ERNEST RENAN (1823-1892) GUSTAVE LOUIS JAULMES (1873-1959) LE CANTIQUE DES CANTIQUES [THE SONG OF SONGS] 1 VOLUME. 1945. IN FRENCH. Paris, Les Éditions Universelles, 1945.

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Translation by Ernest Renan, introduction by Jérôme and Jean Tharaud, gouaches and decorations by G.-L. Jaulmes 1 volume, large 4to in sheets in slipcase, complete. 25 pages of text with illustrations, 16 colour plates. Limited edition of 400 copies. One of 15 copies on Rives paper, including an original gouache (engravings XI). Tear on the cover, slipcase slightly worn. However, a fine copy. 35 x 27 x 4 cm Translated directly from Hebrew by Ernest Renan, this version of the Song of Songs offers an illuminating reinterpretation of one of the most striking poems in world literature. Ernest Renan French writer, philologist, philosopher, epigraphist and historian. A leading figure in the critical school in France, he was known for his work on religions, particularly Christianity, and his contributions to the study of Semitic languages. Gustave Louis Jaulmes French painter. An eclectic artist, he created monumental frescoes, paintings, posters, illustrations, cartoons for carpets and tapestries, and decorative art objects. Jérôme (1874–1953) and Jean (1877–1952) Tharaud Two French writer brothers who spent fifty years composing works together, always signing with both their first names.

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