French Book-plates Part 46

BERNARD PICART designed an allegorical plate for Prosper Marchand. (See Poulet-Mala.s.sis, p. 31; he does not mention the period.)

E. PICARD _del._ Modern.

Ex Libris Ernest Pet.i.t. Imitation of an ancient seal.

PICART, JACQUES. 17th cent.

Some of his heraldic designs were included in the "Tresor Heraldique Armorial," published by Charles Segoing in 1657.

JOAN PICART _fecit._

On the plate of De Justel.

Armorial. No motto. 17th cent.

Ex libris De Chaponay.

(Prevot des Marchands de la ville de Lyon en 1627.)

Signed _Joan Picart incidit._ (See Poulet-Mala.s.sis, p. 9.)

J. PICART sc. 17th cent.

Nameless armorial. Les freres Sainte Marthe. (See Poulet-Mala.s.sis, p. 13.)

Nameless armorial of Le Puy du Fou. (See Poulet-Mala.s.sis, p. 15.)

[Ill.u.s.tration: BOOK-PLATE OF LOUIS CLAUDE DAQUIN, ORGANIST.]

P. PICAULT, _a Blois_. 18th cent.

Poulet-Mala.s.sis says he stole a design by Sebastien Le Clerc, and used it on a plate for a Mons. Veronneau of Blois.

PIERRE _del._ 18th cent.

On the plate of Mr. Mignot de Montigny, engraved by Louise Le Daulceur.

PILLE, HENRI.

Designed the modern punning plate of E. Tabouriech.

F. PILSEN, _f^{t}._ 18th cent.

On the Ex libris of Louis Claude Daquin, a celebrated organist of the church of Saint Paul, Paris, who died in Paris, 1772. His initials L. C. D. are in a Louis XV.

cartouche, on which are resting musical instruments and books.

This plate is in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, but it is probably scarce, as neither Poulet-Mala.s.sis nor Lord de Tabley mention it, or the engraver. (See reproduction.)

PINOT, _fils._ 18th cent.

POILLY, J. B. DE. 18th cent.

POISSON _Sc._ 1787.

On a nameless armorial ecclesiastical plate. (Qy.

Orival arms.)

POLLET. 19th cent.

Engraved an Oriental Ex libris for Mons. Felix Solar, after a design by Alexandre Bida.

M. POTeMONT, _inv._ R. MARTIAL, _sc._

These signatures are on the very large and curious book-plate for Mons. Abel Lemercier, on which are to be found a collection of the various maledictions employed against book borrowers.

POTIER, J. 19th cent.

Aime Leroy. Valenciennes.

Library interior. Motto, "Mes livres _font_ (_sic_) (not _sont_ as sometimes quoted) ma joie."

Reproduced in "Ex-Libris Ana."

A. PReVOT _Scul._ Modern.

Bibliotheque de Ch. Prevot.

This large plate is but a reproduction of a frontispiece designed by Bernard Picart, in 1712, for an edition of the works of J. B. Rousseau.

This ex-libris is generally found printed on tinted paper.

L. PROVOST _Graveur. Rue de Richelieu, 38, Paris_. Modern.

PROVOST-BLONDEL. 19th cent.

R. DE QUIRIELLE _invenit._

Ex libris Roger de Quirielle.

Woodcut library interior.

Modern.

RAIGNIAULD, _Riomi_.

(Regnault of Riomi in Auvergne.)

A large nameless armorial plate, dated 1644, described by Warren, p. 140. (See reduced reproduction.)

RAMEL _f._ 18th cent.

Ex libris J. Vallat. Motto, "_Deus vallat justos_."