Le temple de la paix, ballet, 6 entrées
A 1685 Paris printed libretto for Lully and Quinault's ballet Le temple de la paix, issued by Christophe Ballard for court and theatre audiences. Its pictures are woodcut and engraved ornament: strapwork frieze, mask-and-fruit cartouche, an oval frame with putti, and a historiated initial S with animals and foliage, useful for decorative borders, panels and display letterforms.




