GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632). - photo 1
GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632). - photo 2
GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632). - photo 3
GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632). - photo 4
GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632). - photo 5

GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632).

Lot 115
23.03.2023 15:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 115 | GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632).
Estimate value
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GIEGHER, Mattia, né Mathias JÄGER (circa 1589-1632).

Li tre trattati...Nel primo si mostra con filitaà grande il modo di piegar ogni sorte di panni lini, cioè, saluiette, e toualie, e d’apparecchiare una tavola...Nel secondo, intitolato lo Scalco...Nel terzo, detto il Trinciante... Padoue : Paolo Frambotto, 1639.

Exemplaire complet, en cartonnage du temps de la première édition collective réunissant les trois manuels classiques de Mattia Giegher, "la source commune de tout l'art de trancher européen des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles" (Livres en bouche).



En 1621 et 1623, Giegher, écuyer tranchant à Padoue, publie tour à tour son traité sur la découpe (Il Trinciante) et son manuel culinaire (lo Scalco). Les deux ouvrages sont réunis en 1639 dans une édition collective à laquelle l'éditeur Paolo Frambotto, qui avait acquis les plaques gravées à la mort de Giegher, ajoute un troisième traité, consacré au pliage du linge de table et des serviettes et jusqu'alors inédit (Trattato dell piegature). Cette édition collective est novatrice à plus d’un titre : c’est d’abord le premier ouvrage de ce type à représenter les mains de l’écuyer tranchant, son outil principal en somme. Le choix d’un format oblong va lui aussi faire date et sera privilégié par de nombreux auteurs, à la suite de Giegher.

« De manière directe ou indirecte, la publication de 1639 eut un retentissement considérable. Il Trinciante tout particulièrement fit l'objet de très nombreux plagiats et ses planches servirent de modèle aussi bien aux ouvrages de même sujet publiés en france à partir du milieu du XVIIe siècle qu'à ceux qui se multiplièrent alors en Allemagne » (Livres en bouche).



Livres en bouche, 142 ; Westbury, pp. 114-115 : “Each copy I have seen has been put together differently by the binder, but the sum total adds up to the same” ; Vicaire, 402-403 : “Les trois traités de Giegher sont fort rares ; on les trouve assez difficilement complets” ; Krohn, Deborah L. “Carving and Folding by the Book in Early Modern Europe.” Journal of Early Modern History, vol. 24, n° 1, Janvier 2020, pp. 17-40.



In-4 oblong (160 x 220 mm). Illustré d'un portrait de l’auteur et de 48 planches gravées sur cuivre, dont 2 dépliantes (discrètes restaurations au verso des planches dépliantes, quelques légères salissures et rousseurs). Cartonnage d’attente souple de l'époque (garde inférieure renouvelée, quelques accrocs et réparations). Sur le contreplat, mention manuscrite du XVIIe siècle : « Vedi Biblioteca di Milano », suivi de références bibliographiques. Emboîtage moderne.



A highly attractive copy of this illustrated gathering of three treatises on table service and food carving by Giegher, including the very first work on the art of folding table linen. These plates have been copied in many subsequent cookbooks. The present copy is in its original condition : complete, with full margins, in its original carta rustica.

Place of origin:Italy, Europe
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