Text/image Mosaics in French Culture: Emblems and Comic Strips

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TEXT/IMAGE MOSAICS IN FRENCH CULTURE

A HARRY

Text/Image Mosaics in French Culture Emblems and Comic Strips

Laurence Grove

Studies in European Cultural Transition Volume Thirty-Two General Editors: Martin Stannard and Greg Walker

First published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Grove, Laurence Text/image mosaics in French culture: emblems and cornic strips. - (Studies in European cultural transition) 1. Emblem books, French - History - 16th century 2. Emblems - FranceHistory - 16th century 3. Cornic books, strips, etc. - France - History and criticism 4. Popular culture - France 5. Symbolism (Psychology) 6. Emblems in art 7. Emblems in literature I. Title 741.6'0944

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grove, Laurence. Text/image mosaics in French culture: emblems and cornic strips I Laurence F.R. Grove. p. cm. - (Studies in European cultural transition) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Emblem books - History and criticism. 2. Cornic books, strips, etc. - History and criticism. 3. Popular culture - France. I. Title. II. Series. PN6348.5.G76 2006 302.23-dc22 ISBN 13: 978-0-7546-3488-1 (hbk)

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Contents

List of Figures Foreword

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I INTRODUCTION 1 TextlImage Forms 2 TheEmblem 3 The Bande Dessinee 4 Previous Critical Approaches

8 14 18 22

II THEORETICS 5 'Nemo nescit picturam esse poema tacens .. .' 6 The Ninth Art of France

32 43

III PRODUCTION 7 Moveable Woodcuts 8 Mickey, or Le Journal de Mickey?

58 76

IV THEMATICS 9 Capricious Cupids 10 Where Have All the Nazis Gone?

95 107

V RECEPTION 11 From Moveable Mosaic ... 12 ... To Moving Images

124 138

VI CONCLUSION

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Bibliography Index

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Fig. 1 'In Silentium.' Andrea Alciato. Emblematum libellus. Paris: C. Wechel, 1534. Page 7. Glasgow University Library. Gilles Corrozet. Fig. 2 'La Guerre dou1ce aux inexperimentez.' Hecatongraphie. Paris: D. Janot, 1544. [Fol. Lii v]. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 3 'Castitas tenera.' Society of Jesus. Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu. Antwerp: B. Moretus, 1640. Page 186. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 4 'Le Portefeuille.' Le Petit Illustre. No. 1494 (28 May 1933). Front cover. Private collection. Fig. 5 'In Statuam Amoris.' Andrea Alciato. Emblematum liber. Augsburg: H. Steyner, 1531. [Fol. E7 v]. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 6 'Non est qui de manu mea possit eruere.' Fran~ois Du Moulin. Untitled manuscript, early-sixteenth century. Glasgow University Library SMM 6. [Fol. 16 r]. Fig. 7 'Rex hodie est.' Hans Holbein the Younger. Simolachri historie, e figure de la morte. Lyon: G. Frellone, 1549. [Fol. A6 v]. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 8 'D'un philosophe: & d'un flateur.' Guillaume Gueroult. Premier livre des emblemes. Lyon: B. Arnoullet, 1550. Page 66. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 9 'Mickey.' Le Journal de Mickey 7 (2 December 1934). Front cover. Private collection. Fig. 10 'Que tofijours au milieu je s~ay placer rna lance.' Le Centre de l'amour. Paris: Chez Cupidon, [c. 1680]. [Emblem 10, fols. Cl v-C2 r]. Glasgow University Library. Fig.11 'La Chandelle.' Henri Baude. Ditz moraulx. BnF ms fr 24461. Early-sixteenth century. [Fol. 47].

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Fig. 12 'La Chandelle.' Henri Baude. Ditz moraulx. l'Arsenal ms 5066. Early-sixteenth century. [Fo!. 47].

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Fig. 13 'Le Poete.' Petrarch. Les Triumphes de Messire Francoys Petrarcque. Paris: D. Janot, 1538. [Fo!. A2 r]. Private collection. Fig. 14 'Dido, Sicheus et alii.' Bible des poetes. Paris: A. Verard, 1493. Reproduced from John Macfarlane, Antoine Verard (London: Cheswick Press, 1900), plate 28. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 15 'De la royne thamaris.' Petrarch. Les Triumphes meccire francoys petracque. Paris: B. Verard, 1514. Feuillet xxix v. BnF. Fig. 16 'Du roy Nabugodonosor.' Petrarch. Les Triumphes meccirefrancoys petracque. Paris: B. Verard, 1514. Feuillet lxiii v. BnF. Fig. 17 'De la royne athalia.' Petrarch. Les Triumphes meccire francoys petracque. Paris: B. Verard, 1514. Feuillet Ix v. BnF. Fig. 18 'Une umbre.' Petrarch. Les Triumphes meccire francoys petracque. Paris: B. Verard, 1514. Feuillet ii r. BnF. Fig. 19 'Le Poethe.' Petrarch. Les Triuphes du poethe messire francoys petrarche. BnF ms fr 594. Early-sixteenth century. [Fo!. 3]. Fig. 20 'Le Poete endurci.' Le Journal de Mickey. No.5 (18 November 1934). Page 8. CNBDI Angouleme. Fig. 21 Philemon: Simbabbad de Batbad.' Pilote. No. 571 (October 1970). Page 36. Private collection. © Dargaud 1974 Paris by Fred. Fig. 22 'Marc Ie Temeraire.' Page 5. Private collection.

Le Temeraire.

No. 26 (1 February 1944).

Fig. 23 'Vers les mondes inconnus.' Le Temeraire. No. 35 (15 June 1944). Back cover. Private collection. Fig. 24 'Le Magicien Erik.' Coeurs Vaillants. No. [1] (2 January 1955). Page 3. CNBDI Angouleme. Fig. 25 'Sapiens mulier redificat domum.' Georgette de Montenay. Emblemes ou devises chrestiennes. Lyon: J. Marcorelle, 1571. Page 1. Glasgow University Library.

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Fig. 26 'Amor iEdificat.' Otto Van Veen. Amoris divini emblemata. Antwerp: M. Nutius and J. Meursius, 1615. Page 79. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 27 'Nihil tam durum et ferreum ... ' Otto Van Veen. Amorum emblemata. Antwerp: H. Verdussen, 1608. Page 23. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 28 'Omnia vincit amor.' Otto Van Veen. Amoris divini emblemata. Antwerp: M. Nutius and J. Meursius, 1615. Page 91. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 29 'L'Une m'en gratte l'autre.' Otto Van Veen. Amorum emblemata. Antwerp: H. Verdussen, 1608. Page 15. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 30 'Ponere in Domino Deo spem meam.' Hermann Hugo. Pia desideria. Antwerp: H. Aertssen, 1624. Between pages 238 and 239. Glasgow University Library. Fig. 31 'Societas