Johannes MEURSIUS, Nicolas CHORIER
Elegantiae latini sermonis seu Aloisia segaea Toletana. De arcanis amoris & veneris. Adjunctis fragmentis quibusdam eroticis
S. n.|Londres [London] 1781|8.50 x 12 cm|relié
New edition.
Contemporary binding in full green morocco with crosshatch pattern, smooth spine decorated with three fleurons, roulettes and fillets, double fillet frame on covers, edges gilt, interior frieze. Spine sunned and faded, two wormholes along the upper joint of volume 2. Light rubbing to corners.
Originally published in 1660 under the pseudonym of Aloisia Sigea by Nicolas Chorier and presented as a translation of a Spanish manuscript by Johannes Meursius, this erotic book took pleasure in deceiving censorship through its title page reproduced in this edition under the heading Elegantiae latini sermonis.
This parodic text composed of several conversations on the education of women and their aspirations had a profound influence on European erotic literature, it exposes the sexual education of a young girl. After a series of conversations, the work ends with various erotic fragments: Fragmenta aliquot erotica. One finds there various poems, remedies for libidinous women (letter from Antoine to Cleopatra)...
Superb copy, in a quality binding.
Contemporary binding in full green morocco with crosshatch pattern, smooth spine decorated with three fleurons, roulettes and fillets, double fillet frame on covers, edges gilt, interior frieze. Spine sunned and faded, two wormholes along the upper joint of volume 2. Light rubbing to corners.
Originally published in 1660 under the pseudonym of Aloisia Sigea by Nicolas Chorier and presented as a translation of a Spanish manuscript by Johannes Meursius, this erotic book took pleasure in deceiving censorship through its title page reproduced in this edition under the heading Elegantiae latini sermonis.
This parodic text composed of several conversations on the education of women and their aspirations had a profound influence on European erotic literature, it exposes the sexual education of a young girl. After a series of conversations, the work ends with various erotic fragments: Fragmenta aliquot erotica. One finds there various poems, remedies for libidinous women (letter from Antoine to Cleopatra)...
Superb copy, in a quality binding.
€900