Within families of rare literature with regard to the old English books, possibly the most significant of all, to be grouping the books that inspired our work ever summit English literature, "The Ingenious Don Quijote de la Mancha", as the books of chivalry. Cervantes reminds us in his first chapter as they did to Don Quixote prey to its content, making it inadvertently in an unfortunate bibliomaniac: "It is, therefore, to know that the above named gentleman whenever he was at leisure, which were more than year, gave himself up to reading books of chivalry with such ardor and avidity that he almost entirely neglected the pursuit of his game and even the management of his estate, and became his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre planting ground to buy books of chivalry to read, and thus brought home to all who might have them ... "
chivalry books are works marked by the adventures, stories and great feats of valor, famous and brave, illustrious, strong and excellent knights and princes. Sons of kings in love with their beautiful and lofty maidens, wrapped in love stealth, charms and many adventures, a situation that forces the knight character to fight against all types of enemies to achieve happiness with his beloved. The names of these heroes fascinate Palmerins, Lisuarte, and Lepol Floriseos. Like its long-awaited maiden Elisena, Leoronina, Galesinda, Alastraxerea, Helena and the King's daughter Apollonia Brimartes.
The origin of these works has its roots in the Middle Ages and can find an initial pointing in the book of the knight Zifar first extended fictional narrative prose found in English, written in early XIV century. Later and began a long sequence of works appears chivalric Amadis of Gaul, first published in Zaragoza in 1508 and whose only copy is preserved in London. This work will be the first in a long series of cycles or series of books of chivalry as Belianis cycle of Greece, that of Claria Landanís, the Quest of the Holy Grail, the mirror of chivalry, the knight of Phoebus, Felixmagno cycle, Florambel of Lucea, Florida Floriseo England, Lepolemo, Morgante, Palmerins, Renaldo and Tristana. Although not only grouped in cycles, but there were individual works of nature, like Felix Great, first published in Barcelona in 1531, in the press of Carlos Amorós or history of the invincible knight Don Olivante Laura, Prince of Macedonia, than their admirable feats became Emperor of Constantinople, printed in Barcelona in 1564 by Claudi Bornat.
The latest example is in 1602, the date on which the publication of "History of Prince Don Policisne famous of Boethius, son and sole heir of the kings of Boeotia and Grumedela Minandro, and their illustrious deeds and memorable feats and high chivalry. "Don Juan de Silva and Toledo, lord of Cañadahermosa, printed in Valladolid Lequerica Juan Iñiguez of 1602, is ended this genre of literature, but not the later reissues, it still would print well into the eighteenth century, such as "The Cryselia of Lidaceli" Madrid, 1720.
books are beautiful, rare, the time they were printed adds value to their uniqueness. Most editions retain only very few copies, and in original condition even more unusual because many of them rebind in the nineteenth and washed and trimmed, leaving that child communion, starchy and sticky. That is perfect but lost its essence, the essence of the original book.
I personally passionate about their covers, with woodcuts that in most cases almost covering the entire sheet. Chapter accompanied by beautiful and huge guys like the "Floriseo" Printed by Gumiel of Valencia, 1516, the sole custody of the National Library copy. Also listed are examples of printers of the sixteenth Gumiel, Cromberger, Portonaris, Juan de Junta, Juan Varela, Francisco del Canto, etc.
Our literature has written over sixty titles, and is not the time to make a list of each, as well as the various issues with which count. Make a selection of some work that stands on the other complicated, because it depends on the selection criteria we use for it. Amadis of Gaul may Tirant lo Blanch or would be most representative for many reasons. But I want to review two of its rarity and circumstances. Both are very rare specimens and share home with small variations.
The Lidamor of Scotland, whose full title is "Book One of the brave and invincible knight Lidamor, son of King Licimán efforts of Scotland. Its author was the master Juan de Cordoba, a resident of Salamanca, who financed the publication and, says the cover, was dedicated to the young Duke of Alba Fernando Álvarez de Toledo. The book does not include a prologue, or the text of the dedication. The print quality is good, although not without errors. It is divided into 68 chapters. The work is presented as an excerpt from an alleged chronic chivalric adventures called Flower, originally written by master Tuscan Nicomedes, and contemporary medical the protagonist. It was printed in Salamanca in 1534 and although in certain codes, Gayangos, for example, give notice of an edition in 1539, gives the impression that this point was due to an error and that this issue does not exist. Interestingly, the only known copy is in the Imperial Library of St. Petersburg (maravedis thousand would know the circumstances that led him there) which makes a bit of reference. Here you have the tab for the library:
RU \\ NLR \\ A2V16 \\ 11158
Cordoba, Juan de (16в.).
Paper courageous and research, first son of esforgado Cavallero Lidamor King Liciman Deacocia in qual concerned its veturosas hasana ... / Joan Nuevamete master composed of Cordova, citizen of Salamanca. - [In Salamanca: Impressa at the expense of Juan de Cordova, 1539]. - [1], CXII л., 2 ° (29см).
Читат.пометы.
Владельч. запись: Sobolewskij.
В колофоне: Here ends the work of brave psente and Cavallero esforgado Lydamor of Scotland qual fue cõpuesta por maestre Juan de Cordova, y fue impressa a su costa en la ... ciudad de Salmãca, y acabose la visperi de san Pedro de Janio, año de mil y quinientos V. XXXVIIII. ...
L. II marked. mistaken: IIII. Tit.l. into the gravel. frame napech. black. and red. paint. Text napech. 2 STB. on both sides. Ind. с ил. на тит.л., раскраш. от руки, в пергам. пер. с завязками; деф.: поврежд. тит.л.
The piece is short and has missed an interesting chapter in which he described as Lidamor was knighted by his cousin Animor the Fair. The book has many errors and the numbering of the chapters is very upset. There is a very interesting paper on this work written by Jorge Francisco Saenz Carbonell, a reading guide Lindamor of Scotland, published by the Center for Cervantes in 1999.
The second book to which I refer is the Philesbián of Gandaria. Book mentioned in the Quijote de Avellaneda, in the first chapter, where he was praised for the quality of their fighting. Like Belianis of Greece belongs to group traditional romances, where the author focuses on the description of the fighting.
Gayangos Paschal He gives the news and tells us that the only known copy is in the library of bibliophile Sir Thomas Phillipps English and that, "like the Lidamor-is lacking in several sheets and the colophon.
knowledge and study of this book was conducted by the Hispanic American and Cervantes Daniel Eisenberg, who through a bizarre story followed the fortunes of the specimen described by Gayangos. From its location in the library Phillipps, sales continued to find him in the library of bibliophile Oliverio Turning Aires. Attempt to photograph the issue but the meeting with the widow of the bibliophile was delayed forever. While so you get the news from a second library offering HPKraus. Unable to pay the $ 4,500 sought by the bookseller, could, however, thanks to the kindness of this, flip through the copy and make necessary notes for his article "search and find Philesbián of Candarian"
The book, printed in Medina del Campo by Pedro de Castro in 1542, is a Gothic folio two columns of 46 lines consisting of 119 + 3 fols. Bound in parchment of time.
This is the Gallardo depiction in his "Essay of a English library of rare books and curious"
"Book One of the very noble and courageous gift cauallero Philesbian of Candarian: son of the noble King Don Felinis of Ungria and of Queen Florisena, the qual bacana book tells all and adventures just Felinis King, his father. MDXLII.
two gentlemen in the front staking claims.
The only known copy of this beautiful book is preserved in the library of Sir Tilomar Phillips Middle-Hel, Esscx County, England. Lacking the climax, and therefore the foot print and printer name can not be determined where it was printed, but the lyrics seem kind of Seville edition. I can not say, for not having seen or ICID if Don was a descendant of Don Philesbian Florisa Candida is therefore to be a branch of the Amadis. "
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