays divers, mais tous de bonne maison et bons chevaliers, portent le meme costume, qui est le costume des hommes d'armes du commencement du XVe siecle. Ils ressemblent, dans leur encadrement de feuilles de houx, aux figures d'un vieux jeu de cartes. Le maitre imagier qui les tailla n'avait pas le moindre souci de la couleur locale. Il ne fit point difficulte d'habiller Hector de Troie comme Godefroy de Bouillon, et Godefroy de Bouillon comme le duc Louis d'Orleans. En ce temps-la, M. le docteur Schliemann ne recherchait point dans la plaine ou fut Troie les armes des cinquante fils de Priam. On n'etait point archeologue et on ne se cassait point la tete a decouvrir comment vivaient les hommes d'autrefois. Ce souci est propre a notre siecle. Nous voulons montrer Hector en knemides et donner a tous les personnages de la legende et de l'histoire leur vrai caractere. L'ambition, sans doute, est grande et genereuse. Je l'ai moi-meme ressentie apres les maitres. Et aujourd'hui encore j'admire infiniment les talents puissants qui s'efforcent de ressusciter le passe dans la poesie et dans l'art. On pourrait se demander, toutefois, s'il est possible de reussir completement dans une telle tentative et si notre connaissance du passe est suffisante a le faire renaitre avec ses formes, ...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Cloth binding. Small stain on front board. Binding slightly loose. Some pencil marks. Marginalia and underlining in blue pen. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN:
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A hardback volume in Good condition, slight wear to spine, interior clean. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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Good. John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1928, hb no d/w, black and red cloth boards with black titles to red spine, a little worn at the corners and head and foot of spine, pages slightly yellowing with age, other wise a nice clean copy [Box 46]
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Good/ No dw; Hbk; 287pp with coloured frontis.; Text in french, White covers with green/purple decoration & gilt title. Damp mark bottom right, front & back. Hinge cracked at page 286/7, tape repaired.Q.
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1923. John Lane The Bodley Head. Second edition, first reprint. Hard Cover. Book-VG, gilt titles on spine, blind impressed titles on front board. 7.5x5. 283pp.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. Half title page loose. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Patterned end papers. Some brown spotting on plain end papers. Decorative egdes. Binding in good condition. Pages clean. Cover has some wear at the corners but generally good condition overall. French text. Volume 15 of a series of 15. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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