- LA RUE (Charles de). Idyllia. Tertia editio, auctior. Paris, Simon Bénard, 1672, in 12 narrow, 7 full-page vignettes of emblems, brown basane, spine ribbed, spotted. Bound in contemporary style (headbands trimmed, but a good copy). The first edition of this collection of neo-Latin verse pieces bears the date 1669 and the address of Rouen. Charles de La Rue (1643-1725) was not only the best known and most esteemed neo-Latin poet of the French 17th century, but his compositions have not usurped their reputation for elegance. The central part, the Emblemata heroica, consists of seven pieces dedicated to famous people (Louis XIV, Jean-Casimir of Poland, Colbert, Pierre Corneille on the death of his son Charles, etc.), each accompanied by a beautiful illustrative vignette. Backer & Sommervogel VII, 291 (10). Cioranescu, XVII, 40530 (for the original).