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PHILLIPPE GARNIER
Gemmulae linguarum, Latinae, Gallicae, Italicae & Germanicae. Leiden: Elsevir, 1641. 8vo., parallel text in Latin, French, Italian and German, woodcut device on title (a few inkspots on title, clean tear through 6 lines at head of B1), 19th-century roan-backed boards, flat gilt spine.
Second Elzevir edition of these quadrilingual dialogues. The fourth and last concerns three sets of tennis (with the rules and play accurately described) played by Henry, Anthoine, Michel and Nicolas with "Lubin, marqueur et Theophile, maistre du je de paume". Before the game begins, there is much concern over rackets, balls and shoes and how much it will all cost. After one set they decide to play for money with consequent rancour, mockery and affront. The game is said to have been introduced to the city in question, which is perhaps Geneva, by gentlemen returning from Italy and France. Willems 521.
Gemmulae linguarum, Latinae, Gallicae, Italicae & Germanicae. Leiden: Elsevir, 1641. 8vo., parallel text in Latin, French, Italian and German, woodcut device on title (a few inkspots on title, clean tear through 6 lines at head of B1), 19th-century roan-backed boards, flat gilt spine.
Second Elzevir edition of these quadrilingual dialogues. The fourth and last concerns three sets of tennis (with the rules and play accurately described) played by Henry, Anthoine, Michel and Nicolas with "Lubin, marqueur et Theophile, maistre du je de paume". Before the game begins, there is much concern over rackets, balls and shoes and how much it will all cost. After one set they decide to play for money with consequent rancour, mockery and affront. The game is said to have been introduced to the city in question, which is perhaps Geneva, by gentlemen returning from Italy and France. Willems 521.
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