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The title Menagiana that this work bears is of the same genre as the Scaligerana, Perroniana, Thuana and Sorberiana; those to whom they are not unknown know that they contain the good words, the moral maxims and the observations, whether philosophical or erudition, which have been collected from Scaliger, Cardinal du Perron, M. de Thou and M. de Scorbiere.
Vintage bound set, different binding for volume 1 (see photos). full marbled calf. Spine decorated with gilded irons, title and volume number pieces. Casters on the cups. Red slices.
Condition: Small lack of fragments on the caps. Pierced corners. Attachment to the second cover of volume 4. Solid volumes. Waterstains in volume 1 and 3. Slightly scorched pages. Reasonable condition.
Particularity of our copy: leaves have been added at the end of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th volumes. "These sheets correspond to passages deemed too licentious, they were sometimes kept and bound at the end of each volume" (Brunet III 1617)
In 1693, his thoughts and good words were collected under the direction of Antoine Galland with the help of his friends and published in a book under the title of "Menagiana", the first work of its kind, reissued many times in the 18th century. century.
La Monnoie, charged with correcting the proofs of Ménage, by clarifying certain articles, yielded to the temptation to insert some of the ana (curious remarks) dispersed in his portfolio. Scrupulous minds thought it bad that he had lifted the veil on certain personalities, and that he had mixed his quotes with somewhat free lines. The book was stopped and submitted to censors, with whom we had to deal. La Monnoie had quite a good market for them, served as it was by the credit of Cardinal de Rohan. We quote:
Nothing is so sweet as diversity; the change of irons takes the place of freedom. Excerpt from the Madrigal. In response to the Menagiana, Bernier produced an Anti-Menagiana (1693).
Gilles? Household
?Menagiana or the good words and historical, moral and scholarly critical remarks of Monsieur Menage, collected by his friends
Paris, With the widow Delaulne, 1729
in-12 (17 x 9.5 cm); 30ff. 405pp. 3ff. + 460pp. 9ff. + 432pp. 8ff. + 418pp. 8ff.
Subject: Menage Menagiana Collection Good Words Maxims Philosophy 1729 67457001
