Facsimiles of two "Histoires" by Jean Foucquet from vols. I and II of the Anciennetés des Juifs numbered respectively 247 Français in the National Library of France and 101 in the supplemental volume (now in course of preparation) of the catalogue of illuminated manuscripts in the collection of Henry YatesThompson to which is added a notice with two photogravures and four three-colour photographs of four detached pages from a manuscript of the fifteenth century of the "Faits des Romains" (a compilation by an anonymous writer of the thirteenth century) as it occurs at the end of some manuscripts of the "Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César"
2 pts in 1 vol., 10p., 9 leaves of plates: facsims. (some col.); 380 and 450 mm.
General Note
The work was privately published with two parts presented in a single portfolio. The cover of part 1 is printed with: Jean Foucquet, Etc. Photogravures. The first part has ten pages of text followed by five sepia facsimiles, each preceded by a description and, in addition, with plates IV and V there is a transcription of the French text contained on each image.
In part 2 the four three-colour (without black ink) photographs are separately bound, and issued with the title: Four photographic facsimiles (by three-colour process) from detached pages of a fifteenth-century manuscript of "Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César" and "Faits des Romains". The cover of part 2 is printed with: Jean Foucquet, Etc. Three-colour photographs. Each photographic facsimile is preceded by French text from the manuscript related to the image.
The printer's name is found on the verso of the title-page of each part.
References
Bibliothèque National MS. Fonds Français 247, and Yates Thompson Ms. 101.
Provenance
On the top right of the title-page of part 1 is an inscription in ink: Presented to the Library of the Royal Academy by Henry Yates Thompson 19 Portman Square London Jany 1 1904
On the top right of the title-page of part 2 is an inscription in ink: The Library of the Royal Academy from H.Y Thompson Jan 1 1904
Copy Note
Although several libraries have noted in their cataloguing that this work was thought to be limited to 20 copies, the copy presented to the Royal Academy is numbered in ink 74 on both cover titles and both title-pages.
Binding Note
Both parts of the work are found together in a blue paper-covered portfolio with 'Jean Foucquet Etc. Etc.' printed in black ink on the front board.