Appendix: Early Editions of the Jardin de plaisance et fleur de rethorique

Summary

The bibliographical information included below draws on several secondary sources (see Bibliography for full references): Baudrier, La Bibliographie lyonnaise, III, pp. 61–2; X, pp. 47–8; Le Catalogue des incunables, II, p. 101; Colombo, ‘“Le Donnet”’, pp. 136–40; JdP, II, pp. 12–26; Taylor, Making, p. 235.

Incunable sigla indicate copies that I have consulted; where more than one is listed per edition, an asterisk shows the copy used for references in the book.

• 1. Paris, [Antoine Vérard], [c.1501–2] (reproduced in facsimile by Droz and Piaget)

• 2. Paris, [Antoine Vérard], [1503–4] London, British Library, C. 6. b. 8

• 3. Paris, [Michel Le Noir], 29 October 1505 Paris, BnF, Rés. Ye 83

• 4. Paris, Michel Le Noir [and Jean Petit] [1506–20] Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce RR 31 Paris, BnF, Rés. Ye 786

• 5. Paris, Veuve Jean Trepperel and Jean Jehannot, [1512–17] London, British Library, 242. 1. 7 Paris, BnF, Rés. Ye 812

• 6. Paris, Veuve Jean Trepperel and Jean Jehannot, [1512–17] London, British Library, 87. b. 18 (1)

• (this edition, alone amongst those consulted, also includes another work: L’Art et science de rethorique pour faire rimes et balades is bound in at the end of the volume, fols A1–B4).

• 7. Lyon, Olivier Arnoullet for Martin Boullon, [1520–30] Paris, BnF, Rés. Ye 787

• 8. Paris, Philippe Le Noir, 1527 (no copy located for consultation)