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An Itinerary Containing His Ten Yeeres Travell Through Twelve Dominions...... of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland

Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1907. Four volumes in red cloth with gilt titles. 468, 466, 499, 521 pp. VG. Light wear. Slight fade to spines of each volume. Volume 4 is a little shaken to the binding, but still holding firm. Texts, plates, and fold outs are clean throughout the set. There is a little foxing to the initial pages of each volume. Then there are further, intermittent foxing spots - but not too much. This set was limited to 1000 (unnumbered copies).
This is an exact reprint of the edition of 1617 with printing errors corrected and letters altered to conform with modern usage, and with the addition of an index. The first volume contains a large fold-out facsimile of the original title page and a fold-out facsimile of the Priviledge of Copyright, both in excellent, pristine condition. The other volumes have numerous fold out facscimile engravings - particularly with maps and battle plans of the Irish Rebellion, which takes up much of the third volume.
Moryson pretty much invented the post-university Grand Tour that became a necessary rite of passage for generations after him. As well as documenting "all things there worthy to be seen" he also writes in fine detail of the practical concerns of travelling in his time, which paints a vivid portrait that virtually invites the reader along for the journey. This very nicely printed four volume set was the first full publication of Moryson's Itinerary since its original publication in 1617.
Moryson was the son of Thomas Moryson, a Lincolnshire gentleman who had been member of parliament for Grimsby in Lincolnshire. Fynes Moryson was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and after graduating he gained a fellowship for further study there. From May 1591 to May 1595 Moryson travelled round Continental Europe for the specific purpose of observing local customs, institutions, and economics. He took written notes. From early 1596 to mid-1597, he journeyed to Jerusalem, Tripoli, Antioch, Aleppo, Constantinople, and Crete, for the same purpose. In 1600, Moryson was appointed personal secretary to Lord Mountjoy, who was the head of government and commander-in-chief of the crown army in Ireland, then fighting against Tyrone's Rebellion. When the rebellion ended in 1603, Moryson and Mountjoy both returned to England. Moryson remained Mountjoy's secretary until Mountjoy's death in 1606.
225 by 150mm (8¾ by 6 inches). Quatre volumes en toile rouge avec titres dorés. 468, 466, 499, 521 pp. VG. Légère usure. Légère décoloration au dos de chaque volume. Le volume 4 est un peu secoué au niveau de la reliure, mais reste ferme. Les textes, les planches et les dépliants sont propres dans l'ensemble de l'ouvrage. Les premières pages de chaque volume présentent quelques rousseurs. Il y a ensuite d'autres rousseurs intermittentes, mais pas trop. Cette série a été limitée à 1000 exemplaires (non numérotés).
Il s'agit d'une réimpression exacte de l'édition de 1617, avec des erreurs d'impression corrigées et des lettres modifiées pour se conformer à l'usage moderne, et avec l'ajout d'un index. Le premier volume contient un grand fac-similé dépliable de la page de titre originale et un fac-similé dépliable du Privilège du droit d'auteur, tous deux en excellent état. Les autres volumes contiennent de nombreuses gravures dépliantes en fac-similé - en particulier des cartes et des plans de bataille de la rébellion irlandaise, qui occupent une grande partie du troisième volume.
Moryson a pratiquement inventé le Grand Tour post-universitaire, qui est devenu un rite de passage obligé pour les générations suivantes. En plus de documenter "tout ce qui mérite d'être vu", il décrit en détail les préoccupations pratiques des voyageurs de son époque, ce qui brosse un portrait vivant qui invite virtuellement le lecteur à faire le voyage. Cet ensemble de quatre volumes, très joliment imprimé, est la première publication complète de l'Itinéraire de Moryson depuis sa publication originale en 1617.
Moryson était le fils de Thomas Moryson, un gentleman du Lincolnshire qui avait été membre du parlement de Grimsby dans le Lincolnshire. Fynes Moryson a fait ses études à Peterhouse, Cambridge, et après avoir obtenu son diplôme, il a reçu une bourse pour y poursuivre ses études. De mai 1591 à mai 1595, Moryson voyage en Europe continentale dans le but précis d'observer les coutumes, les institutions et l'économie locales. Il prend des notes écrites. Du début de l'année 1596 au milieu de l'année 1597, il se rend à Jérusalem, à Tripoli, à Antioche, à Alep, à Constantinople et en Crète dans le même but. En 1600, Moryson est nommé secrétaire personnel de Lord Mountjoy, chef du gouvernement et commandant en chef de l'armée de la couronne en Irlande, qui lutte alors contre la rébellion de Tyrone. Lorsque la rébellion prend fin en 1603, Moryson et Mountjoy retournent tous deux en Angleterre. Moryson est resté le secrétaire de Mountjoy jusqu'à la mort de ce dernier en 1606.
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