Ludovico Magni Galliarum regis, elucubratio anagrammatica-historica

First edition illustrated with 47 charming emblematic figures arranged on 13 plates on fine paper and a title headpiece. Only the title vignette is signed Gaudier. Lacking the frontispiece. Each figure in a medallion features the sun in a dominant position and a symbolic element such as a musical instrument, a landscape, an animal, as well as a Latin motto. Rare printing from Aix-en-Provence.

Late 19th-century Bradel binding in half beige cloth. Smooth spine with dark red shagreen title label running lengthwise. The plates have slightly narrower outer margins than the leaves. Some foxing, particularly on the title page.

A work glorifying Louis XIV based on an anagrammatic game derived from the Latin formula: Ludovicus Magnus Borbonius, Decimus, Quartus, Galliae et Navarrae rex. The author thus finds, through anagrams, the historical predictions of Louis XIV's exploits that were already contained in the king's Latin name.